Bobbly Bras?

Hey
Does anyone else find that after a while their bras (t-shirt style, moulded cup type of thing) go sorta lumpy? Its really annoying, as I only got this one about a month ago :mad:

Is there any way to stop this? :confused:

Guessing I'm doing something wrong with the washing or something? Thanks xx

Reply 1

LFC_Girl

I get that problem aswell. It must just be due to the washing machine!

Reply 2

Rainbow_Chick

Look at the label because sometimes they have to be hand washed.

Reply 3

Lucky_8

nope, mine says machine wash :s-smilie:

lol, thanks anyway! xx

Reply 4

Love_Hearts

might be if you tumble dry it?

Reply 5

belle_27

bras go bobbly when you tumble dry them. I've never tumbled my t-shirt bra and I got it around 8 months ago and it hasn't got any bobbles, so maybe thats why yours has?

Reply 6

No Future

Poor quality bra?
Washing too often?

Reply 7

hugatree

They have these special bags to put bras in for when you wash them so they don't do that. :smile:

Reply 8

Tarts_n_Vicars

Stuff in the machine might get stuck on them like zips of trousers etc. Try bunging them inside a pillow case and then putting that in the machine.

It could also be the tumble drying as other posters have said, the moulded bras aren't usually made of the same stuff the usual ones are.

Reply 9

KerriT

If you mean the Ultimate bras from Debenhams then I have the same problem but I always wash them by hand.

Reply 10

qexy-loz

Apparently to prevent this from happening, you can put them inside washing machine bags. And to remove bobbles, you can use a razor, as I have been told. Never tried it, but it might work.

Reply 11

fiesty_fox

Yeh. i think it is the washing machine thats why from then on i wash my bra with hands

Reply 12

quintsy

Yeah, even though the labels do say it's ok to machine wash some bras, I wouldn't recommend it. Some of my bras went the same way as yours, but I haven't had any problems since starting to handwash them.

If it's any consolation I think the dips in the cups have gone over time, and some shops even offer a refund if you take the bra back to them and show them what happened to the cups. (I think Marks and Spencer's refunded mine)

Good luck! :smile:

Reply 13

Satine

By 'bobbly' d'you mean the material on the inside has kind of shrunk and got dips in? So that the inside is a different shape from the material on the outside?

I HATE it when that happens.

Ended up buying all my bras from Virgin Ware because they don't seem to do that. Virgin Ware unfortunately disappeared from my locality quite a long time ago, and now all my bras are grey and icky with age, but not bobbly.

Reply 14

SexyKe

When they go lumpy the way to solve it is to mould them into shape as soon as they come out the washing machine and dont let them near a tumble dryer. My dad used to take my washing out the machine without moudling and i used to go mental; he still doesnt understand to this day!!

Reply 15

Mafer

Well, I got this problem when i first have my bra...then my mother teached me something...
Some bras are really fragile towards the washing machine...so try to wash them by hands...
it is better for bras to long lasting
you just need to use few detergens and wash them till clean...dun rub or squeeze them too hard...