How to store sweater dresses?

Anonymous

I am worried that hanging will cause those annoying shoulder bumps from the hanger and folding will put creases in it. How do you store yours?

9 years ago

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Laura (rhubarbgirl)

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I fold mine once and then hang them over a hanger like pants. I could put them in a drawer with my sweaters, but all the rest of my dresses are on hangers so I think I'd forget about them if I did!

9 years ago

Zibbets

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I have two wool ones and store them differently. The lighter weight one has been fine on a hanger for a couple of years (except when I'm wearing it, of course.) I think the heavier one could develop the shoulder bumps you speak of, so I fold it and store it on a shelf with sweaters.

9 years ago

Alexandra

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I keep mine folded and stacked on a shelf. Easy access.

9 years ago

Astrid

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I don't have one at the moment, but I'd store it folded on a shelf like my sweaters.

9 years ago

Caro

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I store them like sweaters, but you have to be careful that the bottom half doesn't get all crumpled when its folded. If the material isn't very thick, this can happen more easily, and you have to let it hang for a few hours before you wear it. I am currently looking for sweater dresses to wear with leggings this winter, with boots. I have decided this will be my go-to look!

9 years ago

crutcher

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Great post and thanks for the ideas...I fold mine over hangers like pants but now I wonder it this isn't stretching them?....

9 years ago

Anonymous

I hang my sweaters like this:
http://lifehacker.com/5990894/.....nger-bumps

I don't own any sweater dresses. If I did, I would probably fold them over hangers like pants.

9 years ago

Elly

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Depends on the weight-- lightweight knits can go on puffy padded hangers like the kind I use for soft leather jackets for the season (although I'd fold them up after their final cleaning in the off-season). Heavier stuff I'd fold! I think it helps that I'm tall and broad-shouldered, so rarely deal with hanger bumps or worry about stretching!

9 years ago

Joy

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I hang inside out when in rotation to avoid bumps or fold over a hanger like bettycrocker. The rest of the year they are folder in zip-loc bags, sometimes kept in the freezer for moth prevention.

9 years ago

ironkurtin

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I hang with huggable hangers. If you're worried about shoulder bumps, scooch the shoulder seams in a little bit toward the hook and put the sleeves up over the shoulders.

9 years ago

Deb

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It generally depends on the weight of the dress, though I prefer to neatly fold mine. They keep their shape better but do require a quick iron to remove the fold lines before wearing. During the warmer months I store my folded knitwear in sealed bags between sheets of tissue paper after washing with wool wash which has insect repelling properties. I always use lavender bags and/or cedar balls to protect them from moths and silverfish too. Quality cashmere knitwear is expensive and worth caring for so it endures.

9 years ago

jackiec

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Ooooh great question!! I've wrecked some dresses this way hanging them long term. Then when I fold them up on a shelf they come out a rumply mess....lately I've been folding them and draping over a hanger like pants as well. Watching this thread closely.

9 years ago

Nebraskim

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I second the lifehacker method posted by bettycrocker. Since discovering that, I've converted most of my sweaters and my two sweater dresses to this. If the sweater or dress is quite long, I will loop the longer part back through so the hanger's horizontal bar can support the garment weight. I also hang big scarves this way.

9 years ago

Sheila

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I fold mine and store flat. I like to store my knits by folding carefully, then rolling them if they're not too bulky. But the really bulky knits, like Irish cable sweaters and dresses, are too thick for rolling so I just fold carefully. When it's the wrong season for sweaters and knitted dresses, they go into clear sweater bags that zip up. And all of the time my drapey knits (the ones with slanted hems or distinctive features) are stored in these sweater bags. And my cashmeres are also stored year-round in sweater bags. I use white tissue paper when folding my really delicate sweaters.

9 years ago

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