This Japanese Hack Shows You How To Fix The Stretched Neckline Of Your Favourite T-Shirt
It looks as good as new after!
Stretched necklines in T-shirts are pretty much inevitable, especially when it comes to those made of cotton
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In fact, how often have you had to relegate your favourite tee into a piece of clothing you'll only wear at home or into the back of your cupboard because the neckline had gotten too scruffy to be worn in public?
There may be a way to save your favourite tee yet, as demonstrated by this Japanese laundry expert's simple hack
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According to Taiwanese portal TEEPR, an expert from popular laundry service Nexcy appeared on Japanese variety show ZIP! to share tips on how to maintain T-shirt necklines.
He explained that necklines do not only get stretched due to repeated wear, it also has a lot to do with how the tee is dried - when a T-shirt is hung out to dry, the moisture tends to weigh it down, hence stretching out the neckline.
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To fix it, here's what you'll need to prepare:
(i) A bowl of ice cubes and cold water;
(ii) An iron; and
(iii) A table or flat surface to lay your beloved T-shirt on.
Now on to the T-shirt-saving hack, which is made up of four simple steps:
STEP ONE: Fold the neckline in waves and soak that particular section in the bowl of ice cubes
Image via Nippon TV / TEEPR
Image via Nippon TV / TEEPR
STEP TWO: Squeeze out the water (make sure the "waves" are intact) ...
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... Then lay it on a flat surface and flatten the neckline by rubbing it vertically (parallel to the shirt's length)
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STEP 3: Iron the neckline to flatten it further, preferably in an upwards direction
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IMPORTANT: Make sure you don't dry it out, as you're only required to iron until it's damp.
STEP FOUR: Spread it out on a flat surface to dry...
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... And at the end of the process, your T-shirt's neckline should be as good as new! Check out these before and after photos as demonstrated by the laundry expert:
Image via Nippon TV / 5goup
Image via Nippon TV / 5goup
Image via Nippon TV / 5goup
Image via Nippon TV / 5goup
Image via Nippon TV / 5goup
Have you ever tried fixing the stretched neckline on your T-shirts? Let us know how you did it - and if it worked - in the comments section!
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