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NFK
Citizen
Username: Nfk
Post Number: 100
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, June 15, 2006 - 10:07 pm: | 
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In b/w 2 sizes of a linen shirt. I've heard that linen shrinks either upon dry cleaning or washing. Is that true? If so, does it shrink in length or width?
Thanks. |
Virtual It Girl
Citizen
Username: Shh
Post Number: 4619
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, June 15, 2006 - 10:12 pm: |
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It shrinks, gets misshapen and all wrinkly! |
ess
Citizen
Username: Ess
Post Number: 2256
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, June 15, 2006 - 10:28 pm: |
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You're best off having linen dry cleaned. |
Jersey_Boy
Citizen
Username: Jersey_boy
Post Number: 1093
Registered: 1-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, June 15, 2006 - 10:35 pm: |
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I've done controlled shrinking only once. With a tweed cap. It was too big, so I wore it in the rain and let it dry.
I couldn't get it off for five years and when I did I was almost bald.
Just be careful.
J.B. |
CJH
Citizen
Username: Christel
Post Number: 49
Registered: 1-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, June 15, 2006 - 10:43 pm: |
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"It shrinks, gets misshapen and all wrinkly!"
Sounds like this could have snuck over from the postpartum experience thread... |
greenetree
Supporter
Username: Greenetree
Post Number: 8071
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Friday, June 16, 2006 - 9:36 am: |
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I had a great pair of linen capris years/sizes ago. Not knowing any better, I washed/dried. Gave them to a friend's elementry school-aged daughter afterwards. |
eliz
Supporter
Username: Eliz
Post Number: 1521
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Friday, June 16, 2006 - 10:12 am: |
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A lot of linen is preshrunk - was the shirt soft when you bought it? If it was soft it was probably washed and preshrunk. I wash linen all the time. |
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