So, in the winter I wear knits, woollens, cords etc, but come summer my wardrobe has lots of linen and cotton in it. Any clever ideas on how to get it to work without totally wrinkling it (on days when I shower/change at work)?
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(21 posts)- Started 13 years ago by SRD
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I generally take shirts and trousers in at the weekend (so that they can have the bag to themselves on the way in without fighting for space with flasks and sandwiches) and then sit neatly-folded in my locker so that they still look ironed by the time they come to be worn. My flaxen employment-breeks get rolled-up to be put back in the locker overnight and seem to survive. If I forget to take things in at the weekend and I have to take a shirt in during the week I over-fold it into a vague cuboid rather than keep it flat so that it doesn't get flattened by other bag-contents.
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Looks like there's a 'need' for a (cycle based) mobile, washing, ironing, delivery service.
Can't see cyclists paying for it though...
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I carry a cotton shirt in every day. I fold the sleeves in, and then over again so that it is vertically folded into thirds. I then place socks / pants / tie in the middle and sort of do a loose roll / fold of the shirt around it, so that there aren't any hard creases / folds in it. I wrap in a stuff sack to help keep it protected then pop in my bag. Trews live in my locker, coming home for washage and ironage as required.
I have found rolling works better than folding (lengthwise) as it is less likely to leave creases.
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As with the others, fold loosely (maybe someone should do a vid!) and place on top of the other stuff with the top loosely closed.
Shirts I fold in half vertically, sleeves together behind then a loose roll/fold horizontally in thirds, trousers, fold flat onto the pressed creases then fold/roll as for shirts.
Shirt gets packed on top of trousers if they are both in the same pannier.Posted 13 years ago # -
Doesn't tracing/tissue paper work? Thats how my shirts come when new.
I can where what I libke at work, so its usually jeans and a tee shirt, so a few creases are not fussed over.
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Thanks guys. Am sure your suggestions just right for men's suits/dress shirts. Not quite as sure that the loosely rolled works for linen and women's blouses. May try some of these foldy things which we were given for packing trousers into suitcases.
In the end, I will probably just have to live with the wrinkles....or bring in a spare iron (unlikely!)
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Roll you clothes up to avoid creases...
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@SRD, I'm sure the principles of shirt folding to avoid creases will transfer over to the medium of the ladies blouse.
As far as trying to keep linen crease-free, from my experience in working in ladieswear at M&S, it's a losing battle, even with an iron to hand.
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Here's what I do (for the avoidance of doubt, the presenter isn't me...) and this looks like a woman's shirt to me:
How to pack a shirt without wrinklesMaybe the three plastic bags is a bit OTT, but the point is that (a) you only actually fold along seams or ironed creases and (b) that you use packing [I use my work trousers instead of the first plastic bag] so that all other folds in the shirt are round a large radius and can't form a crease.
...and then I put it on the top of the bag on the bike with nothing on top and hope it doesn't get squashed.
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Roll clothes instead of folding. Works for shirts, trousers, not sure about skirts/dresses but the principle is the same.
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What not to do:
http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/1993-12-15/
Posted 13 years ago # -
...and then I put it on the top of the bag on the bike with nothing on top and hope it doesn't get squashed.
definitely don't put your D-lock on top :(
Posted 13 years ago # -
My technique. I'm not big on looking excessively-ironed but this way allows things to be transported without harm.
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I meant to report, I had good luck with rolling my trousers around undergarments last week. Trick is definitely to have something soft but bulky to go in the middle.
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@greenroofer - thanks for the link to the shirt folding clip. THat is the shirt folding video with the most hits ever. I noticed that the presenter had also starched the shirt rigid. A good way to keep out creases. But we aren't all excellent clear starchers like Mrs Tiggywinkle.
Rolling works for trousers and t-shirts. Rolling works without padding or with padding (depending on fabric I guess).
One clip (from a Savile ROw tailor) went for a concertina fold on the first arm. This would only work to keep the body of the shirt wrinkle free - the second arm might be ok but the concertina arm would be almightily wrinkled. Could always keep our jacket on.
@SRD are you sure about trick with the soft but bulky something to go in the middle?
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Rolling works without padding or with padding (depending on fabric I guess)....@SRD are you sure about trick with the soft but bulky something to go in the middle?
well, for me to roll the trousers, it definitely worked better with something to roll them around (undergarments!). I am talking about loose linen trousers. Chinos, suit trousers etc, maybe different. Had tried rolling before ineffectively, this time it worked better.
If there was anything else implied by my words/your requote, then I missed it...
Posted 13 years ago # -
And my shot :)
It's about time I entered the future and posted something on youtube...
If it disappears, some media company or another has probably claimed they own the rights to "calling all workers".
Posted 13 years ago # -
That was possibly the geekiest most-pointless most-unnecessary thing Ive seen. Love it.
Posted 13 years ago # -
nice. the M&S touch shows :)
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Yes, very similar to an M&S fold, although the arms go in behind the shirt for that, as you want the front on display. We did have special boards to fold shirts on, but most people used their chin...
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