[Ally'smum]

Wondering if anyone can help me with this.

All of our t-shirts are developing a twist in them after being washed. I wash them on a gentle cycle in a front loader, but when I hang them up I notice that they are all changing shape.

What can I do about it??

Is there any way to prevent it? It seems to be happening to all of them, cheap and expensive alike.

[tummypudding]

You've probably got your spin cycle going at too high a rate. Turn down the rpm, maybe from 1000 to 800.

[Guest_Nyz31_*]

It can often be due to the way the fabric is cut ie on the cross/bias. I've noticed most tshirts are cuts this way now and it drives me insane. My Mum is always complaining about it.
Apart from that, I can't think why else (apart from the spinning motion of the machine) that would be causing it.

My hate is when you wash doona covers and everything else in that load ends up IN the cover! Fascinates, yet infuriates! hehe

[The Cat's Me-Wow]

I've noticed it too. As a teen, my mum used to tell me it was a sign of a cheaply/poorly made t-shirt.

Cheap or expensive don't seem to differ much these days. I'll buy 'Brand' stuff if it's on sale, but otherwise, I just buy the cheaper stuff. I refuse to pay more for the same quality.

Edited grammar.

This post has been edited by The Cat's Me-Wow: 14/03/2012, 03:15 PM

[fancie]

Imagine laying 5 sheets of paper on top of each other and cutting through them with a pair of scissors. The top couple or sheets will be cut cleanly and properly along the line you wanted. The lower sheets will be "pulled" across during the cutting and will not be the exact shape as the upper ones.

Now imagine dozens (and dozens) of layers of fabric laid on a table and a band saw cutting out the t-shirt pattern pieces.

The layers (particularly with knit fabrics) stretch and pull and come out a bit wonky. Sew them up and press 'em - doesn't look too bad. Wash them and the faults become obvious. Look closely and you will see the knitted rows in the fabric don't sit straight - maybe running uphill - or that the front and back have haven't been evenly cut but sewn together anyway.

HTH.

[FluffyOscar]

Twisted t-shirts (or trackpants - Target I'm looking at you!) get returned for a refund here. That's the price the retailers pay for skimping on proper manufacturing (as fancie described).

[red_squirrel]

Cheap fabric does this. This is irrespective of the price paid for the actual Tshirt.

I tend to buy Tshirts from nextdirect and kmart because theirs don't seem to do this often. Even though in terms of price they are cheaper than most. Crazy I know.

[Guest_Buy Me A Pony !_*]

I thought all tshirts were cut on the bias cut now. They look normal when worn but when hung up they seem crooked.

[*LucyE*]

Poor quality workmanship.

Just because the end customer is paying a lot for it, doesn't guarantee it is well made. Some (a lot) of that money goes towards marketing the brand rather than improving the quality of workmanship.