I shrunk a sweater made of 50% lambs wool, 40% angora and 10% nylon. Is there anything I can do to reshape my sweater?
Sometimes you can restore slight shrinkage by soaking the sweater in luke warm water, wring out and then block it on a cork board, using push pins to hold it while you gently stretch it back to form. However, when the shrinkage is significant, there isn’t anything that can be done. Can you tell me how to care for, and to how to press velvet? Velvet is usually made from rayon or acetate, which is a dry clean only fabric. If you need to have it pressed, you can do one of two things: 1) Take it to your local dry cleaner and have it professionally pressed, or 2) Press it yourself by using what is called a needle board. You should be able to purchase a needle board at your local fabric store. It can be found in the notions area. This is a pressing tool specifically designed for pressing velvet fabrics. The top of the needle board has many needles protruding from the surface of a flat board. You place the needle board on your existing ironing board with the needles pointing upward, place you
