For some unknown reason, possibly the onset of spring and a decorator in
the house, SWMBO threw the loose cover from a bed/settee into the
washing m/c.

You guessed, it is now 5% smaller and beyond my strength to force fit!

Is this situation re-coverable by any d-i-y trick or is it er..
curtains?

regards
--
Tim Lamb

On Sat, 14 Apr 2012 21:24:01 +0100, Tim Lamb wrote:

For some unknown reason, possibly the onset of spring and a decorator in
the house, SWMBO threw the loose cover from a bed/settee into the
washing m/c.

You guessed, it is now 5% smaller and beyond my strength to force fit!

Is this situation re-coverable by any d-i-y trick or is it er..
curtains?

SWMBO heer just shook her head and uttered the immortal words:
"It's buggered"

She did think you might try steaming it, but didn't realy think it was
likely to work.


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In article , Bob Eager
writes
On Sat, 14 Apr 2012 21:24:01 +0100, Tim Lamb wrote:

For some unknown reason, possibly the onset of spring and a decorator in
the house, SWMBO threw the loose cover from a bed/settee into the
washing m/c.

You guessed, it is now 5% smaller and beyond my strength to force fit!

Is this situation re-coverable by any d-i-y trick or is it er..
curtains?

SWMBO heer just shook her head and uttered the immortal words:
"It's buggered"

She did think you might try steaming it, but didn't realy think it was
likely to work.

How about fitting it whilst still damp?
--
fred
it's a ba-na-na . . . .

On 4/14/2012 4:40 PM, Bob Eager wrote:
On Sat, 14 Apr 2012 21:24:01 +0100, Tim Lamb wrote:

For some unknown reason, possibly the onset of spring and a decorator in
the house, SWMBO threw the loose cover from a bed/settee into the
washing m/c.

You guessed, it is now 5% smaller and beyond my strength to force fit!

Is this situation re-coverable by any d-i-y trick or is it er..
curtains?

SWMBO heer just shook her head and uttered the immortal words:
"It's buggered"

She did think you might try steaming it, but didn't realy think it was
likely to work.

It _might_ work - I've steamed and stretched shrunken cotton curtains,
and gained back several inches in length.

In article ,
Tim Lamb wrote:
For some unknown reason, possibly the onset of spring and a decorator in
the house, SWMBO threw the loose cover from a bed/settee into the
washing m/c.

You guessed, it is now 5% smaller and beyond my strength to force fit!

Is this situation re-coverable by any d-i-y trick or is it er..
curtains?


We used to have a couple of sofas with loose covers. Making them damp (or
rather, not letting them dry completely) seemed to make it slightly easier
to refit. They then dried nice and tight on the sofa.

Dunno if making it damp would help you or if the damage is already done...

Darren

On Apr 14, 9:24*pm, Tim Lamb wrote:
For some unknown reason, possibly the onset of spring and a decorator in
the house, SWMBO threw the loose cover from a bed/settee into the
washing m/c.

You guessed, it is now 5% smaller and beyond my strength to force fit!

Is this situation re-coverable by any d-i-y trick or is it er..
curtains?

regards
--
Tim Lamb
Chuck it through a cool wash with a good helping of fabric
conditioner, may create enough give in the material to stretch it over
the frame.

On Apr 14, 9:24*pm, Tim Lamb wrote:
For some unknown reason, possibly the onset of spring and a decorator in
the house, SWMBO threw the loose cover from a bed/settee into the
washing m/c.

You guessed, it is now 5% smaller and beyond my strength to force fit!

Is this situation re-coverable by any d-i-y trick or is it er..
curtains?

regards
--
Tim Lamb


If you wet it, it can be restretched and dry whilst holding it in the
required shape, that will fix it.
Difficult in practice unless you can think of something. (Put it on
the chairs wet?) :-)

In message
,
harry writes
On Apr 14, 9:24*pm, Tim Lamb wrote:
For some unknown reason, possibly the onset of spring and a decorator in
the house, SWMBO threw the loose cover from a bed/settee into the
washing m/c.

You guessed, it is now 5% smaller and beyond my strength to force fit!

Is this situation re-coverable by any d-i-y trick or is it er..
curtains?

regards
--
Tim Lamb


If you wet it, it can be restretched and dry whilst holding it in the
required shape, that will fix it.
Difficult in practice unless you can think of something. (Put it on
the chairs wet?) :-)

OK chaps. We'll try the cold wash + conditioner and stretch it*damp*.

I'll let you know if it works.

Thanks

--
Tim Lamb

On Sun, 15 Apr 2012 12:36:33 +0100, Tim Lamb
wrote:

OK chaps. We'll try the cold wash + conditioner and stretch it*damp*.

I'll let you know if it works.

It should do - it works with my t-shirts every time I forget and bung
them in the dryer.

In message ,
writes
On Sun, 15 Apr 2012 12:36:33 +0100, Tim Lamb
wrote:

OK chaps. We'll try the cold wash + conditioner and stretch it*damp*.

I'll let you know if it works.

It should do - it works with my t-shirts every time I forget and bung
them in the dryer.

I try to avoid domestic utilities and the expert operator is currently
busy elsewhere.

The job is on the list.

regards

--
Tim Lamb