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Would I be able to safely shrink an 50/50 acryllic/cotton sweater in the mircowave?

Asked by Zone36 (416points) January 28th, 2010

I don’t own a dryer.　　I really like this sweater and after a few wearings it gets stretched out.　I want to restore it to that nice snug fit　　But would I be able to wash a sweater in a basin full of hot water and then put it in the microwave for a little bit to shrink it?

I’m sure if I keep it in for too long something bad will happen.

But say for a minute or two and then hang dry it in the sun.

Would it work and more importantly would it not be ruined?

If it would work, what would be a good way to go about it?

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jrpowell's avatar

This sounds like a bad idea. I doubt it will work and you run the unnecessary risk of damaging your sweater and the microwave.

Find a few quarters and go to the laundromat.

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gemiwing's avatar

You need a different type of heat than that found in a microwave. I agree with JohnPowell, go find some quarters.

Here’s a tutorial.
http://www.ehow.com/how_4854162_shrink-cotton-sweaters.html

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Zen_Again's avatar

You guys are both sweet and fucking geniuses. I was just gonna be nasty. I’m a dick.

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Zone36's avatar

Thanks for the info. Normally if I do a normal load back at home that’s enough to do the trick. It just gets it back to it’s original state.

But where I’m at right now, I only have a washing machine and then I hang dry my laundry.

So that’s why I was wondering if there was an alternative.

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