Fashion

[tulips]

Plz help me figure out why this is happening. Every year I need to purchase all new tee shirts because they keep getting shorter & shorter & shorter as I launder them. I've tried so many brands from Chicos, Coldwater Creek, D&C, Liz, Macy's, etc.

And every year I find that my tops shrink in length & really look awful. I usually remove them from the washer & drape them over a drying rack, thinking they won't shrink in the dryer, but it's a no go.

Does anyone have any solutions to my frustrating problem? Are there certain brands that you like & that keep their shape?

TIA!

[catlover]

I have the same problem-I don't want to handwash everything.

Are you using cold water in the washer?

[champagnepoodle]

Get some skinny tees. Never shrink

[Tyak]

My tops are mostly from Chico's and I never have a problem with them shrinking in any way. I machine wash in cold water and put them in the dryer, no heat, for a couple of minutes to get rid of wrinkles and then I hang to dry. They come out perfect every time. All of my tops are either 100% cotton or cotton/spandex mix.

[Kathlen]

On 4/5/2014 Tulips4U said:

Plz help me figure out why this is happening. Every year I need to purchase all new tee shirts because they keep getting shorter & shorter & shorter as I launder them. I've tried so many brands from Chicos, Coldwater Creek, D&C, Liz, Macy's, etc.

How are you storing them? Folding? If folding, maybe you are stretching them sideways when folding.

I tees I wear to the gym, I fold in half lengthwise and then roll - no sideways stretching. Others, I just put on a hanger.

[banjo]

I wash all my tees in cold water and then hang to dry. I've never had any of them shrink. I have one of those Hangaway poles and they work great.

[skuggles]

And here I thought it was just me. I don't have the desire to hang all my tee shirts to dry. It would take days.

[depglass]

My only tip is to avoid 100% cotton and go with a poly-span blend. Unfortunately most of that fabric is not very substantial.

[peachesncream]

Well, cotton can shrink. Some cotton shirts shrink more than others. But my cotton tops only shrink the first time they're washed (if at all). I buy mine from LL Bean. I don't put my nice tops in the dryer, regardless of fabric.

I prefer blends for my tees and tops: cotton/poly, cotton/modal, cotton/spandex, rayon/linen or even 100% polyester. Those keep their shape and color better IMO.

[GCR18]

On 4/5/2014 banjo said:

I wash all my tees in cold water and then hang to dry. I've never had any of them shrink. I have one of those Hangaway poles and they work great.

This is exactly what I do, but I have the length shrinking problem.