Why do some clothes shrink when washed in hot water and why can’t they stretch back to their normal size?

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Why do some clothes shrink when washed in hot water and why can’t they stretch back to their normal size?

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As an aside to this question:

I generally wash in cold and hang my cotton shirts dry the first few times I wear them before I let them hit warm water or a dryer.

It seems like this prevents them from shrinking as much in the future – could this be true or is it just an illusion?

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