Have you ever had a laid-back laundry day as normal as any, until your heart sinks as you fold your go-to merino wool sweater? You discover it’s a third of the size it was before the wash cycle. Or, ...

Your favorite cotton shirt didn't shrink because you did something wrong. It shrank because the fibers finally relaxed.

Dear Mary: I saw you on television once, demonstrating how to unshrink a wool sweater. All I can remember is that it involved baby shampoo. — Linda, Illinois Dear Linda: Mix together 1 gallon of ...

Soak the sweater in cool water with baby shampoo or fabric softener to relax the fibers for reshaping. Gently stretch and pin the sweater to its original shape on a board, then air dry away from heat.