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Why Do T-Shirts Twist After Washing, and Can You Fix It?
Construction After enough hot cycles, the side seam on a T-shirt stops running down your ribs and starts drifting toward the front. The name for it is twisting, and it...
Why Do T-Shirts Get Holes at the Bottom?
Care Moths are not doing this. The small holes low on the front of a T-shirt are abrasion, worn through where the hem grinds against something hard at your waistline:...
How Often Should You Wash a T-Shirt?
Care Washing a T-shirt after every wear is the right call, and it is not what shortens its life. Heat does that, and so does owning so few tees that...
Do T-Shirts Shrink? What Moves in the Wash and What Does Not
Care Cotton shrinks. Polyester and spandex do not, and rayon barely does, so how much a T-shirt moves in the wash is decided by the blend on the label rather...
How Many T-Shirts Should a Man Own? The Number Depends on Laundry Day
Wardrobe If you do laundry once a week, the honest number is eight T-shirts, and only four of them are doing real work. The rest are backup, gym duty, and...
