Why do clothes made with certain materials shrink when washed in washing machine?
366511
I think it depends on how the fibers in the clothes react to being placed in water. Natural fibers like cotton and wool absorb large amounts of water. The other thing would be what happens to the fiber when it dries (especially with heat). Not all fibers absorb water, nylon, polyester and lycra don't absorb much water. \n\nOne thing you could do for your project would be to take the same amount of some of these fibers in different containers and then pour in a certain amount of water. Then measure the amount of water that you can empty off. That will tell you how much water is absorbed.
845273
The movement from the washer in the spin cycle helps to remove the water from the sopping wet clothes.  The faster the movement (spinning), the more water will be removed.
167239
Yes, apparently it is a wormhole to MY washer/dryer.  Because every time I do laundry, I keep getting these socks appear that I never had before.  I don't know where they come from.  There's always just one of each type, never a pair.  Strangest thing.
548591
Washing machines are electrical machines. They have rotors which do all the washing and drying. These rotors are made up a lot of coils. If a large current passes or if it works a long time, the coils heat up just as any other electric equipment.\n\nThe equation is Heat = (Current)^2*Resistance*time
634602
I put mine in the dryer for about 5 minutes before hanging them on plastic hangers, it gets the initial moisture out, as well as wrinkles and helps the shirt go back to original shape..just don't forget about them! Hope that helps
306817
Maybe it dried on your pants and you were unaware...just start washing EVERYTHING.
189543
to prove to customers that you have washed your clothes even though they are paint stained.  also to give the impression of neatness.
199040
Ever see all the lint that you collect in the lint catcher in the dryer?  Same principal.  Your not just getting the lint from that one small area of your shirt, either.  Plus, some of it is probably dead skin, too.
593913
After much wear & tear from the washing machine & repeated wearings, the fibers will break off. Some fabrics' fibers break more easily than others.\n\nThe science behind it is that static electricity builds up in the dryer as it tumbles the clothes around. This static helps pull the fibers away from the clothes & hopefully into the lint filter. If it gathers in the actual drier then I would check the lint filter. That is a possible fire hazard.
351728
Uh, "shrinkage" is not a universal phenomenon.  It applies only in specific circumstances,
954087
Probably the dryer. I always lose my socks in there
47366
Add moisture to the air, boil a pan of water. Plus, a dryer sheet will help with the clothes.
950805
only if there are thrown into a dryer
180877
I assume you're talking about the marks the pen made in which case, why worry about it??  Now that it is dried, it won't come off on your clothes - it will eventually fade away...   Heaven help that load of clothes it got washed with!\n\nIf you're talking about the marker itself (if I take your question literally) - who knows?  You didn't say where it was stuck.
78540
When bleaching powder is added to the washing machine, it mixes with water and chlorine is released to bleach the clothes.  If the container is not kept air tight, moisture in the air will enter the powder and release the chlorine which will no longer be available to bleach the clothes.
771823
Yes! What's the deal? You would think that for the thousands of years they've been making the doggone things they would have mastered the art of keeping-the-string-in-the-pants-past-one-wearing. Ever had it come out (or at least mostly out) in the dryer and strangle some drawers and socks? Then you have one sock that is still half wet that you have to let air dry before you can roll it up and put it away. I think that's why we lose so many socks in the dryer....Serial sweatpants string murders!
688959
water cooking out of the tissues causes shrinkage of course it will curl more in the direction it was already curled in...