Where do you buy (pre-shrunk) t-shirts?

[Randomface74]

I'm sick of buying tshirts and having them shrink.
I'm aware there is such a thing as pre-shrunk tshirts, but I'm struggling to find them.
So tell me where you get them from

 

[Cleisthenes]

Buy better quality t shirts which won't shrink in the first place?

 

[Randomface74]

Buy better quality t shirts which won't shrink in the first place?

how do you know which are high enough quality not to shrink?

 

[Cleisthenes]

how do you know which are high enough quality not to shrink?

You don't unfortunately, I'd suggest looking up reviews etc and trying a few. Try Uniqlo (these have shrunk for me in the past), Arket, Asket, all the way to Sunspel if you want to test them out. The heavier weight shirts seem to shrink less from my experience too.

 

[The Running Man]

Stop putting them in the wash at temperatures too hot amd use the delicates setting...

 

[hughtrimble]

Stop putting them in the wash at temperatures too hot amd use the delicates setting...

Indeed, buy cotton and wash at 30. Modern detergents don't necessarily require high temperatures.

 

[Randomface74]

I wash at 30 with biological powder and tumble dry on low heat.

 

[Derek W]

If only there was some sort of label which matches with settings on a washing machine to tell you how you should wash them. Call me a dreamer but one day such an invention needs to be made.

 

[Raymond Lin]

I wash at 30 with biological powder and tumble dry on low heat.

don’t tumble dry? At lease give it a go once and see if that’s what causing it?

 

[secretspy]

Don't tumble dry. Even at low heat I found my clothes would shrink regardless of where I purchased them. The only time I would tumble dry now is if the clothing is almost dry.

Anything new I always wash at 30 degrees even if the label says 40

Do you reshape it whilst damp?

 

[Ree]

don't tumble dry.

 

[Randomface74]

Do you reshape it whilst damp?

yep

ok I guess the consensus is don't tumble dry
does this mean my existing clothes will recover if I stop tumble drying them, or I have to buy new and never tumble dry it?

 

[Randomface74]

If only there was some sort of label which matches with settings on a washing machine to tell you how you should wash them. Call me a dreamer but one day such an invention needs to be made.

annoying thing is the label does say tumble dry safe

 

[Raymond Lin]

yep

ok I guess the consensus is don't tumble dry
does this mean my existing clothes will recover if I stop tumble drying them, or I have to buy new and never tumble dry it?

doubt it but wearing it will stretch it and then just don’t tumble dry.

Try it and see.

 

[Randomface74]

just thinking about the logistics of hanging washing, I have dust mite allergy so I do quite a bit of washing, every week:
1. bedding
2. towels
3. towels
4. colors (I don't own whites)
and thinking about how often it rains, there are gonna be weeks where it's not possible to hang outside.
I've had problems with mould before so I'm wary of hanging inside.
Any tips/tricks?

 

[Raymond Lin]

just thinking about the logistics of hanging washing, I have dust mite allergy so I do quite a bit of washing, every week:
1. bedding
2. towels
3. towels
4. colors (I don't own whites)
and thinking about how often it rains, there are gonna be weeks where it's not possible to hang outside.
I've had problems with mould before so I'm wary of hanging inside.
Any tips/tricks?

radiator.

 

[Raymond Lin]

Ps I don’t have a tumble dryer.

in the summer it gets hung out, winter is radiator.

 

[Ree]

we just put our stuff on a indoor clothes airer and we also have the little ones that hook onto radiators too.

 

[Randomface74]

I guess I don't really have to hang bedding and towels, can still tumble dry those.

 

[Marky]

Stop putting them in the wash at temperatures too hot amd use the delicates setting...

^ Boom - sorted /thread