why do some clothes shrink in the laundry and what can I do to prevent it? - eviltoast

P.s I’m not gonna handwash. That’s too much

      • Venat0r@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        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.

      • 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)