How to unshrink linen clothes

Welp, you’ve done it again. That cashmere sweater that hit perfectly right under the beltline has been shrunk in the dryer to American Girl doll proportions. Those 501 jeans that hugged your rearview in all the right spots?

After a few too many cycles in the dryer, they’ve left you in straight Steve Urkel territory — and you deserve better. We know these things can happen at home. That’s precisely why we rounded up a few pro tips for how to unshrink clothes.

By this point in your life, you’ve probably figured out that it’s all about the fibers, baby.

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Synthetic fabrics don’t shrink much at all, while natural fibers (like cotton, wool, silk, and linen) shrink the most in the wash, retracting like a scared turtle’s head when exposed to high temperatures. Why? Well, synthetic fibers are made of petroleum-based chemical chains, and the washing machine doesn’t get hot enough to alter their molecular structure.

Natural fibers must be stretched, twisted, and pulled to make usable fabric — this creates tension on t

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