Shrinkage: How We Prevent Our Tees From Shrinking
No Torque or Twisting
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No Torque or Twisting Have you ever had a side-seamed tee where after a wash that side seam isn’t quite on the side anymore? This happens when non preshrunk fabric returns to its original state, pulling the seam along with it. Through our shrink dryi
The Pre-Shrinking Process
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The Pre-Shrinking Process First we overstretch the fabric, width-wise, to compensate for all the length tension its had in previous processes…to even it out, if you will. Next it goes through shrink drying chambers. Air blowers tumble the fabric, and
Pre-Shrunk Cotton
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Pre-Shrunk Cotton The reason that the more expensive “pre-shrunk” cotton does not shrink in the dryer is because of a process that takes place during the fabric finishing processes. This basically gets the fabric to return to its natural state before
What Causes Cotton to Shrink?
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What Causes Cotton to Shrink? The reason natural fibers like cotton shrink is because the fibers want to return to their natural state. During the fabric-making process tension causes the fibers to stretch out beyond their natural length. Then, when
Shrinkage: How We Prevent Our Tees From Shrinking
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Shrinkage: Pre-Shrunk Fabric vs Regular Fabric When comparing two tees, if you knew the cheaper one would shrink after one wash, would that affect your buying decision? There’s nothing worse than when that new shirt you love shrinks up after one wash