https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/twisting-seams-am-i-just-ocd Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 19 Apr 2026 03:56:40 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/twisting-seams-am-i-just-ocd#post-289646 Mon, 31 Jan 2011 07:53:50 +0000 AJ 289646@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have noticed this with my kids' tees that I put in the dryer. I wash all my stuff on delicate cycle and hang dry, so I don't think this has occured but I'll pay closer attention. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/twisting-seams-am-i-just-ocd#post-288346 Sat, 29 Jan 2011 00:42:55 +0000 Mellllls 288346@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have never noticed this and I don't buy incredibly high quality clothes. I am going to be on the watch now!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/twisting-seams-am-i-just-ocd#post-288343 Sat, 29 Jan 2011 00:40:34 +0000 catgirl 288343@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hate that, and I also hate when the whole garment kind of twists around so the seam runs at an angle (or is that what you mean?). Old Navy t-shirts are the worst culprits!</p> <p>ETA: I think you meant the same thing. I also hate when the seam itself gets twisted up, like at the collarline where it's stitched down, usually from the material shrinking in an uneven way. So CHEAP! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/twisting-seams-am-i-just-ocd#post-288206 Fri, 28 Jan 2011 22:04:19 +0000 Cilleena 288206@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've never noticed this with tops, but it drives me up the wall with some of my pants. The seam with get twisted right at the widest point of my hips and that adds an extra 1/4 of a inch to my hip width. Grr. I do NOT want my hip width added to. Is that what you are talking about? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/twisting-seams-am-i-just-ocd#post-288194 Fri, 28 Jan 2011 21:44:08 +0000 Anonymous 288194@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have that problem with JEANS. Especially bargain jeans. I know from my past sewing experience that this is because the garment was cut off the grain so the fabric will naturally start to push back so its on-grain when it is washed. It gets worse over time. It does happen with my Target t-shirts but not with my Halogen t-shirts. Quality does make a difference in this case. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/twisting-seams-am-i-just-ocd#post-288171 Fri, 28 Jan 2011 21:17:46 +0000 Velma 288171@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This happens when fabric is cut slightly off-grain. Typically with cheaper garments, more are cut at once in a thick stack, so there is more of a chance that each garment will be a bit off-grain. With washing and especially tumble-drying, the grain of the fabric will begin to pull against the seaming if the fabric is not aligned as the garment's design demands. How irritating! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/twisting-seams-am-i-just-ocd#post-288168 Fri, 28 Jan 2011 21:11:06 +0000 Debora 288168@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'll have to pay more attention to see if this happens with me. I hang all my knitwear over a laundry rack to dry, lining up the seams first. Good luck! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/twisting-seams-am-i-just-ocd#post-288153 Fri, 28 Jan 2011 20:43:34 +0000 Scarlet 288153@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh yeah, that does happen to me, but I don't worry about it because it is usually layering T-shirts. I think the fabric is cut on the bias maybe (throwing darts here cause I have no idea about sewing)? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/twisting-seams-am-i-just-ocd#post-288152 Fri, 28 Jan 2011 20:42:49 +0000 Mo 288152@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmm, Becky, that's an interesting thought. Here in the FL rental we have a top loading washer with the agitator in the center but back home in CA we have a front loader with no agitator at all. I wonder if the seam situation is caused by the agitator? I'll have to pay more attention when I move back home to my old washer and see if my shirts get less twisted . . . </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/twisting-seams-am-i-just-ocd#post-288151 Fri, 28 Jan 2011 20:39:02 +0000 Becky 288151@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Can you wash on a gentle cycle so they don't get such harsh treatment in the spin cycle? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/twisting-seams-am-i-just-ocd#post-288148 Fri, 28 Jan 2011 20:35:01 +0000 Mo 288148@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sara, I never noticed before, but sure enough, it is the left seams creeping towards the center every time! How bizarre. I agree the more expensive stuff tends to do this less, or at least take longer until it happens lol.<br /> AJ, it's the actual shirt fabric twisting - not a wrinkle type situation. Imagine hanging a t shirt so the shoulders are level but the left seam comes across the front of your belly rather than straight down the side. At the same time, the right seam is twisting across your back instead of straight down. You've never had this happen?? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/twisting-seams-am-i-just-ocd#post-288142 Fri, 28 Jan 2011 20:26:59 +0000 AJ 288142@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I must be clueless because I've never noticed this. Can't you just iron it flat? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/twisting-seams-am-i-just-ocd#post-288137 Fri, 28 Jan 2011 20:22:32 +0000 Scarlet 288137@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I really have no idea about this. How do the seams twist? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/twisting-seams-am-i-just-ocd#post-288120 Fri, 28 Jan 2011 19:36:30 +0000 MNsara 288120@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>High five, Mo! I'm often in my laundry room rearranging seams :-\ and it is always my left seams that twist toward the front center - what about yours?</p> <p>I think it is definintely worse with less expensive knits, but better brands are no guarantee of straight seams. . .</p> <p>My solution has been to lay flat to dry so I can square everything up before its too late. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/twisting-seams-am-i-just-ocd#post-288106 Fri, 28 Jan 2011 19:19:11 +0000 Mo 288106@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm doing laundry today and once again am spending a good deal of time trying to straighten out all the seams that seem to twist little by little, wash by wash. It drives me crazy! Am I just being too obsessive or does this drive you up a wall, too? I swear, even the most expensive knit shirt will eventually end up this way. I take shirts out of the dryer early and start blocking and stretching to try and even up the side seams. I found myself doing this with PJ pants this week, as well. As if anyone can see your pj's seams lol! I swear rayon blends are the worst. What's the deal with all this twisting, anyway? </p>