u/Ewit8791

Brand new to this! I thrifted 3 sweaters, washed them cold delicate cycle, and laid them out to dry then hung them to dry in the bathroom with a fan blowing on them. Once dry I started unraveling this one (60% cotton 40% acrylic) and tried to follow guides I've seen but couldn't get one continuous thread. So I undid this one thread that was sewn back and forth between the two sides and now stitches are dropping from the bottom and seam side and I don't know that to do. I can't find the end I was doing and don't know if it was bad to use that end. First photo is what it looks like currently, 2nd photo is what the seam looked like before unraveling.

u/Ewit8791 — 20 days ago

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Hello beginner unraveler here! I thrifted 3 cotton and cotton/acrylic sweaters from goodwill today. I read the washing instructions and washed them together on cold gentle cycle and now they are all resting flat on plastic bin lids to dry. I'm extremely excited to start unraveling, so I'm wondering how dry they have to be before I can start? If they are still damp when I start will that help or worsen the unraveling process? I feel like it will make the yarn weaker and stick to itself, but also not bc you steam it to get the kinks out? Brand new here so sorry if I'm wrong. Would rolling them up in a towel and stepping on it like people do when blocking help them dry faster? The red sweater is 100% cotton, the orange is 60% cotton 40% acrylic, and the green is 82% cotton 18% acrylic.

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u/Ewit8791 — 21 days ago