11-03-2004, 11:11 AM
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Shirt and laundry help!
WF! I need your help!
So I have a lot of polo shirts that have screwed up collars. They're quite rigid and are not really folding down quite well. They don't look normal. I tried ironing them or using fabric softener with the hopes that they'll loosen up and just look normal, but they're still rigid. What should I do? |
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11-03-2004, 11:20 AM
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11-03-2004, 11:22 AM
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Oh yeah, I forgot obby!!! How could I forget!!!! She's like the mom of G|A
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you also forgot to put this in the right forum.... Quote:
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11-03-2004, 05:02 PM
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sorry to tell you-but some of those double knit collars are actually crafted to hold a stiff shape like that-it's because of a tight double weave that the knitting machines create but! do this-try and soak the collar in heavily salted water prior to washing it..just like if you lived near the ocean-salt water has a tendancy to break down fabrics-kind of like how if you pour bleach directly onto a fabric it will eat through it (clorox=sodium)..anyway..since this is a different concentrate of sodium-it may break down the fiber enough to make it softer and more flexible..don't use fabric softner on it-the more crap you add to your wash the more buildup you get on those fibers..use a very mild detergent-like ivory snow, and dont dry it in the dryer..once it's dry-USE HEAVY STEAM on it-that should make it somewhat more flexible.. |
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