Let's Talk Shrinkage

Size shown is after laundering. All sizes are approximate as shrinkage is rarely uniform (right guys?).

Cotton shrinks. It's a fact of life. 

Shrinkage varies. It depends on your laundering equipment and methods. The higher the heat in the wash/dry process, the more severe the shrinkage.

Just like teenagers, cotton shrinkage can't be uniformly controlled. After laundering, you might find it shrinks more on one side than another. We call that character.

The good news? They get bigger and better with age. New products are stiffer and less absorbent than the same product after having been laundered many times. Some of the shrinkage might go away too. Bonus!