How to wash, so that the thing sat down?

In the wardrobe of almost every person there are products from various materials, and some of them can easily stretch to unprecedented sizes. According to the well-known "law of meanness", as a rule, this happens with your favorite clothes. In fact, it is peculiar and natural for things made of natural materials, as such is their structure. That is why you need to know how to wash, so that the thing sat down. This will be discussed in our article to help you restore clothes to their normal size and you could continue to wear them, rather than sending them to rags for home.

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What to do to make a thing sit down - we disassemble natural materials

Natural materials have slightly different structures. Therefore, if you decide to arrange your favorite thing “exercise” in the washing machine for a long time, it is quite natural that it has become much larger. But now you just need to understand how this can be fixed. And be sure to take into account the characteristics of a particular material.

As a rule, items from:

• Wool
• cotton
• knitwear;
• jeans.

Important! Sometimes there is a reverse situation with some materials. You can learn about them from our articles:

• Does flax sit when washing?
• Does viscose sit after washing?

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What to do to sit woolen things?

If you want a woolen sweater to sit, then for a start it will be useful for you to study the tab that is on the sweater. With it, you can get the information you need - in which water to wash woolen things so that they sit down.

Then you need to follow the instructions that we have prepared for you below:

1. Fill a small basin with water, the temperature of which should be 20 degrees higher than the one indicated on the label.
2. Soak the desired product in it for 20-30 minutes.
3. Then wash your woolen sweater in plain water.

Important! Do not forget that you should not overdo it with washing. If you wash the product incorrectly, then it will sit several sizes larger than you need.

4. After - rinse your clothes in cold water.
5. Gently squeeze the clothes so that excess moisture comes out.

Important! Some experts do not recommend twisting the wool at all.

Stick to rules for washing wool.

But this is not the whole process, because you also need to be able to dry clothes correctly so that they sit on the right size and do not deform at the same time.

Drying of wool occurs on a horizontal surface. Spread your product in length and width so that it can take the shape you need.

Important! In order to reduce the size of a woolen product, you can put it on the battery for drying, laying a towel under the item. But if you decide on such a drastic measure, keep in mind that a soft sweater can become dry, but no longer suitable for “publication”.

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What to do to make a cotton thing sit down?

If you are going to change the size of the cotton product manually, then do the same with it as with woolen things. You can facilitate the process if you use a washing machine.

How to wash cotton to sit:

1. We put the necessary things from this material into the drum of the machine.
2. We set a long wash cycle at a temperature of 60 degrees, 90 can be.
3. Spin - necessary, can be very intense.
4. Finally, you can manually rinse the item in cold water, squeeze it well and hang it to dry.

Important! A colored cotton product can seriously fade during a “swim”.

Cotton normally withstands even boiling, so you can safely use water of this temperature if you are thinking about how to wash, so that the thing sits down. Consider the following features here:

• 5 minutes of the stretched product stay is enough to reduce it by 1 size;
• if you need to “tighten” it by 1.5-2 sizes, then the duration of such a procedure should be about 15 minutes.

Important! Deformation, molting and other unpleasant surprises can please almost any thing. Therefore, it is best to look through our separate publication, the information from which will help you just learn to wash different clothes correctly.

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What to do to get jeans?

Many ladies notice that even a carefully chosen stylish thing from jeans already a week later does not look so impressive on the figure. Due to the combination of cotton and stretch fibers, such pants are very susceptible to stretching. On the one hand, it’s convenient, because walking in them becomes more comfortable, but the appearance of such a phenomenon can noticeably suffer.

In order not to completely “tarnish” the denim, we will give credit to the following property: the ability to return to its original position during normal washing. If you need to get a cardinal effect, with a decrease in clothing size by 1 size or more, just set a higher temperature when washing - about 60 degrees.

Important! Consider that it is better to do this with jeans that you have already worn for a long time even if you are sure that the fabric does not fade.

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From this article, you learned the most effective ways to do laundry so that a thing sits down. The principle of action for different types of fabrics is similar, the difference is only in the permissible temperature, the need for spinning, twisting and drying rules. We hope you were able to bring your pants, sweater, t-shirt or dress back to normal and you can wear them on whenever you want.