Originally Posted by
merziac
Hand wash in hot to soften the material (even though they tell you not to) and just block by carefully stretching with your arms inside the jersey and laying it stretched on a dry towel, restretch several times throughout the drying process.
The pin blocking method is to fussy and does not stretch enough for this.
I put a thick towel over a big easy chair and restretch it several times as I walk by and press it back down on the towel, stretching a bit as I do that.
If you are careful you can get there, patience grasshopper.
I have saved some that were 2/3 their size after losing track and going through the dryer.
And yes, you will have to flat dry and block it some every time from now on.
I've tried this method with a long sleeve jersey that I shrunk in the dryer. I read somewhere to put hair conditioner in the water to help soften the fibers. So, I did that. I got the arms the right length and the body wide enough. But, I couldn't get the body to stretch lengthwise enough. Right now, it just reaches about 2 inches below my navel. I feel like Baby Huey.
