Does boiling a T-shirt shrink it?

By Forinfos - 19/05/2026 - 0 comments

If the T-shirt is made of 100 percent cotton that is not pre-shrunk, boiling is effective for achieving shrinkage. In fact, expect your shirt to shrink up to two sizes when it is soaked in boiling water before being dried.

Place the shirt in a pot of boiling water, turn off the heat, and let the material soak for five minutes or more. Washing a cotton T-shirt in a machine on the hottest water setting then putting it in a dryer on the highest heat setting is also effective. These methods are less successful if the T-shirt is made of a polyester/cotton blend.

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