100% cotton T-shirts keep shrinking! Help!

[Carson Dyle]

Cotton is the only thing worth wearing, as far as I'm concerned. Just buy a size or so larger than you need. Many cotton fabrics are prewashed so they no longer shrink as much, or at all, but perhaps tshirts aren't.

Only? No way.

I probably wear a 100% cotton t-shirt about 90% of time that I'm not naked. If not by itself, then under a button-down shirt, often all cotton itself. But all cotton button-downs take a fair amount of care when washing and drying and often need to be ironed as well. Some polyester blended with the cotton in a button-down is a godsend.

If I'm running, exercising or hiking, cotton sucks and can be dangerous. It gets sweaty wet and stays sweaty wet. Then it chafes. And it's cold when it's wet. And it quickly stinks if you can't wash it for a couple of days. The only way to go in those situations is all synthetic, engineered to wick away moisture.

 

[zerocool84]

On similar subject, anyone know how to stop jeans from getting so rigid and hipster tight after washing?

I hate washing my jeans because it takes a long time before they feel comfortable again, and then it's time to wash them again. New ones are the worse, they feel practically like cardboard.

I've never had that problem and own cheap $15 jeans and real levi jeans. Maybe change fabric softener.

 

[Carson Dyle]

On similar subject, anyone know how to stop jeans from getting so rigid and hipster tight after washing?

I hate washing my jeans because it takes a long time before they feel comfortable again, and then it's time to wash them again. New ones are the worse, they feel practically like cardboard.

Ever heard of fabric softener?

 

[Markbnj]

If I'm running, exercising or hiking, all cotton sucks and can be dangerous. It gets sweaty wet and stays sweaty wet. Then it chafes. And it's cold when it's wet. And it quickly stinks if you can't wash it for a couple of days. The only way to go in those situations is all synthetic, engineered to wick away moisture.

The only synthetics I wear when hiking, and I do a lot of it in rugged terrain, are my outer gear. I've never found any synthetic or hybrid fiber that I thought did as a good a job in all conditions as 100% cotton.

 

[WaTaGuMp]

 

[Carson Dyle]

The only synthetics I wear when hiking, and I do a lot of it in rugged terrain, are my outer gear. I've never found any synthetic or hybrid fiber that I thought did as a good a job in all conditions as 100% cotton.

As good a job of _what_? Cotton does nothing but get wet. Super comfy, especially when you just get out the shower, the t-shirt comes out the dryer. Wonderful. Nothing better. But not as an underlayer when you're trudging uphill for two hours with a 45 lb pack.

 

[Mai72]

OP?

 

[Capt Caveman]

Cotton is the only thing worth wearing, as far as I'm concerned. Just buy a size or so larger than you need. Many cotton fabrics are prewashed so they no longer shrink as much, or at all, but perhaps tshirts aren't.

I would hate to wear cotton if I'm doing anything that I'm going to be sweating I'd rather wear wicking technical clothing(usually polyester or silk).

 

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[Childs]

Cotton is total garbage. I honestly wonder why they still make it.

Polyester is like the wonder material.

I prefer polyester as well. I have been buying it more and more, especially the ones marketed as cool dry, moister wicking, etc. I have a bunch of shirts, shorts and pants, and they are pretty good for just about anything.

 

[lxskllr]

Polyester stinks, looks awful, and feels awful. Poly/cotton blends don't age well because the cotton falls out, and leaves you with a stinky threadbare shirt(or whatever), but refuses to fully die.

 

[mikeymikec]

I'm confused, I don't think I've ever had a cotton t-shirt shrink in the wash.

 

[HeXen]

I just buy a size larger and wash/dry and presto perfect fit.

 

[shortylickens]

I'm confused, I don't think I've ever had a cotton t-shirt shrink in the wash.

You must be using Cold and Fluff. Which is fine.