How to Unshrink Sweatpants

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How to Unshrink Sweatpants

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Step 1 of 7
Get you some cheap hair conditioner

Get you some cheap hair conditioner

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Fill washing machine (or sink, bucket) with hot water, add about a cup of conditioner to tub, let soak thirty minutes

Fill washing machine (or sink, bucket) with hot water, add about a cup of conditioner to tub, let soak thirty minutes

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Ring water out of cloths (do not run through cycle, let the cycle drain once you've removed the cloths)

Ring water out of cloths (do not run through cycle, let the cycle drain once you've removed the cloths)

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Pull in the fabric until length is desired, see how one is now longer

Pull in the fabric until length is desired, see how one is now longer

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Hang dry or lay flat

Hang dry or lay flat

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Before

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After

After

You're Done

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V B

This is awesome! Thanks!

V B last month

Vicki Jewson

Big money saver! Thank you :)

Vicki Jewson 3 months ago

Jada Edwards

Thank you! Your concept works for many different types of garments! I tried it on a wool sweater that my husband shrunk and it worked amazingly well!! °\(ッ)/

Jada Edwards 5 months ago

Jeka Baby

I don't know, you can try it and let us know. It certainly won't hurt to try it :)

(author) 6 months ago

Mathilda Flores

do you think this works for onepiece's aswell?

Mathilda Flores 6 months ago

Heather Rowland

Okay i will! :)

Heather Rowland 6 months ago

Jeka Baby

Ideally it should work for anything that shrinks! Try it and let us know :)

(author) 6 months ago

Heather Rowland

Will this work for yoga pants too?

Heather Rowland 6 months ago

Nicole Rizzuto

Will be doing this!!!

Nicole Rizzuto 6 months ago

Beth Wood

This is perfect! I'm 6'2" and my hubby forgets and puts my sweatpants in the dryer sometimes. Now I don't have to live with short pants!!

Beth Wood 6 months ago

Maria T

Awesome!!

Maria T 6 months ago

Heather W

Thank you soo much!

Heather W 6 months ago

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