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For those of you who have already shrunk your cotton curtains by washing them....
I have cotton Woolrich curtains that I washed in hot water due to the stains on them. Duh! Then to top it off, I stuck them in the dryer on low. Needless to say, the stains came out but they shrunk at least six inches from the floor. Instead of throwing them away, I put them back into a rinse cycle with three cap fulls of liquid fabric softner and put them on a very short and gentle spin cycle. This allowed them to stay very wet but not dripping. I then hung them back up and gently pulled on them. Well, it worked!! They stretched at least four inches and are now only about an inch and a half from my floor. This...I can live with! Although, my boyfriend wonders if they would even stretch some more if I tried doing it again for a second time. I'll be back to tell you how it worked if I do decide to try it again.