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
Crinkle Cotton gone flat
Jun 22, 2005
7 Replies
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).
Who'd have thought that wrinkled is more work than ironed?
Dawn
Oh, dang, I meant "takes two people, *one* at each end"...
ROTFL!
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!
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
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!
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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