Washing and tumble drying my clothes and they shrink. HELP?!!?

Question

My parent always put my clothes mainly T shirts and Jumpers, Hoodies etc... into the washing machine and then hang them up dry, they shrink? what can i do to stop this, and is their a special technique to stop shrinking clothes and when they go in the Tumble dryer they shrink to a whole new level. Is their anyway to reverse this or stop it from happening??

Thanks

Answer 1

buy bigger clothes, then let them shrink to your size!

or dry them on a line...

Answer 2

Control temperature of the washing machine and use suitable detergents it may help a bit but better wash them manually to avoid shrink..........

Answer 3

just wash with cold water

Answer 4

Maybe they are washing at too high a temperature? Wash at 40 degrees and let them dry naturally rather than using tumble dryer

Answer 5

wash in cold water and hang them to dry the heat will shrink cotton ,rayon, wool and linen, any natural fibre should be hand washed or dry cleaned only depending on the labels.

Answer 6

i bet you have 100% cotton or close to 100% cotton stuff. try getting different material clothes.

Answer 7

DONT PUT IT ON HOT

Answer 8

always read the labels. radiators are better!

Answer 9

put them in the washing machine at a low heat around 30degrees 40 maximum

Answer 10

You cannot reverse it once they are shrunk, they have either been washed too hot or dried too hot or both. The best thing you can do is to learn how to use the machines yourself which will impress mum no end, it will also save you hurting your parents feelings.

Answer 11

When you wash your clothes you should use cold water but if that doesn't work for your clothes you should start hand washing them.

Answer 12

that happened 2 me 2!!! i just dont put them in the dryer

Answer 13

Hang your clothes out instead of putting them in the dryer if you read the tags it will most likely say air dry...

cold water instead of hot water usually helps with the shrinking too :)

Answer 14

Usuallt hanging clothes to dry prevents them from shrinking. Put the washer on the COLD setting, hot water will shrink clothes.....if all else fails, buy one size larger.  :)

Answer 15

when u wash ur clothes with warm/hot water they shrink when they dry, thats y most of ur cloths shrink in the dryer.

to prevent this, wash ur clothes with cold water and hang them out to dry.

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Answer 16

Well, if you're drying on high heat that's going to happen, sorry :( .  Your best bet, if you have to use a dryer, is to use the no heat or low heat dry setting (it will take longer to dry your clothes).It's easier to just hang them up, or lay them flat on top if the dryer (one at a time) so they get the heat but won't shrink. (If you have radiator heat in your house that also works well to dry things in the winter). Some t-shirts and hoodies can be returned to regular size, just wash them in cold water in the wash machine then GENTLY stretch the arms and body out to their original size, then either hang up or lay flat to dry! Good luck!

Answer 17

hang to dry

Answer 18

do your own laundry

Answer 19

They are being washed too hot, always read the labels in them. I never tumble dry things like that always hang them out to dry and put on a cool wash.

Answer 20

ok, your parent has probably got the washing machine at a too high temperature, tell him/her to read the label and to wash your stuff at the right temperature, alternatively go to a laundromat ;)

Answer 21

labels usually say what temperature water to wash in. and if it says no tumble dry, then, put on line or clothes horse.

Answer 22

wash with cold water & let them air dry

then no shirtage

easy as that love

hopexx