This Crucial Laundry Mistake Can Ruin Your Clothing In An Instant

If you have been wondering what has been causing your items to come out of the wash looking a bit worse for wear, wonder no further. It may sound far-fetched, but the culprit for your loose threads is buttonholes. If you're someone who buttons shirts before washing them, you're doing your laundry wrong. Buttoned shirts can cause issues like snagging, loose threads, and could even tear both the item in question and your other clothes. 

Though it takes a little longer to go through your clothing items and see if there are any snag risks, opening your shirts will allow them to get a better wash. The armpits and inside collar of a garment are exposed to sweat and your natural body odor each time you wear the clothing item, so leaving the shirt open or washing it inside out will allow the detergent to get in all of the nooks and crannies. Below is everything you need to know about how closed buttonholes could be ruining your clothes.

Buttonholes can become a problem when they are exposed to constant tugging and pulling from the movement of the washing machine. Over time, this can cause the holes to stretch out, leaving room for other items to get stuck in them. A stretched buttonhole could also cause loose threads, which not only look unseemly but will eventually unravel, leaving you with a very misshapen item. It isn't just the buttonholes down the front of the shirt you need to look out for, either — the ones at the cuffs could tug at the sleeves and bend them out of shape.

It's unlikely to be an issue if you forget to unbutton your shirts once or twice, but if you forget repeatedly, then the threads could become looser and the buttonholes wider. This is especially important if you buy expensive shirts, as you definitely don't want them to lose their shape. Luckily, all you need to do is take a few seconds to check all of your shirts are unbuttoned before you put the washer on.