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Add open zippers, jean buttons, bra hooks, and metal fasteners, and your soft T\u2011shirts and knits become sandpapered from the inside out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overloading the washer makes the damage brutal, forcing clothes to scrape and strain against each other. High dryer heat then finishes the job by weakening already stressed fibers. The fix is surprisingly simple: turn garments inside out, close zippers, separate heavy items from delicate ones, use mesh bags, avoid cramming the drum, and lower dryer temperatures. Those small changes can stop the \u201cmystery holes,\u201d stretch the life of your wardrobe, and keep your favorite pieces looking and feeling like new far longer than you think possible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Those mysterious tiny holes are usually the slow, silent result of friction and stress during everyday washing and drying. 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