Raini Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Ds just brought home some sweaters that say to dry flat. LOL! That's not gonna happen. They are cotton/polyester- one is all cotton, and they were pretty cheap. What will happen if they are thrown into the dryer with all his other clothes? :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkacademy Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Ds just brought home some sweaters that say to dry flat. LOL! That's not gonna happen. They are cotton/polyester- one is all cotton, and they were pretty cheap. What will happen if they are thrown into the dryer with all his other clothes? :D Well I would assume tat they say that because they shouldn't go in the dryer? I don't get the big deal you can't lay them out or hang them over a shower curtain? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raini Posted September 18, 2012 Author Share Posted September 18, 2012 Well, I don't do his laundry, he's commuting to college and barely home, and he's a grab and go guy. I'm hoping someone here knows if it will destroy them, or if they will probably be OK. Then he can decide if he wants to deal with them or return them for easier care items. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Coast Mom Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Ds just brought home some sweaters that say to dry flat. LOL! That's not gonna happen. They are cotton/polyester- one is all cotton, and they were pretty cheap. What will happen if they are thrown into the dryer with all his other clothes? :D After he machine dries them, he'll have a great collection of miniature dog sweaters. Seriously, take them back if he can't/won't air dry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkacademy Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Well, I don't do his laundry, he's commuting to college and barely home, and he's a grab and go guy. I'm hoping someone here knows if it will destroy them, or if they will probably be OK. Then he can decide if he wants to deal with them or return them for easier care items. I would guess they would be ruined then so he may wanna take them back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyhomemaker Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 After he machine dries them, he'll have a great collection of miniature dog sweaters. Seriously, take them back if he can't/won't air dry. :iagree: I accidentally did this to a sweater of mine. It wasn't just slightly smaller; it was several sizes smaller. I'd return the shirts and get wash and dry ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WishboneDawn Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 With that blend the lay flat instruction probably has to do with the sweater keeping it's shape and not really about shrinkage. If anything happens it would likely just get baggy . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 I think a poly-cotton blend says "dry flat" because, if you hang them they will grow exponentially in length. Cotton is just like that. It doesn't shrink like wool, though. I have a number of cotton sweaters that I have had for decades that go into the dryer with regular clothes. But I'm just a kamikaze launderer like that. :lol: I put cashmere in the washer with the rest of my wool. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raini Posted September 18, 2012 Author Share Posted September 18, 2012 I'll let him know and let him decide. So what is the difference between sweaters that can go in the dryer and those that can't? I have two sweaters that are tumble dry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 With that blend the lay flat instruction probably has to do with the sweater keeping it's shape and not really about shrinkage. If anything happens it would likely just get baggy. The knitters weigh in with the nature of fibers. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 I'll let him know and let him decide. So what is the difference between sweaters that can go in the dryer and those that can't? I have two sweaters that are tumble dry. Hmmm. Unless it's marked "superwash", animal fibers (wool, alpaca, etc) will felt. It's not the heat, it's the temperature change and friction. I often dry them in a rack in the dryer, on medium or low heat. Generally, plant fibers (cotton, linen, hemp, tencel) are dry-able. Rayon is, frankly, iffy in water, it's also iffy in the dryer. I wash and dry silk with impunity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raini Posted September 18, 2012 Author Share Posted September 18, 2012 Oh wait, I just read more carefully. I had just seen the shrinking warnings. OK, they may get out of shape or get baggy. Hmmm.... So it can be done! Mycrazyhouse has done it for years! :) Thanks everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WishboneDawn Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 The knitters weigh in with the nature of fibers. :D :D My laundry skills improved only when I started to knit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Ds just brought home some sweaters that say to dry flat. LOL! That's not gonna happen. They are cotton/polyester- one is all cotton, and they were pretty cheap. What will happen if they are thrown into the dryer with all his other clothes? :D Or they could stretch out and go baggy. I have a drying rack for wool socks and other things that don't go in the dryer. The clothes hang down a bit rather than drying completely flat, but it works fine. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 :D My laundry skills improved only when I started to knit. Mine, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audrey Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 After he machine dries them, he'll have a great collection of miniature dog sweaters. Seriously, take them back if he can't/won't air dry. I agree. Those sweaters are cheap because they're cheap, i.e. they won't hold up to drying, and probably have to be washed in cold separately, too, or they'll shrink enough to fit a toddler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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