Mourning the loss of my linen pants
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Everyone is saying it’s cost-cutting, but a lot of the time you really just are not supposed to wash certain types of fabric in hot water/ in a modern washing machine. The wash detrimentally changes the properties of the fabric beyond just shrinking it, no matter when it’s washed.
Delicate linen is usually used in clothes for hot weather, it breathes really well and can absorb a lot of sweat for it’s weight, and it’s very strong so you can use very thin fabric.
When your pants shrunk in the wash, it’s because the hot water and agitation made the linen fibers tighten up, which takes away the breathability of the fabric and weakens the fibers. So what’s the point of using linen at that point?
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