https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/note-to-self-read-the-label Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:59:28 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/note-to-self-read-the-label#post-1022500 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 04:39:17 +0000 K. Period. 1022500@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm with Beth Ann! My first thought was: get 'em wet and see if you can stretch the heck out of 'em. &nbsp;Try using a warm iron with steam on them to coax further stretching too. &nbsp;Sometimes it works! I swear! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/note-to-self-read-the-label#post-1022498 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 04:35:45 +0000 Caro in Oz 1022498@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Glad it was an inexpensive lesson &amp; they are replaceable </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/note-to-self-read-the-label#post-1022471 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 03:20:51 +0000 Lyn D. 1022471@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh Dear!<br />At least YOUR SA didn't do it </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/note-to-self-read-the-label#post-1022463 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 03:05:45 +0000 Anonymous 1022463@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've heard that woolen things that have shrunk can BR soaked in liquid fabric softener and stretched back into shape. It may be worth a try. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/note-to-self-read-the-label#post-1022458 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 03:01:16 +0000 Beth Ann 1022458@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Here's the link.&nbsp; Turns out I pinned it, but I've never tried the technique.</p> <p><a href="http://www.onegoodthingbyjillee.com/2012/10/how-to-resize-shrunken-clothes.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.onegoodthingbyjille.....othes.html</a></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/note-to-self-read-the-label#post-1022456 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 02:55:50 +0000 Beth Ann 1022456@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Glory:&nbsp; On Pinterest a few months ago I ran across a pin that described a process for "un-shrinking" ponte.&nbsp; Don't know if it would work, but it might be worth a look see. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/note-to-self-read-the-label#post-1022312 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 00:01:37 +0000 Anonymous 1022312@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh dear, they must have had rayon in them. Just a guess!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/note-to-self-read-the-label#post-1022307 Thu, 05 Sep 2013 23:56:30 +0000 DonnaF 1022307@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Size of those shrunken pants?&nbsp; I'm a Petite, lol. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/note-to-self-read-the-label#post-1021918 Thu, 05 Sep 2013 15:52:03 +0000 Glory 1021918@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks ladies. At least I got to wear them once :)<br />On the positive side they are fabulous for a work at home MOTG like me. They feel like a nice change from denim but are still great for kid pick up. sports etc, without seeming over the top.<br />Love them with a jean jacket - Our Angie knows what she is talking about.<br />I will be replacing them and not drying them.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/note-to-self-read-the-label#post-1021891 Thu, 05 Sep 2013 15:00:30 +0000 Nebraskim 1021891@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh dear. This makes me cringe because there but for the grace of God, go I. But in my case, the ruinator is my spouse.&nbsp; I beg beg beg my spouse to let me and ONLY ME do our laundry because of what he calls my "excessive special needs" clothing. But alas, he insists on being "helpful" and these are the kinds of outcomes I am terrified will happen (and sadly, have happened). </p> <p>His sorting is minimal. He never checks pockets, so all sorts of odd things in his pockets have been washed (chapsticks, pens, nails, plastic bags, leaves; I NEVER put anything in a pocket so any things found in the dryer come from him. Melted chapstick is a nightmare, BTW.)</p> <p>I cannot get him to understand that items in mesh bags MUST be hung to dry, for instance. Plus, he puts everything in the dryer on the hottest setting for the maximum time. And then he takes the items from the dryer and crams ALL of it into one laundry basket, which of course results in massive wrinkles. He doesn't like to fold, so that is my task. I'm not sure why despite my literally 15 years of pleading on this he continues to disregard, but that's how he rolls. When I point out items that have been ruined, he gets mad at me for having "so much stuff that requires special treatment." My argument is how hard is to learn the rules or to just let me do the laundry?</p> <p>I have friends who say I should just do separate laundry, but because it's just the two of us, it seems hugely wasteful to do multiple tiny loads once a week.</p> <p>I hope your pants can be salvaged or replaced. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/note-to-self-read-the-label#post-1021886 Thu, 05 Sep 2013 14:48:35 +0000 Kristin L 1021886@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm sorry Glory! I don't know if it will work, but I've seen people wet a garment and them stretch it. It make take a few times, but it could be worth a shot. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/note-to-self-read-the-label#post-1021883 Thu, 05 Sep 2013 14:44:51 +0000 Angie 1021883@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>:( xo </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/note-to-self-read-the-label#post-1021861 Thu, 05 Sep 2013 14:34:25 +0000 Pawprints 1021861@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Definitely argh. Like you I never dry anything. To make an exception and lose a favorite is just cruel luck. I hope you find your replacement. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/note-to-self-read-the-label#post-1021850 Thu, 05 Sep 2013 14:26:38 +0000 Glory 1021850@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>IK - only the length. I am going to try and replace them as they were perfect in terms of being like a cig pant rather than body con. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/note-to-self-read-the-label#post-1021818 Thu, 05 Sep 2013 14:00:33 +0000 Raisin 1021818@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh man, that sucks! Hopefully you can do something with them. At least like you said, they were inexpensive. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/note-to-self-read-the-label#post-1021817 Thu, 05 Sep 2013 14:00:23 +0000 ironkurtin 1021817@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow. What about the waist etc.? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/note-to-self-read-the-label#post-1021814 Thu, 05 Sep 2013 13:58:51 +0000 Glory 1021814@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Good Idea suz but I think these can be called Lesson Learned with no redemption. The funny thing is I never dry any of my clothing. I am completely shocked about the degree of shrink - over 3 inches in length! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/note-to-self-read-the-label#post-1021812 Thu, 05 Sep 2013 13:56:54 +0000 Suz 1021812@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ooops.&nbsp;</p> <p>Can you make them into crops/ clams or bermuda length fall shorts?&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/note-to-self-read-the-label#post-1021807 Thu, 05 Sep 2013 13:53:12 +0000 Glory 1021807@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well I shrunk my new ponte pants - alot! Like a good 3 inches, and now I have Bruno Mars length pants.<br />I threw them in the washer and dryer only to see this morning that the dryer was verboten.&nbsp;<br />Thankfully they were inexpensive as I was testing the trend but lesson learned. </p>