Yes, combed cotton will shrink slightly if you wash it in warm water and dry all the way through.
There is not a way to shrink a preshrunk cotton shirt. You will have to wear it how it is.
Anything with cotton in it will shrink some if it has not been preshrunk. The amount it will shrink depends on the percentage of cotton in the material. The more polyester the material has the less it will shrink.
Pima cotton will shrink as much as other cottons. Many cotton tops are prewashed for softeness, which should pre shrink them. If not preshrunk and 95-100% cotton, typically pants can shrink up to an inch in length.
Probably.
You can shrink a cotton shirt by putting it on a very hot laundry cycle. You might have to repeat the process of couple of times to achieve the desired size.
with a preshrinker
No. A 100 % cotton shirt will not shrink when you wash it.
A 100 % cotton shirt will usually shrink one whole size in the wash. Therefore, if you normally wear a Large, buy an Extra Large.
Yes, but be careful not to stain them in the wash.
Cotton fibers swell up when wet with water which in effect shortens the length of the fiber. The temperature of the water has no bearing. If the fiber is then dried quickly, the fiber permanently retains the swelled up and shortened attitude. If dried on low heat or no heat cotton will usually not shrink. This removes the water slowly and returns the fibers to their pre-wet size. Dry cleaning solvent evaporates quickly from cotton fibers allowing for a shrink free process. Most manufacturers preshrink cotton fabric prior to constructing garments. However, preshrunk garments may still shrink 2 to 3%. So if it is just right - get the next size.
It just depends on how much cotton is in this shirt. If you want to shrink it, put it in the dryer for like 20 minutes and it might help a little bit. I also heard use a spray bottle and make the shirt damp and then put it in the dryer for 15 minutes. This only works with 100-50 percent cotton shirts
Yes but you can limit shrinking by only washing in cold water or look for one that is preshrunk.
No. Mine still fits perfectly