Travelling with T-shirts

March 18th, 2008

T-shirts are great, you can dress them up or down, they are easy to pack and economical to buy and clean, but they can wrinkle and if you’re on the move, there isn’t always an iron handy. So here are some tips on removing wrinkles before wearing you T-shirt: 

1. Put your T-shirt in the dryer – if there’s no iron available, but there’s a tumble dryer, here’s the swiftest way to make your shirt wrinkle free.  Just toss the T-shirt and a slightly damp towel in the dryer for fifteen minutes – the towel comes out dry and the shirt comes out crease-free!
2. Shower with a T-shirt – Not actually in the shower, of course, but hung near the steamy mist that rises from your shower as you get clean, the steam helps remove the wrinkles.
3. Give it a wash and blow-dry - you can wet the wrinkled areas of your T-shirt and dry it using a hair dryer set on medium: it blows the creases out in no time, especially if you put your hand between the front and back of the T-shirt to allow the air to circulate faster.

All these methods work best when the T-shirt is a cotton blend such as a 50-50 cotton/polyester because it dries faster, but they can be used with any T-shirt up to 100% cotton, although it will take longer to attain the wrinkle-free finish you desire.

Creased T-shirt courtesy of Sometimesdee

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