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Will putting my hoodie in the washing machine with hot water make it shrink?

  • i bought a hoodie in NY and it is too big. if i put it in the washing machine with hot water, will it make shrink?

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    I've been in the drycleaning business for a while and before that I worked laundry in a nursing home, so I know a little about this.. absolutely hot water in a washing machine with a cotton ratio above 60% will cause shrinkage. If you're aim is to shrink a full size, wash the item by itself in the hottest setting with little detergent and no fabric softener. Then dry the item by itself with the hottest setting for two full cycles. If you want your item to be softer, follow all of those steps with a normal cycle. Warning though: once your item is shrunk, that's that!

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Washers don't make things shrink, dryers do.

Rick

Wash it in hot water and dry it on high heat.

Lovely Lady 27

Most likely yes. Almost everything will shrink if you wash it in hot water.

trinalewis06

dryers schrink things and depends wat its made of.

Kimmy l

If it's made out of cotton it might.

iCat

no. use cold water and lots of bleach. That should help you. Your welcome!

Smart ***!

Hot water will make it shrink some but the drier will do more damage. My advise is to wash it in hot water and let it dry for a long time in the drier!!!

mrs.harrypotter13

It will totally depends on the material... i would assume 100% cotton as it's the most common one... the hotter the water, they'll get shrinker but cleaner... vice versa for cold water... i'd normally put them on warm.. and when you put it into the dryer, dont put it too hot if you dont have any "thick" materials like jackets, blankets, towel, etc..

davidkhris

yes.

Sam h

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