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The truth about shrinkage and cold water
There is a rumor that cold water can sometimes cause shrinkage. But we would argue that the exact opposite is true. The reality is that when you wash items in hot water, especially items that have a lot of cotton in them, those items are much more likely to shrink. Following up on a previous post about finding the softest t-shirt available and ranking the top 10 (click here to read about which ones rank the best), here is information about what happened when we washed those same items several times in cold water and in hot water. Subscribe to get...
Choosing the softest t-shirt
Here is some valuable and important information for those that are interested in finding the softest t-shirt available for their teams or events. We tested 19 different styles of shirts from 100% cotton to various blends of cotton, polyester, and rayon. Our goal was to find which of them were the softest shirts, both before and after washing them. The benefit of this information is being able to better select the type of shirt for your needs. You will be able to see the rankings and some of the surprises we were not expecting! About testing for the softest t-shirt...