rainstone...
Thanks for your question. In researching how to bring your wool coat
"back to life", I found several diffent ideas, however, they all point
to one basic concept and that is soaking the coat in some type of
solution in order to relax the fibers to allow it to stretch back out.
Here are a couple of options you can try:
Laundry Hints and Tips
http://www.royspaintandhardware.co.za/laundry.htm
"To unshrink woolens, dissolve one oz. Borax in one tsp. hot water and
add to one gallon warm water. Immerse garment, pull gently into shape
and rinse in one gallon warm water to which two tbsp. Vinegar have
been added. "
How-To
http://www.musselbeach.com/Recipes/How-To%208.html
"To unshrink wool--make a solution of one part white vinegar and two
parts water. Boil the sweater gently in this for a half hour. Remove
and reshape to its original size and dry flat"
Help with shrunken wool sweaters
http://www.homesteadingtoday.com/homestead/Countryside/Wcbbe7584feebb.htm
"I found a recipe on page 88 of Jackson and Plowman's The Woolcraft
Book. It calls for 3 oz of epsom salts dissolved in boiling water then
adding enough cold water to cool it and make 2 gallons of solution. A
shrunken wool garment should then be soaked in it for 2 hours then
pulled gently into shape. Finally, the garment should be squeezed and
laid flat to dry. I haven't needed it yet, thank goodness, but I
suggested it to a friend whose daughter had washed in a washing
machine a sweater my friend had knitted. She was delighted with how
well it worked."
There are several other tips on the above referenced page.
Thanks for your question and good luck in reshaping your coat. If you
need any additional clarification, please let me know.
Regards,
-THV
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