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

Question

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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Answer 1

You can unshrink them a lot of times with a half hour soak in a warm water – baby conditioner mixture. Wring your clothes out, then lay on a bath towel. Gently stretch it out to its original size, then roll tightly in the towel, leave rolled for a half hour or so. It’s worked on a number of my shirts (multiple times on the same shirt!).

It relaxes those fibers.