What to do if your clothes shrink? Solutions to shrink clothes

 8:51am, 26 June 2025

1. Silk fabric

  Before washing, soak it in water for about 10 minutes, and the soaking time should not be too long. Avoid washing with alkaline water, and you can choose neutral soap or soap slices and neutral detergents. It is better to have a light temperature or room temperature bath solution. After washing, gently squeeze the moisture, and do not twist it.

 It should be dried in a cool and ventilated place, not exposed to the sun, and not drying.

 2. Wool fabric

  Wool is not resistant to alkali, so it should be washed with neutral detergent or soap sheets. The wool fabric should shrink and deform in an aqueous solution above 30 degrees, so the washing bath temperature should not exceed 40 degrees. A detergent aqueous solution is usually prepared with room temperature (25 degrees) water. Do not use a washboard to scrub when washing. Even if you use a washing machine, you should wash it lightly and the washing time should not be too long to prevent shrinkage.

 Do not twist after washing, squeeze it with your hands to remove moisture, and then drain. It is best to dehydrate with a washing machine for half a minute. It should be dried in a cool and ventilated place, and should not be exposed to sunlight in strong sunlight to prevent the fabric from losing its luster and elasticity and causing a strong decrease.

 3. Viscose fiber fabric

  Viscose fiber has a large shrinkage rate and low wet strength. It should be washed as it is washed and cannot be soaked for a long time. Viscose fiber fabrics will become hard when exposed to water. Wash lightly when washing to avoid blem or cracks. Use neutral detergents or low alkaline detergents. The temperature of the washing liquid cannot exceed 45 degrees. After washing, fold the clothes and squeeze out the moisture in large handfuls. Do not twist them. Avoid exposure to the sun after washing, and should be dried in a cool or ventilated place.

 4. Polyester fabric

  Soak in cold water for 15 minutes first, then wash with general synthetic detergent. The temperature of the wash solution should not exceed 45 degrees. The dirty parts of the neckline and cuffs can be brushed with brushes. After washing, rinse it, it can be gently twisted and dried in a cool and ventilated place. Do not expose it to the sun or dry it to avoid wrinkles caused by heat.

 5. Acrylic fabric

  Basically similar to polyester fabric washing. Soak in warm water for 15 minutes, then wash with low alkali detergent, knead and rub gently. Scrub the thick fabric with a soft bristle brush and finally dehydrate or gently twist the moisture away. Pure Jinglun fabrics can be dried, but the blended fabrics should be dried in a cool place.

 6. Nylon fabric

  Soak in cold water for 15 minutes, then wash with a general detergent (regardless of the size of alkali). The temperature of the wash solution should not exceed 45 degrees. After washing, ventilate and dry the vagina.

 7. Viagra fabric

  Soak it in room temperature water first, and then wash it at room temperature. The detergent is just for ordinary washing powder. Do not use hot boiled water to prevent the Vitr fiber from expanding, hardening, or even deforming. Wash and dry to avoid sunlight.

 8. Cotton fabrics

  Cotton fabrics have strong alkali resistance, not acid resistance, and good high temperature resistance. They can be washed with various soaps or detergents. Before washing, you can soak in water for a few minutes, but it should not be too long to avoid color damage. Neckly underwear should not be soaked in hot water to prevent the protein in the sweat stain from solidifying and sticking to the clothing, and yellow sweat spots will appear.

 When washing with detergent, the optimal water temperature is 40-50 degrees. When rinsing, you can master the method of "small amounts and multiple times", that is, each time you rinse clean water, you do not necessarily need a lot of water; but you need to wash it a few more times. After each rinsing, wrung dry and then perform a second rinsing to improve washing efficiency. Dry clothes in a ventilated and cool place to avoid exposure to sunlight and fading the colored fabric.

 9. Hemp fiber fabric

 The hemp fiber is hard and has poor clinging strength. It should be lighter than cotton fabric when washing. Do not use hard brushes and hard rubs to avoid bleaching on the cloth. Do not twist hard after washing, and do not soak the colored fabrics in hot water. Do not expose them to the sun to avoid fading.