why do some clothes shrink in the laundry and what can I do to prevent it?
why do some clothes shrink in the laundry and what can I do to prevent it?
P.s I'm not gonna handwash. That's too much
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- no wool
- anticipate 3% shrinkage on new items
- front loader
- cold wash
- no fab softener
- line dry
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Wait a second, what does a front loader have to do with it?
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Front loaders are generally gentler on clothes because they only spin and don't oscilate at all. Also they don't have a spiny tube thingy in the middle.
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Many top loaders don’t have the tube in the center.
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Yeah but the concept is still the same. Top loaders submerge and scrub, front loaders dunk.
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Not OP but i just found an answer. Top loaders may have a center agitator which is there to ... agitate more -- which we don't want to do.
Any machine that is without a center agitator will be more gentle on clothes and less likely to cause shrinking due to fiber damage and consolidation. If you have a top-loading washer with a center agitator, reduce its impact on your garments by opting for a gentle or hand-wash cycle.
(from the same link that i posted in another comment)
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Top loaders submerge & scrub. Front loaders dunk.
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