Does anyone know how to avoid shrinking your clothes when you wash and dry them?
Question:I have done this to many times now and need help! PLEASE!!
Answers:
Yeah when you wash your clothes don't put them in the drier as this shrinks and fades clothes, so just put your wet clothes on a hanger and then hang them on a pole or outside to air dry..Peace!!
Read the labels and follow the directions.
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dont buy 100% cotton stuff.
Use cold water and a lower temperature in your dryer. Also don't "overdry" your clothes. For some fabrics you may need to airdry rather than machine dry them.
Don't put clothes that are susceptible to shrinking in the dryer, hang them or lay them flat to dry.
Wash on delicate cycle cold water and don't dry them in the dryer. Hang them to air dry.
read the labels.
wash them in cold water rather than hot/warm.
don't dry them in the dryer, let them dry outside.
If you use cold water, they shouldn't shrink. Avoid putting them in a clothes dryer- that will cause shrinkage. If you really have to use the cool setting
Wash in cold water and hang to dry.
Cold water and no or low heat dry.
Wash your clothes in cold water, then either air dry them or dry them on a no-heat cycle. The other option is dry-cleaning. I've been doing this with 1/2 my clothes for years.
Hang them up to dry instead of using a machine. It will also save on your electric bill.
I air dry all my clothes to a certain point, then put them in the dryer on low heat for just a few minutes to remove the stiffness or wrinkles.
As a bachelor and live-alone student I can help you with your question... :-)
Wash things such as underwear and towels at maximum 40º.
Wash color clothes and the rest of stuff at maximum 30º.
Delicate clothes must be washed by hand or at dry-cleaning stores. Check the labels to know it.
Only acrylic or artificial marterial-made clothes have a 0% shrinking at the dryer. Cotton presents the biggest shrinking, so... just let them dry outside or in your bathroom.
Cotton underwear doesn't shrink as much as T-shirts, dresses, etc. I only use the dryer for towels and underwear. I've had bad experiences hehehe ;-)
Most clothes have the washing instructions on the label. Some will tell you dry clean only, hang dry, wash at gentle setting, etc. So those are pretty easy to follow.
However, some clothing tags only have little symbols on them, and those can be hard to decipher. Here is a chart that explains what all the symbols are:
http://www.textileaffairs.com/c-common.h...
And of course, there are the dreaded clothes that have lost their labels completely. You can sometimes tell just by the feel of the fabric, how to handle them. Silk, leather, denim, etc. all need to be cared for differently. Here is a list of some common fabrics and how to care for them:
http://www.ehow.com/articles_2487-laundr...
Hope this helps!
Hi..I had the same trouble..Then I started checking the tags with the washing instructions..I hate to iron..So whatever is the easiest, and still looks good THAT'S FOR ME..I will no longer buy anything that says 100% Cotton.. IT'S Guarantee to shrink(Talking about winning Nobel prizes for schrinking cloths) I would have been guarantee to win)lol..Look for something with a little spandex in it..and never, never, never use HOT water..Medium will do just fine..Keep the dryer on low to medium..it might take a little longer..BUT it's worth it! Good Luck ! :))
I WASH SUSCEPTIBLE CLOTHING IN COLD WATER AND HANG TO DRY TO KEEP THEM FROM SHRINKING. IT WORKS WONDERS.
Dry on low and make sure you read the tags and air dry if needed.
Read the label. However, I use cold water most of the time on cottons and other material that might shrink. Use low heat on dryer just to get some of the wrinkles out, take out clothes while still damp and hang them over something to dry or put some on hangers. If you think something like a top is really going to shrink
you might want to get the next size. All other laundry like sheets,
towels, blankets, sock and undies should be washed in warm or hot water and dried completely.
dry them on low cycle or permanent press cycle.
You can wash them on cold and hang them to dry. Just make sure you use liquid fabric softener.
My washer hardly knows that there is a hot water connection on it because I rarely use any hot water. Just be sure to use either liquid detergent or detergent specifically made for cold water or you'll get spots on your clothes from the undesolved soap.
As far as the dryer, be sure to use only the permanent press or mid- to low setting. Again, my dryer rarely gets set on the cotton setting. And always take the clothes out of the dryer before they are fully dry, placing them on hangers immediately to prevent wrinkles.
Like most of the other responses, the best approach is to be sure to read all labels. Even then, there are some that will shrink. Those you take back to the dept store and cross your fingers that they will accept them as a return. It's been about 50-50 so far for me getting either a replacement or a full refund.
Wash your clothes in cold water and dry them in the dryer until they are just damp and air dry them the rest of the way. Some items you might want to just air dry.
I hand wash my good clothes in cold water (with Woolite) and hang them on a clothesline on hangers. The ones I wear frequently still hold their shape and I've worn them for more than 8 years now. You can buy a spring pole with two rubber ends at Walmart and your clothes can dry on it overnight (or during the day while you're gone) as it sits on the top part of the wall above the tub. Just remember that you need a fan going in your bathroom to help keep the air moving in there.
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