Home Made Cage Liners Shrinking?

[Mamphers]

Anyone had experience of this? I'm washing at 30 and not tumble drying. Also use non bio. They're made with polar fleece and 100% cotton mattress topper

 

[Tim]

Whenever I make my liners, I tend to preshrink the fabric first by washing it on a hot wash a couple of times. I learnt the hard way when I didn't bother with my first attempt, a 4x2 ended up almost the size of a pee pad!

 

[CarnivalPiggy]

I also found that a place I ordered my old fleece liners from shrunk as they didn't give it a few extra inches for risk of shrinking during washing

 

[Tiamolly123]

Hi I machined mine round the outside & then machined about 2/3inches in from the side stitch. If it's a big one contine to do this. Then wash & tumble dry if you want, the stitching will stop it from shrinking.
Did you wick the fleece first.

 

[flowerfairy]

My liner with zorb inside it shrank a bit but the one with a double layer of cotton mattress protector inside was fine ...

 

[Tigermoth]

Anything you make from fabric that is going to be washed should be pre washed for just this reason!

 

[piggieminder]

I prewash fleece and lining on 90 and make slightly larger than I need after learning the hard way.

 

[Swissgreys]

I have also got a couple of homemade liners that are a bit 'skimpy' round the edge.
I also now pre-wash everything!