It is said that green environmental protection is the key to urban development. Some of the old clothes we wear every day are only beginning to lose their elasticity in the knitted parts, while other parts are fine. I really don’t want to throw away the clothes just now. So if the sleeves or collar of a piece of clothing have become loose, can it be saved? sure! Today I’m going to reveal to you a secret recipe for saving baggy cuffs or collars.
The collar of a garment is only pulled when getting dressed or undressed, but the cuffs are often pulled up and down, so the cuffs are the most important part of a garment. Areas prone to looseness. Washing clothes with too much force or not putting the clothes in the laundry bag in advance will cause the clothes to get tangled with other clothes in the washing machine, pulling each other and causing the clothes to deform.
Many clothes, such as sweaters and T-shirts, need to be worn with the head through the collar. Pulling on the collar is inevitable, and long When working or washing hands on clothes with sleeves, it is natural for everyone to pull up the sleeves; coupled with improper washing methods, the collar and cuffs will slowly loosen. Usually the collars and cuffs of knitted clothes are made of rib weave. The variation is actually that the spacing of the ribs becomes wider, and the ribs develop laterally and become looser. Before preparation, you can gently pull along the straight grain to narrow the spacing. Then prepare a plate of hot water and soak the loosened parts of the clothing in the water for about a minute to allow it to shrink partially. It’s easier to understand by looking at the pictures below.
Before soaking clothes in hot water, first do a small local test. Apply a little hot water to the inside of the clothes where others cannot see it. Check to see if there is any color fading. If not, you can start using hot water to tighten loose areas of the garment, such as cuffs. Remove the hot water from the heat, place it on a stable table, and then carefully put the cuff to be narrowed into the hot water and soak it. The time depends on the material. The same goes for shrinking the collar, but it is more difficult because the collar is wide and short. After soaking in hot water, you can use your fingers to reshape the area to be narrowed. You can use your fingers to pinch the knitted lines bit by bit to narrow the nearby area. Finally, use a hair dryer to dry the wet areas. The hot air from the hair dryer works on the same principle as an iron to help set the shape.
As long as your clothes do not fade when heated with hot water, you can use hot water multiple times to retract the loose collar and cuffs to their original shape. If the problem really can’t be solved, we can still use needle and thread. As the saying goes, if you do it yourself, you will have enough food and clothing. Next time your favorite clothes become deformed, take the initiative to solve it!
