{"id":20014,"date":"2026-06-16T17:05:35","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T17:05:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/?p=20014"},"modified":"2026-06-16T17:05:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T17:05:35","slug":"why-your-clothes-keep-getting-tiny-holes-the-surprising-laundry-mistake-that-could-be-destroying-your-wardrobe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/?p=20014","title":{"rendered":"Why Your Clothes Keep Getting Tiny Holes \u2014 The Surprising Laundry Mistake That Could Be Destroying Your Wardrobe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"46\" data-end=\"159\">Small holes in clothing are usually caused by everyday wear and laundry habits, not moths or poor-quality fabric.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1700470\" data-uid=\"05b68\">\n<div id=\"mgw1700470_05b68\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"mgbox card-media\">\n<div class=\"mgheader\">Washing machines, especially when overloaded, can cause friction that weakens fibers. Metal zippers, buttons, and hooks can also scrape delicate fabrics during washing and drying.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-start=\"342\" data-end=\"526\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">To prevent damage, turn clothes inside out, use mesh laundry bags, avoid overloading the machine, and use lower dryer heat. These simple steps can help extend the life of your clothes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Small holes in clothing are usually caused by everyday wear and laundry habits, not moths or poor-quality fabric. Washing machines, especially when overloaded, can cause <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/?p=20014\" title=\"Why Your Clothes Keep Getting Tiny Holes \u2014 The Surprising Laundry Mistake That Could Be Destroying Your Wardrobe\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20015,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20014","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20014","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=20014"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20014\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20016,"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20014\/revisions\/20016"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/20015"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20014"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=20014"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=20014"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}