How to stretch fabric

How to stretch fabric

Sometimes because of the wrong leaving, for example, of washing at high temperature or because of dishonesty of the producer which has not seated fabric previously you receive thing which you cannot put on yourself more. Bought by the size, and after washing it became small. There is no wish to throw out - both thing good, and it is a pity for money. Try to give things the necessary size by means of fabric extension.

It is required to you

  • The iron with function of otparivaniye, gauze or white cotton fabric

Instruction

1. To stretch fabric, it is possible to use the iron about the ferry or without it. For this purpose put thing on horizontal surface. In the right hand and you the iron, left you hold edge of thing which you are going to stretch.

2. Act as follows further: iron the iron aside, opposite to that with which you hold product.

3. The iron needs to be pressed well to product and at the same time the left hand to pull fabric. As a result it turns out that you pull fabric in two parties at the same time: hand to the left and iron to the right. The hot iron steams out fibers and fixes effect of stretching.

4. If the thing has sat down both in width, and in height, then at first stretch lengthways, and it is a little more, than it is necessary, and then across. Same operation principle.

5. It is possible to apply the same way of extension of fabric hand and the iron, but in vertical position. For this purpose hang up thing on coat hanger and fix it by some clips that it has not slid off when ironing. Smooth and steam until the thing does not take the necessary form

6. There is one more less labor-consuming way to stretch fabric – just put on yourself damp thing. Having dried on you, it will take the form of your body and, respectively, your size.

7. If you need to stretch denim, then take the following recommendations into account: Wash jeans hands in warmish water 25-30 °C. Make it very quickly, without soaking and without use of strong cleaning agents.

8. Dry product or fabric a little, put on ironing board and cover with fine cotton fabric or gauze.

9. Begin to iron the iron with steaming, extending fabric in the right places.

10. Iron until fabric dries.

11. If woolen fabric has sat down and has got off, it can also try to be steamed the iron. Lay white cotton sheet on plain surface, spread out on it affected thing and cover with one more layer of cotton fabric. From above you drive the iron, hardly concerning surface (without pressing), with use of steam until wool does not dry.

12. If you need to stretch mohair sweater, wet it, stretch on pattern, record pins and leave so before full drying.

Author: «MirrorInfo» Dream Team


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