# Fabric care

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fabric-care/5107>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 4, 1999, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fabric-care/5107 "1999-12-04T22:27:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Rmat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85e7bf/32.png) [@Rmat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rmat)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 1999, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fabric-care/5107/1 "1999-12-04T22:27:00Z")

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The care instructions for three shirts I recently purchased say “Turn Inside Out” before machine washing. What POSSIBLE difference could that make?

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**Author:** ![funneefarmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9fc348/32.png) [@funneefarmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/funneefarmer)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 1999, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fabric-care/5107/2 "1999-12-04T22:35:00Z")

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Wear and tear of the washing machine will fade or rub the inside instead of the outside. Especially useful if there’s something printed on the outside.