T-shirts to Dresses

I wear mostly cotton t-shirts except for some dry fits I often wear to the gym. With no automatic clothes dryer, the cotton t's always get longer and longer when the hang them to dry after washing, machine or hand. I have complained for ten years but no solution. I look like I am wearing a dress going for walks. I've given up worrying how I look (this from a guy who wore nice suits and sport jackets when working). Has anyone found a solution for this?

 

Become a ladyboy Pat

 

90% of my shirts are "wicking." <<Wicking fabrics are modern technical fabrics which draw moisture away from the body. They are made of high-tech polyester, which, unlike cotton, absorbs very little water. Cotton will absorb 7% of its weight in water, polyester only 0.4%.>> Polyester has come a VERY long way since "Caroline Kennedy; an unnatural fibre has never touched her body." My "round the house" shirts are sleeveless synthetic. And sorry, but I can't do anything about your existing tees.

 

Eat more Big Macs drink more Beer and long T shirts will never be a problem, being a fat Fecker I never have this problem in fact I was beginning to wonder if mine were shrinking when they started to show off my Beer Belly?

 

I considered that but I'm not attracted enough and I have a DO NOT ENTER tattoo on my butt

 

On a more serious note I would suggest it is likely to be the quality of the cotton used that is the problem, I am no expert on textiles but did work in the industry for a few years, thin cotton T shirts are the very worst for this same problem, better to buy them of a reasonable thickness and they tend to be more resilient to stretching, another problem here can be hand washing the women here are surprisingly strong, I'm sure the hand washing builds up muscle strength? when they finish wringing out clothes by hand they are nearly dry but often stretched out of shape, I have T shirts here that I have had for 5yrs some with a few holes and most well faded with the sun, but still in their original shape, many were bought in SM city Mall Cebu, they have a small section in the department store that sells clothes for fat baskets Maxwear is on the labels.

It has been suggested to me on more than one occasion, that short sleeved cotton shirts keep you cooler than cotton T shirts?

Water softeners or as some call then fabric softeners Downy being a good example are a total waste of money, they were introduced into the textile industry in the mid 60's as a water soluble lubricant mostly for use on synthetic materials and especially polyester, the very high speed sewing machines of the time could set the cloth on fire if this was not used, it helped prevent static and friction burns, actually clothes get dirty much sooner if this is used like most grease it attracts dirt, I can remember the TV adverts in the 1970's when a certain brand claimed it untangled the fibres in your clothes and made them last longer, they are just a total waste of money, OK they do smell nice but many washing powders are giving this more consideration in these modern times and give much the same result.

One other thing most modern automatic washing machines now have water level sensors and only use half the water in the main wash than the ones of yesteryear, so only half the soap is required for the same result.

 

I bought a few t shirts in Cangs around a year ago which have been washed many times but still keep the original shape, my wife hangs them on the drying line with a clothes hanger in them so maybe thats the reason they keep their shape.
They have brand names on them Polo, Fred Perry and such like but for the price i am sure they are not original.
In the UK i used to buy size L but here i need XXL.