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
Wait a second, what does a front loader have to do with it?
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.
Many top loaders don’t have the tube in the center.
Yeah but the concept is still the same. Top loaders submerge and scrub, front loaders dunk.
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)
Top loaders submerge & scrub. Front loaders dunk.