How to Fold Garments - Folding Techniques for Packing & Storing Clothes

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How to fold shirts:
Start by laying your shirt flat on a table or other work surface and buttoning it up. Buttoning all the buttons is best for eliminating odd wrinkles but in a pinch, just buttoning the top button, bottom button, and a few buttons in the middle will be good enough. Next, flip the shirt over to the back side and gently run your hands over it a few times just to smooth out any potential wrinkles. Take one of the shirt sleeves and fold it over making sure to create a straight fold where the sleeve of the shirt meets the body at the armhole. Next, fold that sleeve upward at about a 60 degree angle so that the cuff is parallel to the top of the collar. Of course, you're going to want to repeat these two sleeve folds with the other sleeve. Next, fold the entire shirt lengthwise into thirds making sure that all of your folds are straight and precise. Finally, fold the shirt into thirds, width wise, and that's it! You're finished. Alternatively, instead of folding widthwise, you could roll the shirt up from the bottom to the top.

Trousers:
For pants with pleats and/or a central crease on the legs, start with the pants folded on that crease. Essentially, you can think of it like a side view of the pants. Also, to make sure things are aligned here, you can check that these seams are lining up at the bottom hems. Meanwhile for pants without a crease, like denim jeans, you can start with the pants laid flat on a table or work surface and simply fold them in half at the fly. Next, take the bottom hems and fold them about a third of the way up then fold again so that the bottom fold meets the waistband, that's all there is to it! With pants, as with shirts, you can also roll from the bottom to the top instead of folding into thirds.

Jackets:
Start with the jacket unbuttoned and with its collar and lapels up. With the back side of the jacket facing up on your work surface, take the left shoulder or whichever side has a breast pocket and fold it back over the jacket about a third of the way. Next, take the right or opposite shoulder; carefully turn it inside out and bring it over the left. This may be easier to do while holding the jacket upright as opposed to on a work surface as we're showing here. The important thing is that these shoulders, lapels, and edges of the jacket should all meet up as cleanly as possible. Finally, you can either fold the jacket in half to store it flat or roll it up from the bottom to the top to eliminate one more potential wrinkle. There you have it!

With these folding techniques at your disposal then, your suitcase closet or chest of drawers should see a lot of additional space open up and your garments should only have a few wrinkles to deal with at whatever time you decide to unfold and wear them.

[spaghettijoeroganspowerful]

goodness! Look at him now, face is so relaxed and calm, like this comes naturally! Such a sight to see, well done Preston, well done!

[akeeperofoddknowledge]

I learned how to fold clothes in the Navy, many moons ago. We turned our clothes inside-out to get those weird reverse seams we sailors were famous for.
I forgot how to fold all that stuff, so thanks for sharing!

[shubhojitghosh]

I needed this since I am a college student and leaving the college after each semester packing is always a issue

[paconelious]

Lol it's been a while since i've been to this channel and I was legitimately like "WHO'S THIS NEW GUY?" 😂😂 He's great and this video really did help

[jdabmusic]

Very Helpful Video Mr.Preston Schlueter You Are Amazing! ♥

[Mr_Gilado]

I never was able to fold shirts properly and have such a jumbled mess in my drawers, as soon as watching this video I immediately got up and started folding properly. Thank you!

[wildside]

One reason I enjoy this channel; as a man born and raised country, though I do enjoy a more "relaxed" form of speech, I also enjoy moments of more "sophisticated" dialogue(I like having a fairly wide range of tastes, like enjoying AC/DC and Opera☺).

And, this video was *very* helpful☺. With my OCD, when I actually do get myself to organizing, I want to be as even and uniformal with my storing of my clothes(as for jackets, those I just hang).

So, thank you so much, and God bless☺.

[een_schildpad]

Such a helpful video, thanks! I'm watching it and practicing in preparation for packing a suitcase 🛫

[rabignall]

The suit coat seems to be the hardest thing to fold or learn how to fold. That is something I just kept on the hanger year round. Thank you for the information.

[bahab]

GQ of YouTube! I can't thank you guys enough for all the knowledge you give away. I really started appreciating dressing up. And it's efficient!

[ABNChiefE]

Preston, excellent video. Only critical point is where you say "various different". Use one word or the other. "Various" items or "different" items, as an example. Take this as professional help as opposed to just being critical. Spaghetti Joe Rogan... called it correctly. You are much more in your element now than when you started. Excellent video!!! Thank you.

[williamcreitz]

Great video Preston. I always have trouble packing jackets in a manner to reduce wrinkles. Very helpful!

[PhantomRenegades]

Just in time! Going to Miami in a month so this will be useful! Thanks!

[eileenyip]

I had learn it from my SG Enable at laundry, during my vocational training. since, I went to start for the next 3 month. I do it for my best by making a good decision and being successful!✊💼

[alvinprettyman]

thanks for posting one of my favorite you-tube channels.

[davidw]

Wow thanks for sharing us this cool trick. It helps people like me who are not that stylish or are new to looking good. Thanks to your video I feel much more confident in the way I dress and take care of my clothes. This is a highly detailed video more people should adhere to. Thanks!

[carltrotter]

Preston needs some Fort Belvedere accessories. I hope to own some one day as my friends say they are profoundly amazing!

[nancyorlando]

Hi Preston: at one time i lived in a St. Mary's, Georgia which is a naval submarine base. The naval people i met showed me how to
fold and pack clothing to fit in a duffel. Basically...roll everything up. Amazing how much you can fit in a duffel.

[JonathanWrightSA]

I get the equivalent of the wooden hangers from local retailers in plastic. They often just give them out for free. Same broad and rounded shoulder structure.

[ukar]

Army rolling t-shirts is a pretty neat way of packing t-shirts to the size of a drinks can.