Why Knot?

At a previous game night, I wore a white skirt I had never worn before.

I'm kind of getting used to the fact that I can't just put clothes in the washer and dryer and wear them.  I check the label to see what I have to do.  Hand wash, machine wash cold with like colours, dry flat, iron to restore shape if necessary, tumble dry low, dry clean only, beat on stone in creek, and so on.

The white skirt label said

MACHINE WASH COLD

GENTLY CYCLE WITH

LIKE COLORS

ONLY NON-CHLORINE

BLEACH WHEN NEEDED

REMOVE PROMPTLY

WHILE DAMP HOLD

BOTH ENDS TWIST

TIGHTLY AND KNOT

TUMBLE DRY LOW

DO NOT IRON

First off, the skirt is white and kind of see-thru even with the lining.  I wore a slip with it.  So why the heck did they put a black label inside?  Second, who came up with the bright idea of putting one label at the top in the back with garment construction and another lower down with the washing instructions?  Mostly, I've noticed they're near the hem; in this skirt they were about four inches below the waist.

So I tried: I twisted the skirt and knotted it but not too tightly.  I was afraid of ruining it.

The knot came out.

This was about a week ago.  Today was laundry day and I pulled out the skirt,  soaked it under a faucet, put it in the washer spin cycle.  From there, I twisted it tightly and knotted it equally tightly.

It worked!

Wrong (Smooth) on Left; Right (Crinkly) on Right

Crinkly Hem Closeup ~ click to see detail