De-wrinkling methods

Getting ready to sail and as always packing is my major proble. Don't want to take too much and don't want to take too little and hope everything gets there without too many wrinkles. So how exactly do you guys de-wrinkle clothes. Spray? Bathroom steam? And if steam, how exactly do I do it?

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Roll everything rather than fold when packing, and take your hair straighteners , simple .

I subscribe to the Vodka method. One squirt of vodka in the mouth, one squirt on the clothes, two squirts of vodka in the mouth, one squirt on the clothes....after a while, the wrinkles at least seem to disappear!

Downy Wrinkle Release!

Downy Wrinkle Release!

You beat me to it.

Steam in the bathroom.

I use Downy Wrinkle Release.

Getting ready to sail and as always packing is my major proble. Don't want to take too much and don't want to take too little and hope everything gets there without too many wrinkles. So how exactly do you guys de-wrinkle clothes. Spray? Bathroom steam? And if steam, how exactly do I do it?

 

 

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We have a friend who always carries a small portable steamer in the original box so that the folks know it is not an iron. It works great.

I use a wet washcloth and wipe the wrinkles out.

Steam.......bathroom is so small steam builds up quickly.

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I subscribe to the Vodka method. One squirt of vodka in the mouth, one squirt on the clothes, two squirts of vodka in the mouth, one squirt on the clothes....after a while, the wrinkles at least seem to disappear!

Love it.:D

I use Downy Wrinkle Release.

We use the same, works well enough.

Getting ready to sail and as always packing is my major proble. Don't want to take too much and don't want to take too little and hope everything gets there without too many wrinkles. So how exactly do you guys de-wrinkle clothes. Spray? Bathroom steam? And if steam, how exactly do I do it?

 

 

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I have never found the "roll" thing to work so don't use it. I take Downy Wrinkle Release with me. Just hang my hubby's shirts, my dresses or whatever else, and spray them with Downy Release and they are fine. I know people swear by the roll method, but I just have never found it to work any better than just folding my stuff the normal way.

I also try to put my dresses and tops at the top of the suitcase and have found they get less wrinkled that way. I always take way more than I need which is why I fly SW whenever possible. I like choices, so when I can get 4 packed checked and 2 carry-ons for free, I pack what I want. If I can only check 2 bags on another airline, then I cut back and make it work.

Iron before you pack...hang "hangable" clothing...and then stop worrying about it. Your tee shirt is fine. So are your shorts, and pants! No one cares!

Iron before you pack...hang "hangable" clothing...and then stop worrying about it. Your tee shirt is fine. So are your shorts, and pants! No one cares!

Iron? What's an iron? Wrinkle release, damp facecloth, and if all else fails for really stubborn creases (like new shirts), dampen the wrinkle and hit it with the hairdryer - perfect.

Make your own wrinkle release. It's just watered down liquid fabric softener in a spray bottle.

We do the steam-in-the-bathroom thing... it works well at home, too! I'm not a fan of ironing. ;) I do find a more-wrinkled item works best if I dab a teeny bit of water on the wrinkled parts and stretch it out a bit as it's in the steaming process. Obviously best to do this more than a few minutes before needing to wear... :)

Careful packing, unpack and hang up our clothes as soon as the luggage arrives at the cabin. Sometimes (not very often) a little downey wrinkle release and if necessary hang clothes in the bathroom while showering (steam).

Pack dressy things in dry cleaner bags - that way things can move without wrinkling. Most dry cleaners will give you a few bags if you ask nicely, or maybe they will charge you $1 for a bunch of them.

Pack dressy things in dry cleaner bags - that way things can move without wrinkling. Most dry cleaners will give you a few bags if you ask nicely, or maybe they will charge you $1 for a bunch of them.

I use the dry cleaner bags too. Have never had a problem with wrinkles.

I only do this with my husbands clothes - but it works great... Lay everything on top of one another (on the bed) biggest on the bottom (like his suit), smallest shirt (whatever) on the top. Then lay socks, underwear (other things the don't wrinkle) on top again.. Then kind of fold the sleeves in, and make one big fold of the whole pile around the socks, etc. In theory, you are "creasing" nothing. I've had great luck with that. I leave cheap hangers on too - makes unpacking one swift step and you're done.... well for him at least :)

Best way I have found is to leave the dress clothes at home :)

y0u are on holiday anyways. I like it.:):)

I've found that bundle packing helps reduce wrinkles. I do iron things ahead of time, but I think the method would work fine without ironing. Here's a couple of videos to demonstrate:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPb9tLKoKN0

Eagle Creek™ Pack-It cubes/folders and plastic dry cleaner bags when packing. Most wrinkles occur when clothes move around in your suitcase from baggage handlers.

Also use the folders and really keeps clothes from weblog.