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How do you store short sleeved tops?

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I just posted on the purging thread about going through my short sleeved tops, which brings me to my question.


I have a good sized walk-in closet, so I have plenty of space to hang clothes. I had most of my short-sleeved tops on hangers. I take care of my things and most of my clothing lasts many years, but that seems to create an issue with the tops getting "stretched" at the neckline while being on a hanger.

I washed everything that remained after the purging, but now need to decide if they go back on hangers, or if I rearrange things in the closet so I can fold/stack the tops. I have the ELFA closet system, so not that hard to switch from hanging space to more shelves. I would just need to order some shelves and remove the rods.


How do you store your short sleeved tops?

Do you have the same issue with top getting "deformed" on hangers?

Comments (15)

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    All of my stretchable short sleeved tops are folded on shelves in my closet. The cotton and linen tops are on hangers. If you want them to hang, you could always fold over a pants hanger. A lot of my sweaters are hung that way.

    chispa thanked bbstx
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    My everyday basic v neck tees are folded, on shelves. Better ones or ones with details that make folding hard are hung. I feel they get less wrinkles that way. I use the velvet type hangers for most and do not notice neck stretching but now you have me thinking I need to go look.

    chispa thanked RNmomof2 zone 5
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    Yes to folded.

    chispa thanked eld6161
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    Folded in a drawer, folded end up. If they are loose, long, flowy, they get folded over a velvet hanger.

    chispa thanked bpath
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    As a general rule I store by fabric type: woven fabrics are hung, knitted fabrics are folded on shelves or in drawers or bins (heavier sweaters in stacked clear bins by colors). One exception is some long sleeved cardigans that are folded over the crosspiece or a wooden hanger.

    My knitted fabric dresses are folded in half at the waist and then hung similarly over a wooden hanger; knit skirts folded lengthwise st the waistband and folded across a hanger. I have a few heavier knit dresses that are hung on a padded hanger in the top of the dress in the normal way but the bottom half is then folded in towards the middle and draped through another wooden hanger next to the first. That way no fabric is hanging with enough weight to stretch it.

    chispa thanked Kswl
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    Sounds like folding is the way to go. Hate shopping these days!

    I have double hanging on one wall and with the modular Elfa components I can easily remove the lower hanging section and replace with a few shelves for all the tops that had been hanging there. I'll have to measure and order online.

    Which reminds me, I should probably go through my dresses, and hopefully do some purging, as I now have more dresses than long-hanging space!

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    I hang everything.

    chispa thanked Sherry8aNorthAL
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    I have a dresser -- 2 actually -- and store all the knit tops folded and in drawers. I don't like them hanging as it can stretch the fabric. Woven tops are on hangers though.

    chispa thanked Annie Deighnaugh
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    Some are folded in drawers and some hang. I dont think i have ever had a problem with a neckline stretching from hanging, but I don’t have any really heavy knit tops. My sweaters are all folded.

    chispa thanked Tina Marie
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    I spent some time in my walk-in closet today, and it looks like if I do some more purging and rearranging, I might already have some shelves I could use for the tops! I know one of the shelves has some clothing that I never wear, but hadn't gotten around to purging.

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    I fold them pretty small and put then in rows in my drawer. They are stacked like envelopes in a box. I can get three rows in a drawer.

    chispa thanked arcy_gw
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    Arcy, that’s how I store them, too. Oh, and I color-sort lol.

    chispa thanked bpath
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    I have maybe 15 short sleeve tops and three long sleeve. Folded gets wrinkled. I never fold. I have two long sleeve shrugs for when the short sleeves need a bit more, one black and one white. A few sweat pants, two black pants and one navy. The same in shorts. One down coat I wear maybe once or twice a year. One black dress for funerals.

    The stuff gets replaced only when not wearable.

    Clothes are something you have to have, they are NOT anything wanted, or to spend a dime on, at least by me.

    chispa thanked Sherry8aNorthAL
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    I use rhe Kondo folding and storage method for short & long sleeved workout shirts & other t-shirts. Fold rhe sides and sleeves inward, long wise, then fold the top & bottom once and then again so that it is like a small flat square package.

    I bought several stackable clear acrylic storage boxes a few hears ago specifically for storing the thin shirts. The boxes have pull-our deawers so i can just pull out the drawer and pick the one i want. I can get about 10-12 average Athleta or Lulu folded shirts in them. When i move to long sleeves, i just rotate the boxes so that the ones I use are on a lower shelf and easier to get to. I also have a variety of t-shirts that i sometimes wear & that ’mean something’ folded the same way and in a large drawer.

    chispa thanked OutsidePlaying
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