I know this post seems a kind of an odd one, but the possibilities are endless. You can stretch a shirt you love but has shrunk thanks to the enemy dryer and washer (Really must remember to get them back on side at some point!) or whether it be because you want to design on a large shirt, sometimes the shirt simply looks like you've brought a shirt that doesn't fit. Stretching really can be very useful, beware however of T-shirts that have a design on already, you may just stretch the design if you aren't careful!
So Attempt 1#:
Simply try pulling the shirt to stretch it, you can pull it in any direction just not diagonally, so just horizontal or vertical. You may need to tug at it a couple of times, but this is good for shirts that don't need all that much extra stretch.
Attempt 2#:
Wet the t-shirt thoroughly with water and then lay it somewhere (on a flat surface) and just again pull and then hang to dry. Remember to put a towel on the floor, so that it doesn't get wet since obviously the water will need to go somewhere. Alternatively once hung you can carry on stretching and dry it with a hair dryer.
Attempt 3#:
I've read in other places that you should do this while the shirt is wet, however to be honest I don't know how good that is for you're iron so it's up to you whether the shirt is dry or not. But put the Iron on a low to medium heat and then just pull the shirt while your ironing, and use the iron to keep pushing the fabric to stretch it.
Attempt 4#:
You can get someone else to wear the shirt of course as well... not sure how that would stretch the shirt though so not really advising that one for now!
Hope this helped, as always leave comments if you have any questions, or if you did anything really cool with your stretched t-shirts! also which attempt worked well for you?
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