why do mexician blankets shrink so badly???

lin7604 · 11-25-2007

You think i would of learn't my lesson the first time. When i was in acapulco years back i bought my 1st mexician blanket. Not knowing better when i got home i washed it and put it in the dryer, well low and behold when it came out of the dryer it was half the size!!!!! So a 2 years ago i decided to buy another one. I have been on my best with remembering to hang it to dry, well yesterday not thinking, i decided to put it on damp dry for 20 min just to take some of the mositure out of it but not dry it. Well it dryed it and it was HALF the size!!!! I couldn't believe it, i did it again!!!! Thanks god we are going back this Jan and i will once again get another one and hopefully remember to NEVER dry it at all!
why do they shrink so bad?

Luv2Dance · 11-25-2007

Hmmmmm. I've washed mine many times and it hasn't shrunk. Are you washing it in hot water?

Mikey · 11-25-2007

I have four and I wash them all the time on warm/cold and they have not shrunk at all......I dry them on the regular setting.......

Bevoz · 11-25-2007

I have 2 that I have had for over 15 years wash them and put them in the dryer not problem

lin7604 · 11-25-2007

i wash it with cold water and the dryer setting was only a 15-20 min damp dry cycle that don't use heat. The first blanket i washed it in warm water and put in the dryer under a reg heat cycle so it shrank big time. SO i bought a new one 2 years ago, knowing not to put it in a heat cycle. Well who knew that a damp cycle would still shrink it??? I don't think it's the wash cycle at all it the drying .

francaise · 11-25-2007

Same here, I wash mine all the time and they hardly shrunk at all over the years. Maybe if you wet them again and try stretching them when they are damp. (like we use to for jeans

). Josee

u2girlie · 11-25-2007

I've washed mine in hot water (because my dogs love them) and I've dried them on high for an hour and they've never shrunk on me...well, maybe slightly but certainly not to any degree that is noticeable...especially 1/2 the size!

Andiline · 11-25-2007

Possible that it depends on the quality of the blankets? Haven't washed mine yet but I'd probably handwash them in cold water.

lin7604 · 11-25-2007

i thought i was getting a better blanket too when i bought as he had 3 different ones. one of them was thin and harder, the other one was thin and soft and mine was thick and soft. I wanted a thick one and i though the thick ones were better? maybe not? or i just got fooled? what did you pay for yours that haven't shrunk? this way i will keep my head up better this Jan when serching for a new one.

francaise · 11-25-2007

We have several and we paid anywhere from 3x$10.00 (a while back) to 10.00 each. None have shruk much.

We use them on the beach and usually we take them to a lavanderia just before leaving and it's all nice and clean.
Josee

lin7604 · 11-25-2007

so how come i lucked out with the lemon's???? both of mine shrunk big time????

Seakony · 11-25-2007

Next time, find out what it is made with...Cotton, or wool...and ask the vender how to wah it to keep it from shrinking... or send it out to a dry cleaner.

lin7604 · 11-25-2007

so cotton will shrink over wool? I asked last time and he said no problem to wash it and dry it as i told him about my previous blanket. I willa sk again and maybe i'll get a honest reply or explained which one is better to prevent them from shrinking.

lin7604 · 11-25-2007

well i looked online and it says it's a traditional weave not the tight weave. id on't know if that makes the difference or not?

cuffedlinks · 11-25-2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by lin7604

so cotton will shrink over wool? ...

I dunno, but I DO know rock beats scissors....

Actually it would be a good thing to find out for future info/reference/peep searches...

11-25-2007	#1 (permalink)
lin7604 beachaholic Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 254	why do mexician blankets shrink so badly??? You think i would of learn't my lesson the first time. When i was in acapulco years back i bought my 1st mexician blanket. Not knowing better when i got home i washed it and put it in the dryer, well low and behold when it came out of the dryer it was half the size!!!!! So a 2 years ago i decided to buy another one. I have been on my best with remembering to hang it to dry, well yesterday not thinking, i decided to put it on damp dry for 20 min just to take some of the mositure out of it but not dry it. Well it dryed it and it was HALF the size!!!! I couldn't believe it, i did it again!!!! Thanks god we are going back this Jan and i will once again get another one and hopefully remember to NEVER dry it at all! why do they shrink so bad?

11-25-2007	#6 (permalink)
francaise way into it Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: okotoks alberta Posts: 187	1/2 blanket Same here, I wash mine all the time and they hardly shrunk at all over the years. Maybe if you wet them again and try stretching them when they are damp. (like we use to for jeans). Josee

11-25-2007	#10 (permalink)
francaise way into it Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: okotoks alberta Posts: 187	blankets We have several and we paid anywhere from 3x$10.00 (a while back) to 10.00 each. None have shruk much. We use them on the beach and usually we take them to a lavanderia just before leaving and it's all nice and clean. Josee

11-25-2007	#2 (permalink)
Luv2Dance añejo Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 25,600	Hmmmmm. I've washed mine many times and it hasn't shrunk. Are you washing it in hot water?

11-25-2007	#3 (permalink)
Mikey he likes it! Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 27,429	I have four and I wash them all the time on warm/cold and they have not shrunk at all......I dry them on the regular setting.......

11-25-2007	#4 (permalink)
Bevoz reposado Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Tsawwassen BC..soon Playa Posts: 1,261	I have 2 that I have had for over 15 years wash them and put them in the dryer not problem

11-25-2007	#5 (permalink)
lin7604 beachaholic Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 254	i wash it with cold water and the dryer setting was only a 15-20 min damp dry cycle that don't use heat. The first blanket i washed it in warm water and put in the dryer under a reg heat cycle so it shrank big time. SO i bought a new one 2 years ago, knowing not to put it in a heat cycle. Well who knew that a damp cycle would still shrink it??? I don't think it's the wash cycle at all it the drying .

11-25-2007	#7 (permalink)
u2girlie Life=Playa (almost) Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Playa del Carmen Posts: 3,711	I've washed mine in hot water (because my dogs love them) and I've dried them on high for an hour and they've never shrunk on me...well, maybe slightly but certainly not to any degree that is noticeable...especially 1/2 the size!

11-25-2007	#8 (permalink)
Andiline añejo Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Cologne, Germany Posts: 9,870	Possible that it depends on the quality of the blankets? Haven't washed mine yet but I'd probably handwash them in cold water.

11-25-2007	#9 (permalink)
lin7604 beachaholic Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 254	i thought i was getting a better blanket too when i bought as he had 3 different ones. one of them was thin and harder, the other one was thin and soft and mine was thick and soft. I wanted a thick one and i though the thick ones were better? maybe not? or i just got fooled? what did you pay for yours that haven't shrunk? this way i will keep my head up better this Jan when serching for a new one.

11-25-2007	#11 (permalink)
lin7604 beachaholic Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 254	so how come i lucked out with the lemon's???? both of mine shrunk big time????

11-25-2007	#12 (permalink)
Seakony añejo Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 16,151	Next time, find out what it is made with...Cotton, or wool...and ask the vender how to wah it to keep it from shrinking... or send it out to a dry cleaner.

11-25-2007	#13 (permalink)
lin7604 beachaholic Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 254	so cotton will shrink over wool? I asked last time and he said no problem to wash it and dry it as i told him about my previous blanket. I willa sk again and maybe i'll get a honest reply or explained which one is better to prevent them from shrinking.

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11-25-2007	#14 (permalink)
lin7604 beachaholic Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 254	well i looked online and it says it's a traditional weave not the tight weave. id on't know if that makes the difference or not?