• Clothes shrink in the wash due to natural fibres like cotton and linen relaxing to their original crinkled state when exposed to heat, moisture, and agitation.
• During manufacturing, fibres are stretched straight, but hydrogen bonds break in hot water, allowing cellulose chains to recoil.
• Loosely knitted fabrics shrink more than tightly woven ones; even cold water can cause some shrinkage due to swelling and mechanical action.
• Wool shrinks via felting, where cuticle scales on fibres interlock during washing.
• Synthetics like polyester resist shrinking due to crystalline structures that maintain stability.
• To unshrink clothes, soak in lukewarm water with conditioner or baby shampoo, then stretch gently and dry flat.

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• Users share tips on durable clothing brands like American Giant hoodies, Carhartt pants, Duluth Trading shirts, and Uniqlo's better options, noting quality declines in some like Levi's and H&M.
• Discussions on avoiding shrinkage: wash cold, air dry or use low-heat dryers, hang dry with fans/dehumidifiers; modern heat pump dryers praised for gentleness.
• Health concerns about dryer lint and microplastics from synthetics, with anecdotes of respiratory issues from poor ventilation.
• Debates on fabric quality: longer staple cotton resists shrinking better; pre-shrunk fabrics and blends help; natural vs. synthetic preferences vary.

for BEing journey - self knowledge exercise - removing everything from our experience that is not essential Rupert Spira

BEing journey - self knowledge exercise - removing everything from our experience that is not essential Rupert Spira - metaphor - Like taking all our clothes off when we are preparing for bedtime

comment - self knowledge exercise - Rupert Spira - This exercise makes me think of my own thoughts around discovering or rather, rediscovering one's true nature - If we are to discuss the "greater self" from whence we came, then it's tantamount to discovering - the nature nature within - human nature - So anything that is recognized as human nature, cannot be the ground state - The ground state must go beyond anything that depends on the human body - Thoughts and perceptions are mediated by brains and sense organs, both depend on the human body and so - are dependent on human nature - Self knowledge is unmediated and directly experienced - It has the quality of the ground state within us, the nature part of our human nature

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-02-16/who-won-the-melania-trump-nft-auction-trump-crypto-wallet-linked-to-185k-funds

This would appear to be a case of the emperor has no clothes, but in reality it's a useless, and overly expensive hat—one which she's sold to herself.

This is quite a trope.

The relationship between appearance and deceit