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Where the heck do you get decent and relatively cheap mens t-shirts from? (feddit.uk)
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I've put a bit of timber on but this is getting ridiculous. The only ones I've found that don't shrink in the wash are graphic tees from Qwertee and the like.

Any recommendations??

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[–] Transcendant 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What temp do you wash your clothes at... do you know that most modern washing powders, tablets etc allow us to wash at lower temps? My dad had been merrily washing all his clothes at 60c for who knows how long, I went to visit and my dad being the helpful soul that he is scooped up some of my worn clothes to put in the wash... and of course shrunk them!

Obv stuff like towels or bedding should still be washed hot, but I tend to wash clothes at 40c.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

All clothes in a cold wash for me, and I use powder not liquid. Never fabric softener, never tumble dried, neber on the maximum spin speed. That’s the way to minimise wear on clothing.

Not only are high temps not necessary, they’re often worse. The enymes in the detergent will denature and do absolutely nothing if heated too much; you may as well have just used hot water and no detergent at all.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

neber on the maximum spin speed.

Does this make a much of a difference? I'd imagine the wash temperature and using the tumble drier are probably the biggest culprits for shrinking clothes.