Compliance & Care
Shrinkage, colour fastness, testing standards and care instructions for the fabrics in our catalogue.
- Cotton Fabric Shrinkage: How Much to Expect, How to Test It and What to Allow
Woven cotton shrinks mostly on the first wash, because the yarns relax from the tension of weaving and finishing. Measure it by marking a square on the cloth, washing it and measuring again. Cut the marker on the washed size, or buy a pre-shrunk cloth, whose residual shrinkage is held under one per cent.
Updated 2026-10-19
