Does anyone wash fleece at 60 degrees?

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By fleece I mean the 100% polyester stuff, not Vetbed.

I'm thinking it will shrink a bit, but I just wonder how much! I'm tempted to try it, at the risk of ruining one.
 
I wash my fleece regularly at 60 C and have washed it at 90 C.
Some fleece will shrink a bit, but generally not too much.
 
Oh that's brilliant, thanks. :) I've got one soaking now, so I'll put it on 60 and see what happens.
 
I washed mine using a little non-bio gel and some white vinegar, they came out smelling lovely. (better with the vinegar) but remember no softner. x
 
Just a quick update on my washing experiment!

It might have shrunk a little, but the fact that I'm not sure shows that it can't have shrunk a lot if it has. It smells a lot fresher for being washed at 60 degrees, but there was a bit of shedding that I don't normally get at 40 degrees. So I think that washing at 60 degrees is going to be OK, but will just reduce the life of the fleece (which is fine - it's cheap to buy, after all).
 
Just a side note...

When I used to wash my fleece at 90, any stray poops would survive the full wash cycle and come out unscathed!
 
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