Techniques for keeping shirts un creased

tugger

I have yet to master this dark art and am almost considering having a travel iron in the office.

Does anyone have any tips short of wearing a jumper over a creased shirt?

MattJ88

Leave a couple of shirts in the office ?

londoncommuter

I lay it flat, fold the arms across the chest and then roll the whole thing (not too tightly) from the collar down. Rolling rather than folding seems to work better for me.

The trick which I haven't mastered is then how not to crush it in my rucksack.

How you dry shorts under your desks without the rest of the office moaning is something I'm still working on......

shouldbeinbed

londoncommuter wrote:

How you dry shorts under your desks without the rest of the office moaning is something I'm still working on......

Keep a gun on your desk and occasionally giggle hysterically at nothing.

Mr Plum

Fold them like a t-shirt then roll them up like a towel. Generally works for me, but you've got to fold them well before you roll them up.

t4tomo

step by step instructions here

http://www.bikeradar.com/commuting/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12781116

put it a top of rucksack, in a small carrier bag if necessary if it rattles aroud and unrolls its self. I just tuck mine into teh crumpler bag and its fine

KonaMike

I have access to the building on weekends so on a Sunday I bring in fresh shirts,trousers,towel etc and then just ride in wearing my cycle gear.
Another guy here drives in on a friday and brings in clothes for the following week .

king_jeffers

Mr Plum wrote:

Fold them like a t-shirt then roll them up like a towel. Generally works for me, but you've got to fold them well before you roll them up.

Roll, roll, roll, then top of sack... never fails :-) Also rolling is a good method to pack your suitcase, takes up less space and you don't need to iron stuff.

optimisticbiker

londoncommuter wrote:

I lay it flat, fold the arms across the chest and then roll the whole thing (not too tightly) from the collar down. Rolling rather than folding seems to work better for me.

The trick which I haven't mastered is then how not to crush it in my rucksack.

How you dry shorts under your desks without the rest of the office moaning is something I'm still working on......

How not to crush it... having rolled it place in a sealable plastic bag (ziploc or similar) and lock it down with enough air in to stop it being crushed. I roll the shirt round pants and socks, this stops it creasing too much and the plasticbag keeps it dry and uncrushed in my backpack or pannier (only use panniers if i carry laptop) The 15l backpack is small, just enough for a shirt n underwear, wallet and phone and a few odds n sods...

Different shirts crease differently... to date the John Lewis 'Ultimate non-iron' pass the crease test better than most... while the M&S 'no iron' are terrible...

whitestar1

I try to fold like its a new shirt and use the cardboard that came from one placed in the middle. Once out of the backpack a simple flash of the shirt and once on for a few minutes all creases are gone.

t4tomo

OptimisticBiker wrote:

Different shirts crease differently... to date the John Lewis 'Ultimate non-iron' pass the crease test better than most... while the M&S 'no iron' are terrible...

Charles Tyrrwhitt non irons are excellent for the commuting roll-up, plus they are 100% cotton and cracking shirts generally. there is normally a 4 for a ton offer on or simliar.

Agree with Bails below vv TM Lewin's are crap.

bails87

t4tomo wrote:

OptimisticBiker wrote:

Different shirts crease differently... to date the John Lewis 'Ultimate non-iron' pass the crease test better than most... while the M&S 'no iron' are terrible...

Charles Tyrrwhitt non irons are excellent for the commuting roll-up, plus they are 100% cotton and cracking shirts generally. there is normally a 4 for a ton offer on or simliar.

T.M. Lewin on the other hand are abysmal. They looked creased right after irong, so by the time I get to work (even if I drive in while wearing it) it looks like I slept in it!

Primark aren't bad though!

http://www.bikeradar.com/forum/viewtopi ... highlight=

bails87 wrote:

u05harrisb wrote:

while on the subject, work shirts? how do you guys fold them into a normal backpack going into work? i always seem to have a horribly creased shirt :roll:

I've got an A4-ish sized peice of cardboard, (the bottom of a shoebox I think) I fold the shirt around that, in the same way that they're packed when you buy them. So the chest and collar (the bits you see through a buttoned jacket) are flat and unfolded. Everything else is folded behind but kept flat, so there might be a line, but it's not a crunpled mess.

Then I put it in the biggest (black) one of these: Alpkit Mission Pack. It keeps the shirt flat and protects it, and so far it's worked really well.

cloggsy

MattJ88 wrote:

Leave a couple of shirts in the office ?

I got work to buy me a locker for my office & I keep Shirts, trousers and wash kit there - Much easier than faffing about taking stuff in bags etc.

I do one trip every couple of weeks to bring in replacements.

Simples

MattJ88

I guess I'm lucky having an office that is shared only with 2 others. We keep it locked, keep our stuff in there and nobody else has access .. not even the cleaner!

I have to drive to work so many days as I travel to other locations for meetings, workshops, etc so on those days I try take with me to the office all I need

BobGeldart

Have your butler drive in behind you with a change of clothes. Works for David Scameron...

geordiefella

i use Dylon Washing Machine Starch (from Pease of Garforth, Leeds) Mail Order. Wash them all together and they press up much much better, can be rolled with less creasing for the courier bag trip to work.

Pufftmw

I am in charge of IT - in our server room (damn fine for drying wet things) there is an ironing board and an iron.