Clothes shrinking

[psi20]

My clothes are shrinking. Is it because I am washing it in the wrong water temperature? Or maybe is it because I am drying it at the wrong temperature? Or maybe both? I would hate to have to conduct experiments on clothing shrinkage with my own clothes, so I'd really appreciate it if someone has an answer.

[-Demosthenes-]

I don't know exactly, but I do have a full proof plan. Just wash them in cold water and dry them on extra low, and there won't be any heat to make them shrink. That's what I do if I don't know (every time I wash something) exactly what to do. I hope it works.

[Sayonara]

Have you measured the clothes? You could be getting fatter

 

Seriously though; if in doubt, wash at 40c

[YT2095]

if I rem correctly (and I`m not that domesticated anymore) Woolens will stretch and cotton will shrink, it`s something to do with how the fibers move past and over each other. that`s about all I remember about it

[Sayonara]

I don't think cotton shrinks, which is why you can wash cotton whites at 90c.

 

Iirc it's synthetics you have to be careful with. And wool too, as you say, which is easy to pulverise out of shape.

[YT2095]

cotton does shrink, it`s just that when you buy a cotton garment, it`s already pre-shrunk

if you rem there was a fad in the mid to late 80`s wereby garments (jeans) were sold without being pre-shrunk and you put them on and sat in the bath to shrink them onto you (it looked nice on girls!)

[Sayonara]

cotton does shrink' date=' it`s just that when you buy a cotton garment, it`s already pre-shrunk

if you rem there was a fad in the mid to late 80`s wereby garments (jeans) were sold without being pre-shrunk and you put them on and sat in the bath to shrink them onto you (it looked nice on girls!) [/quote']

God I remember those :-D Amazing what people will do to be 'fashionable'.

 

As long as his cottons aren't from the 80s, he ought to be ok then!

[YT2095]

well so the theory goes, yeah

 

but I have known the odd T`Shirt of pair of socks mysteriously becoming less than I bought

although I`m sure the weight would be the same minus dirt