Have you ever had a laid-back laundry day as normal as any, until your heart sinks as you fold your go-to merino wool sweater? You discover it’s a third of the size it was before the wash cycle. Or, ...

The key to unshrinking a sweater? Using items that relax fibers. “Materials like hair conditioner, baby shampoo, borax and white vinegar all work by relaxing the sweater’s fibers — which is what ...

Have you seen this genius TikTok trick for unshrinking clothes that have accidentally gone through the wash, only to emerge teeny tiny? The hack involves soaking shrunken clothes in a solution of warm ...

Your favorite cotton shirt didn't shrink because you did something wrong. It shrank because the fibers finally relaxed.

Dear Heloise: Can you tell me how to unshrink a sweater? My brother gave me a beautiful Norwegian sweater from one of his Navy trips. It was washed without my knowledge, and now it feels like I’m ...

2. In one basin – mix in baby shampoo (use your hand to mix) 3. Take sweater (folded) and let it sit on top of the water 4. Wait about 15 – until sweater is fully submerged 5. Remove sweater from the ...

I love it when I open my email to find a question that makes me go “Oh, boy. Do I know about that feeling! That’s exactly what happened to me. Been there, done that!” Today’s first great reader ...

The labels on clothing can be difficult to decipher when they only show different symbols instead of written instructions for cleaning. Shrinking can easily and unintentionally happen. But if you're ...