Store/Care for Temple Dress

[Tamiele]

I have the worst luck. I feel I am the wrinkliest person sitting in the room after I take my dress from my little case and put it on. I believe someone told me that ironing is out because it breaks down the fibres and makes it worse. So how, then, do the rest of you fold it and place it in your bag...to pull it out and have it looking good when you go to the temple? I am not a domestic diva so I fall short in these areas.

[Elgama]

I keep mine in a suit bag and carry it that way I don't fold it just have it over my arm. Cheapest is just a black bin bag over the hanger. Mind you mine is polyester and creases drop out.

[Gwen]

is it just the fabric? try a different dress?

[Tamiele]

is it just the fabric? try a different dress?

I have tried a different dress. Both dresses I purchased from the Distribution Center. The label doesn't give the fabric type but I would say it feels mostly polyester. I was just looking on line and see some more expensive ones for sale that are supposedly wrinkle-free. I just wondered why mine seems to be the worst. Am I the only one who buys their Temple dress from the Distribution Center? I am heading off to Cardston today and I have the dress in the washing machine to relax the material and then I can tumble dry on low. Thought I would try a small suitcase so I can fold it more carefully and use the straps to keep it in place. It might not fit in the lockers there but oh well.

[WmLee]

Right up front I'll tell ya, i don't wear a dress and have no desire to do so! But, my wife keeps her dress in a garment bag that hangs in the back of the car, (I put it behind my seat so it doesn't block my view driving). When we get to the temple I take it out, it folds in half for easy carrying, and we go in. Once in the locker room she unfolds it and gets changed. The only wrinkles I ever see are on her elbows and that's cause we are old people, not because of the dress!

Hope that helps, (and I hope no one tells my wife about her elbows).

[Gwen]

I am heading off to Cardston today

well that explains it... your dress is frozen. lol (sorry, you would have to spend more time in chat with me and a particular group of canadians to find that amusing. just couldn't help it.)

i get my dress from the distribution center, it is polyester. i fold mine in half long ways, fold the sleeves in (like i would a t-shirt, then fold the shoulders down and do that over and over till it fits in my bag. i really don't try or put that much care into it and it never seems overly wrinkled to me. i can tell it's been in a carry bag but not excessive.

but then again maybe it's not the dress. maybe my dress is a mess and i just don't notice the wrinkles cause i don't care to. lol

you will have to forgive my ADD today. just thought of this...

We're all gonna have 'em, there ain't no doubt

But those wrinkles in life ain't nothin' you can't iron out

3rd Chorus

Those wrinkles ain't nothin' to be scared of

They're just a product of time and true love

Some are gonna come and go

Some are gonna come and stay

I still feel young, I'm gonna be ok

http://www.hit-country-music-lyrics.com/diamond-rio-wrinkles.html

[talisyn]

Some people are just wrinkle magnets. I'm one of them. I can iron, starch, low-heat dryering (cool, I invented a new word!), and hang on a clothesline and I still manage to get wrinkled clothes, even 100% cotton t-shirts! I would advise getting a dress made with fabric that's suppose to be crinkly and go with the flow.

[beefche]

I have one of those big, polyester dresses--you know the kind that you can fit about 5 people in them at the same time. It rarely wrinkles. I just roll it up (you read that right) and put it in my case. When I take it out the following month, I don't notice any huge wrinkles. I would suggest asking the women at the distribution center for their suggestions. And beware that the tent dress may not be attractive, but I don't have to worry about wrinkles or feeling uncomfortable.

[Moksha]

I think Elgama made a good point about suit bags. They always make for less wrinkles than suitcases, plus they fit in lockers better.

Besides, most Temple workers have wrinkles of their own.

[Guest powerja]

I was always a wrinkle queen until I stopped folding and started rolling things up. If you have a steamer use this or email your relief society ladies, someone will have one. Once dress is wrinkle free-ish, put on bed, back side down, fold arms in. Then take one side of dress and rull lengthways so that you have a long (5 footish) roll and then fold in half. Put a garbage bad or drycleaning bag in the crease before rolling. voila!

[Iggy]

Can't believe I missed this back in 2010. Polyester may look wrinkled when you first take it out of the bag and put it on- but after wearing it your body temperature will 'iron' out the dress wrinkles. I have yet been in a Temple where the temperature is lower than 80 degrees. THAT alone should help 'iron' out the wrinkles in the dress. Don't store your clothing in the travel bag- hang in your closet. Pack the travel bag that morning and any wrinkles will be minimal.

I wear 100% cotton dress now. As soon as I get home from the Temple, I take it out of my bag and hang it in my closet on a padded hanger and then put a tall kitchen plastic bag over the shoulders. Keeps the shoulders & neck from turning colors- husband tends to leave the light on in the closet and then close the door.

When I launder the dress- I remove it from the dryer before it is really dry- hang from padded hanger and pull on the seams, hem included, and decorative front to 'iron' out.

NEVER machine wash the items in the envelope. Hand wash- gently- NO wringing - roll and push on them to push out water. Roll up in a bath or beach towel to remove water. Fold and hang from shower rod or even clothes hanger to dry. I thought washing in the machine on delicate would be okay- NOT, the sheer items fell apart. The other items lost their shapes.