Fabric Shrinkage Calculator

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Fabric Shrinkage Calculator

Wash shrinkage · Length · Width · Percentage · Quality control · Production planning

% cm / in

Measure before & after wash

Direction

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Before wash

After wash

Number of wash cycles

cycles

First wash typically shows 80-90% of total shrinkage

Shrinkage results

                            Amount shrunk
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                            cm
                        

Shrinkage per cycle — %/cycle

After 5 cycles (est.) — %

0% — 15%

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Shrinkage = (Before − After) / Before × 100

Cut length correction

Calculate how much extra fabric to cut for desired finished size

Desired finished length

Shrinkage percentage

Use the shrinkage value from the first tab

Shrinkage direction

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Cut length summary

                            Cut length needed
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                            cm
                        

                            Extra allowance
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                            cm
                        

Cut width needed — cm

Total extra fabric — %

Desired — With allowance

Cut length = Desired / (1 − Shrinkage/100)

Compare fabric types

Fabric A

Before wash

After wash

Fabric type

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Fabric B

Before wash

After wash

Fabric type

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Comparison results

Metric

Fabric A

Fabric B

Difference

Shrinkage

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Amount shrunk

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Classification

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Shrinkage comparison

Lower shrinkage is generally better

Compare shrinkage performance between fabric types