Hey Guys,
So I have to built in wardrobes in my bedroom, one with shelves and one with a rack to hang clothes. I am just curious to what type of clothes should be folded and which should be hung.
Such as:
T-shirts - Folded
Hoodies - Folded
Kind of set out like that so it's simple and easy to understand.
Additional information will be added if necessary!
Thank you!
Natalie x :)
marie
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T shirts- folded
Socks, underwear etc- folded
Hoodies- Hung
Dress shirrts/formal- hung
Dresses- hung
Skirts- folded
Jackets/coats- hung
Cardigans- hung
Jeans- folded
leggings- folded
jumpers- either, doesn't really matter.
Swimwear- folded.
Pjs- Folded
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A simple and short answer, and then I'll explain why: Anything made of a knit fabric should be folded. Anything made of a woven fabric should be hung. Clothes that require ironing should be hung, clothes that do not require ironing should be folded with a few exceptions. That's all you need to know. Really.
Now for the explaining part. Knit fabrics are flexible and and fold or wrinkles will usually fall out with a just your body heat and gravity. That's why you never iron t-shirts, sweatshirts, sweatpants, cardigans and sweaters. Knit fabrics also have a bit of stretch so hanging them can make them stretch out of shape. You can get sweaters that are suddenly too long and too skinny, t-shirts with hanger shoulders, fancy knit tops with distorted necklines, and skirts with uneven hem lines. Knit sweater dresses are an exception, they do need to be hung up on hangers with padding at the shoulders, t-shirt summer and sundresses can also be folded or hung, I prefer folding and putting them away when the weather turns cold. Wool, cashmere, winter and fancy sweaters need to be stored with something cedar, ether small cedar blocks, cedar balls or cedar chips to prevent moths from feasting on your best sweaters.
Woven fabrics are far more stable and tend to hold wrinkles and folds. That's why they sometimes need ironing. Hang shirts, blouses, skirts, jackets, dresses, and most pants. Use real pant hangers and hang them by the waist, like they do at stores, to prevent that horrible fold at the knee that can't always be pressed out. The exception to the hang-your-pants rule is jeans. Jeans are will loose their wrinkles when worn from your body heat. Other really casual pants, like those ripped cargoes or the ones you wear for painting the house can also be folded.
Which brings up the big exceptions. Extremely small items such as shorts, bikinis, swim suits and extremely casual and/or hot summer weather wear can be folded whether they are knit or woven. Small items will take up lots of room in a closet, and by folding these they take up far less room. You can dedicate a couple shelves or drawers to shorts, tanks, swimsuits, and summer wear. This will make all these small pieces easy to find. Also fold any underwear and nightwear and dedicate separate shelf or drawers to each. Fold socks, but don't ball them by turning over cuffs. this stretches the top out of shape and will quickly ruin your socks.
A few minutes spent arranging and organizing your clothes the first time when placing them in a new storage unit will mean that they are easier to find when you need them. Make sure the system works for you and your lifestyle. When clothes are properly cleaned, organized and stored that will actually last longer than clothes carelessly dumped in a pile on the floor.
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I don't think it really matters which clothes are hung and which are folded. You could hang up the one's you wear a lot and fold the ones you don't. Or you could hang the clothes up that crinkle easily.
Nathan
I fold t shirts, socks, pants, hoodies, sweaters, ext and hang trousers, jeans, jog pants, shirts.
I just saw this on the main page.
A man
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I hang things like coats and dresses :)
Every thing else I fold :)