Crinkle Cotton gone flat

Hi,

I have made a skirt out of crinkle cotton, and since washing it, the fabric has gone flat. Is there any way of re-crinkling it?

Many thanks

Elizabeth

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La di da Limey
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Check out the instructions at the bottom of this page:

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usually just dampen them, and twist *really tight* (takes two people at each end), then allow to dry while remaining twisted (secure the ends with rubber bands).

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BEI Design

Who'd have thought that wrinkled is more work than ironed?

Dawn

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Dawn Alguard

Oh, dang, I meant "takes two people, *one* at each end"...

ROTFL!

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BEI Design

Hang it up. Puff LOTS of steam at it from the iron, or boil a kettle close under it. Then hang it in the bathroom when you take a shower!

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Kate Dicey

In article , Kate Dicey of Customer of PlusNet plc

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uttered>Hang it up. Puff LOTS of steam at it from the iron, or boil a kettle >close under it. Then hang it in the bathroom when you take a shower!>And next time you wash it, line-dry it and *don't* iron it

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She who would like to be obeye

Oh, I dunno... I had a crinkle fabric top that used to crinkle up so much when you washed it that it HAD to be ironed, then re-crinkled! Lovely fabric, really nice top - complete PITA! And to top it all - I made the damned thing!

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Kate Dicey

Re-wash it. Don't use fabric softener. Take a nylon stocking, or half of a pair of pantyhose and cut the foot off. Twist the damp skirt into a rope and pull it through the stocking so that you end up with a skirt sausage in a nylon casing. If it's hot out, put it outside, out of direct sunlight to dry. If it's cool or damp, let it dry in front of a fan.

Kathleen

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Kathleen

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