I LOVE cotton! I wear cotton clothes, and use cotton linens and towels. All my quilts are cotton, the fabric, the thread and the batting. Cotton breathes. It keeps you cool in the summer and warm in the winter.
BUT......and isn't there always a "but" hanging out there somewhere..... when you wash cotton turtlenecks in warm water and then dry them in a dryer, the arms invariably shrink so that they are three or four inches too short!
The body of the garment doesn't seem to shrink, so just what are the garment makers doing that consistantly makes the arms shrink??? I have a closet full of three quarter length turtlenecks. What sense does that make? My wrists are perpetually cold, and it aggravates me to have to keep pulling the cuffs down. Once they shrink, you can never stretch them out again.
I demand longer sleeves! I demand sleeves that don't shrink!
(stepping off the soapbox....dusting off my hands)
Thank you for listening.
Comments (6)
Well, alrighty then! :-)
Posted by Mad Bull | January 11, 2004 8:17 AM
Posted on January 11, 2004 08:17
hey buffy,
some how i have never come across a cotton turtle neck whose sleeves shrink. i guess if you buy a nice brand name (they are a bit expensive but an outlet mall is good enough)top they give quality. its worth it
Posted by sophia | January 11, 2004 5:14 PM
Posted on January 11, 2004 17:14
You must be paying $50-100 for a turtleneck then..... I'm a cheapskate. If I buy the really expensive clothes I wouldn't be able to afford my cleaning lady!
Besides.....I'm afraid to wear the ones that were expensive. They hang in my closet for "dress-up" and that defeats the purpose of having a cotton turtleneck!
Posted by Buffy | January 11, 2004 10:25 PM
Posted on January 11, 2004 22:25
I don't have turtlenecks, but I have quite a few longsleeved cotton T-Shirts with the same problem; sleeves shrank, but shirt didn't.
Posted by Ann | January 12, 2004 5:15 PM
Posted on January 12, 2004 17:15
maybe you should get stuff made out of "tall cotton"...or is that long cotton??? i don't recall which one it is...
Peace...PJ
Posted by PJ | January 12, 2004 11:57 PM
Posted on January 12, 2004 23:57
start wearing sweatshrits? They are a blend and don't shrink the way of the cotton turtle necks... maybe not as suitable for some places/events. I like hoodies for around home.
Posted by Desiree | January 15, 2004 12:13 PM
Posted on January 15, 2004 12:13