What to do with shirts?
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What to do with shirts?
Postby Ozchuck » Thu Dec 17, 2009 2:05 pm
Sometimes I get to copout and wear a polo, but most days I'm in the thin fabric'd long sleeve shirt.
I've been trying to fold, or even "roll" my shirts up after ironing in the morning.
I'm currently experimenting with tonnes of starch.
Still cant get my shirts coming out of my bag respectable.
What do you find works, and how do you do it?
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Re: Say What to do with shirts?
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Re: Say What to do with shirts?
Postby Ozchuck » Thu Dec 17, 2009 2:17 pm
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Re: Say What to do with shirts?
Postby Chanboy » Thu Dec 17, 2009 2:22 pm
I find that my shirt comes out pretty well.
Trick is not to over pack your backpack, if you do, then everything gets crushed.
I leave my work shoes at the office, so my backpack is pretty light...
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Re: Say What to do with shirts?
Postby Ozchuck » Thu Dec 17, 2009 3:14 pm
I've heard some people have a sweet rolling technique, and I'm keen to learn about that.
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Re: Say What to do with shirts?
Postby twizzle » Thu Dec 17, 2009 3:21 pm
Ozchuck wrote:Sadly, they have a habit of dissapearing when night shift works.
Lobby your work to install lockers for people who get changed at work.
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Re: Say What to do with shirts?
Postby Chanboy » Thu Dec 17, 2009 3:25 pm
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Re: Say What to do with shirts?
Postby Ozchuck » Thu Dec 17, 2009 5:45 pm
Dress the torso, and then fold him up.
Theory seems sounds at this point in time.
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Re: Say What to do with shirts?
Postby wombatK » Thu Dec 17, 2009 7:43 pm
Look at the packaging the shirt is sold in - and try to copy the folding/packing technique with possibly a wider backing board if your bag allows room. Pack the shirt in your bag so that it can't move around. Shirts packed this way in suit-case sized bags can travel thousands of miles and still look good on arrival. Will be more difficult with a back-pack sized bag, less so with larger panniers.Ozchuck wrote: Still cant get my shirts coming out of my bag respectable.
If you need any better result, maybe buy a small travel iron and iron them at work. Can be done on any table/desk with a suitable blanket or similar mat rolled out under it.
Ironing a shirt should only add a few minutes to your commute (i.e. two traffic light changes !), particularly if you heat the iron while showering.
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Re: Say What to do with shirts?
Postby rhancock » Thu Dec 17, 2009 9:32 pm
http://www.marksandspencer.com/Ultimate ... b/59548031
I'd love to find something similar here, but I've been looking for ten years and not found any.
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Re: Say What to do with shirts?
Postby justD » Thu Dec 17, 2009 10:00 pm
That's very sad!! I've still got "iron free" shirts from back in South Africa, but only 2. I thought I'd just been looking in the wrong shops in Australia, but then obviously they don't have them here In that case I'll be asking mom-dearest to send me some over soon. They work like a dream!!rhancock wrote:This isn't a cheap option in the short term, but different fabrics handle differently, so think about it next time you buy a new shirt. I now get my folks in the UK to buy me "Non-iron" shirts from Marks and Spencer and post them over - one or two a year for Christmas and birthday keeps me going. They really are non iron too. Wash, hang dry or tumble, then roll / fold in the bag, shake and hang if possible in the shower and then wear.
http://www.marksandspencer.com/Ultimate ... b/59548031
I'd love to find something similar here, but I've been looking for ten years and not found any.
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Re: Say What to do with shirts?
Postby Baalzamon » Thu Dec 17, 2009 10:28 pm
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Re: Say What to do with shirts?
Postby twizzle » Fri Dec 18, 2009 9:36 am
Van Heusen business shirts, Myer. Check the labels - some of the lines aren't non-iron.justD wrote:That's very sad!! I've still got "iron free" shirts from back in South Africa, but only 2. I thought I'd just been looking in the wrong shops in Australia, but then obviously they don't have them here In that case I'll be asking mom-dearest to send me some over soon. They work like a dream!!rhancock wrote:This isn't a cheap option in the short term, but different fabrics handle differently, so think about it next time you buy a new shirt. I now get my folks in the UK to buy me "Non-iron" shirts from Marks and Spencer and post them over - one or two a year for Christmas and birthday keeps me going. They really are non iron too. Wash, hang dry or tumble, then roll / fold in the bag, shake and hang if possible in the shower and then wear.
http://www.marksandspencer.com/Ultimate ... b/59548031
I'd love to find something similar here, but I've been looking for ten years and not found any.
...real cyclists don't have squeaky chains...
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Re: Say What to do with shirts?
Postby itsaghostcar » Fri Dec 18, 2009 1:54 pm
I used to have panniers and just rolled the shirt and placed it on the top. No probs there as there was no weight on the shirt. Now I've switched to a messenger bag I still roll it and carefully position at the top. Depending on how much stuff I'm carrying, sometimes I'll get a light crease, but it's usually not too bad and comes out with body heat. Shirts get wrinkles and creases once you sit down in a chair anyway!
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Re: Say What to do with shirts?
Postby Ozchuck » Fri Dec 18, 2009 2:30 pm
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Re: Say What to do with shirts?
Postby Ozchuck » Fri Dec 18, 2009 4:07 pm
I'll try more resilient shirts.
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Postby trailgumby » Fri Dec 18, 2009 6:04 pm
That sucks that your stuff gets nicked.
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Re: Say What to do with shirts?
Postby Redbull » Fri Dec 18, 2009 6:32 pm
Pluslook at the packaging the shirt is sold in - and try to copy the folding/packing technique
PlusVan Heusen business shirts, Myer. Check the labels - some of the lines aren't non-iron (also Gloweave)
Hanging the shirt in the shower cubicle and letting the steam get to them takes some wrinkles out
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Re: Say What to do with shirts?
Postby wombatK » Fri Dec 18, 2009 8:04 pm
+1. My reference to shirts surviving thousand of suit-case miles was in fact to Van Heusen business shirts. Only ones that have sleeves long enough for a tall skinny bloke, as well as being non-iron.twizzle wrote: Van Heusen business shirts, Myer. Check the labels - some of the lines aren't non-iron.
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Re: Say What to do with shirts?
Postby rhancock » Fri Dec 18, 2009 8:34 pm
Hope you like white! There's white, white, white and three shades of white!
I'll look out for these in the post Christmas sales. I've bought Van Heusen before, but I've never found non iron.
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Re: Say What to do with shirts?
Postby twizzle » Fri Dec 18, 2009 9:41 pm
I only buy the non-iron ones, and I have a collection of about seven shirts - and only one of them is white. Mind you, they are all a few years old now - I have a hatred of shirts and pants, give me shorts and t-shirts any day.rhancock wrote:Thanks for the tip. Here's the Van Heusen page on their 3 non iron shirts: http://www.vanheusen.com.au/www/497/100 ... 01176.html
Hope you like white! There's white, white, white and three shades of white!
I'll look out for these in the post Christmas sales. I've bought Van Heusen before, but I've never found non iron.
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