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Re: MissKitty's Hippie Green Living Thread
« Reply #45 on: August 04, 2012, 02:08:20 PM »
For those who wear underwire bras:

When the underwire pokes out the fabric, simply glue the fabric shut with super glue.
I've never thought of that.  :facepalm2: To think of all the bras I could have saved. :laugh:
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Re: MissKitty's Hippie Green Living Thread
« Reply #46 on: August 08, 2012, 02:44:47 PM »
While doing the laundry one day, I got to thinking that if cotton shrinks it probably stretches, too. I decided to experiment on my kids’ jeans, thinking that if I could make the legs longer we could squeak out more wear. After washing, I folded a pair of wet jeans in half lengthwise and laid them on a beach towel on the floor. Then I stood on the jeans and grabbed the hem of one of the legs. I carefully, but forcefully, began to pull up. I could feel the fabric stretching compared to the other leg. I flipped the pants over and did the same thing to the other leg. When I was done stretching the legs, I hung them up to dry. After they were dry I tossed them in the dryer for a couple of minutes to take away the stiffness. Jeans come out a couple of inches longer with this method than if I simply toss them in the dryer. Sandy, Minnesota
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Re: MissKitty's Hippie Green Living Thread
« Reply #47 on: August 08, 2012, 03:25:03 PM »
While doing the laundry one day, I got to thinking that if cotton shrinks it probably stretches, too. I decided to experiment on my kids’ jeans, thinking that if I could make the legs longer we could squeak out more wear. After washing, I folded a pair of wet jeans in half lengthwise and laid them on a beach towel on the floor. Then I stood on the jeans and grabbed the hem of one of the legs. I carefully, but forcefully, began to pull up. I could feel the fabric stretching compared to the other leg. I flipped the pants over and did the same thing to the other leg. When I was done stretching the legs, I hung them up to dry. After they were dry I tossed them in the dryer for a couple of minutes to take away the stiffness. Jeans come out a couple of inches longer with this method than if I simply toss them in the dryer. Sandy, Minnesota

They sell several products to help you do this.  Usually the other direction though ;)

http://jeanstretcher.com/