How to you stretch a shrunken wall tapestry?

Kate
by Kate
I washed my wall tapestry and it seems to have shrunk. The cotton backing is perfect but the tapestry is now curled and buckled. Any suggestions?

  7 answers
  • Alice Alice on Feb 19, 2018

    What is the tapestry made of ??? Is it wool or cotton ???

  • Johnavallance82 Johnavallance82 on Feb 19, 2018

    Steep it in Conditioner and water and it should stretch back out again, Dry flat. and over Frame................

  • Janet Janet on Feb 19, 2018

    Try to steam it

  • Kate Kate on Feb 19, 2018

    Hair conditioner? That may work. Thanks

  • Alice Alice on Feb 19, 2018

    Fill a sink with warm, not hot water and add some fabric softener or even hair conditioner. If the fabric is too stiff, you may have to soak it a couple of times. Once the fabic has softened, you need to wring the tapestry out & start gently stretching it, going from to side to side & gently pulling it back into it's original shape. Then lay it out on a towel to dry. Lay something heavy on each of the corners, to help it keep it's shape, while it drys. Check it periodically, in case you need to do a little more stretching. Good Luck !!!

  • Kate Kate on Feb 19, 2018

    Thank you. Lesson learnt for next time.

  • Kate Kate on Apr 30, 2021

    lay a towel over it and lightly steam with the iron as you pull it so it fits the backing.