Re: [h-cost] FW: Shrunken wool

I've been told, but haven't ever gotten around to trying it, that if you wash the wool in hair shampoo and rinse in conditioner that you can unshrink it. Katy On Jan 6, 2008 10:44 AM, Joan Jurancich [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 12:17 AM 1/4/2008, you wrote: I accidentally washed a wool sweater

Re: [h-cost] FW: Shrunken wool

At 12:17 AM 1/4/2008, you wrote: I accidentally washed a wool sweater and it shrank. Is there any cure to stretch it out again? Sharon Unfortunately, no. You now have a piece of knitted felt. :-( Joan Jurancich [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ h-costume

[h-cost] FW: Shrunken wool

_ I accidentally washed a wool sweater and it shrank. Is there any cure to stretch it out again? Sharon ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

RE: [h-cost] FW: Shrunken wool

Not in my experience. However, I've been playing around with using the fulled wool fabric for other things. Maybe you could get a vest out of it, or a handbag? It's a creative opportunity! Good luck! Laurie From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I accidentally washed a wool sweater and it shrank.

Re: [h-cost] FW: Shrunken wool

I was at a vintage flea market where one booth was actually vests and mittens and caps made from vintage felted (shrunken) sweaters (if you stretch the definition of vintage to the 1980s). They made the vests from the bodies of the sweaters and the caps and mittens from the sleeves. They were soft