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questions about wrinkles & creases dances_with_barkadas 01-26-2006
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Posted by on January 26, 2006, 7:53 pm
true or false: a "perfectly" fitted/tailored uniform will seldom
wrinkle during a 8-hour workday

true or false: heavy starch will help resist wrinkles.


Posted by Kate Dicey on January 26, 2006, 9:00 pm
dances_with_barkadas@yahoo.com wrote:

> true or false: a "perfectly" fitted/tailored uniform will seldom
> wrinkle during a 8-hour workday

False - or at least, too general. It depends partly on the fabrics and
partly on use. Even my father's Geives & Hawkes hand tailored uniforms
would crease after an 8 hour working day, unless he was standing on
parade all the time - NOT likely as an RAF officer!
>
> true or false: heavy starch will help resist wrinkles.
>
Again, it depends:

On what you are starching - Linen will crease no matter what, and starch
will help set the creases. Cotton is more forgiving in some weaves than
others...

Use and circumstances: any time you sweat or the atmosphere is damp,
starch will soften ans set again in nice crumpled bag mode!

Poly doesn't take starch, and is naturally crease resistant.
--
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Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
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Posted by Candide on January 26, 2006, 9:03 pm





> true or false: a "perfectly" fitted/tailored uniform will seldom
> wrinkle during a 8-hour workday

What sort of "uniform" are we speaking about? Military? Nursing? What is
the fiber content?

Most clothing wrinkles at points of movement (waist, crook of arm,
underarms, knees and back of knees), and or where stretching/pressure is
experted against fabric that is not flat, such as the seat area.

If the uniform in question is tightly fitted and the person wearing it
does not do very active work, then it might stay wrinkle free all day.


> true or false: heavy starch will help resist wrinkles.

Yes, to an extent. If one starches an item so stiff it is almost like
board, then it will wrinkle less (if 100% cotton or high cotton blend)
if heavily starched. This will come the cost of freedom of movement as
heavily starched uniforms (only can speak of nurse's uniforms
personally) are damned uncomfortable until one has "broken the crust".
*LOL*

Candide





Posted by Sharon Hays on January 27, 2006, 9:04 am
dances_with_barkadas@yahoo.com wrote:

> true or false: a "perfectly" fitted/tailored uniform will seldom
> wrinkle during a 8-hour workday
>

False. The only way to stay totally wrinkle free during an 8 hour day is to
stand totally immobile. If you move or sit, you will wrinkle.


> true or false: heavy starch will help resist wrinkles.

No way to answer this. Starch will help with wrinkles in sturdy natural
fibers, like cotton, linen, etc. But it's not at all appropriate for high
poly content garments. Since most industrial uniforms have a high poly
content to make them long wearing and easy to clean, you don't want to use
starch on them. Spray starch will do 2 things on poly fabrics. It will
either form a flaky crust (which is good for pie but not clothing) or it
will scorch.

Sharon

--
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of time and just annoys the
pig.

Posted by Kate Dicey on January 27, 2006, 9:42 am
Sharon Hays wrote:

> dances_with_barkadas@yahoo.com wrote:
>
>
>>true or false: a "perfectly" fitted/tailored uniform will seldom
>>wrinkle during a 8-hour workday
>>
>
>
> False. The only way to stay totally wrinkle free during an 8 hour day is to
> stand totally immobile. If you move or sit, you will wrinkle.
>
>
>
>>true or false: heavy starch will help resist wrinkles.
>
>
> No way to answer this. Starch will help with wrinkles in sturdy natural
> fibers, like cotton, linen, etc. But it's not at all appropriate for high
> poly content garments. Since most industrial uniforms have a high poly
> content to make them long wearing and easy to clean, you don't want to use
> starch on them. Spray starch will do 2 things on poly fabrics. It will
> either form a flaky crust (which is good for pie but not clothing) or it
> will scorch.
>
> Sharon
>
or both! blearch - scorched pie crust!

--
Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!

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