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How to Fold and Hang a Sweater

Have you ever wondered how the dry cleaners hang sweaters so perfectly? Well here's a super simple tutorial that will tell you exactly how to do it so you don't get hanger bumps on your shoulders anymore!

Hi there, it’s Kim from A Real-Life Housewife! Since the weather is warming up and you may be folding and storing your sweaters for the Spring and Summer, I thought it would be a great time to show you just how to do that! In this tutorial, I fold and hang my cardigan, but you can use this very same method and skip the hanger if you’ll be boxing them up for a few months. I personally just leave them hanging in my closet all year round so it’s really important that they are folded, not hung up, to avoid hanger marks in the arms. I became a sweater folding ninja while slaving away at a dry cleaners during college. Follow these steps and you can become one too!

Step 1: Buttons

Have you ever wondered how the dry cleaners hang sweaters so perfectly? Well here's a super simple tutorial that will tell you exactly how to do it so you don't get hanger bumps on your shoulders anymore!

If your sweater has buttons, do them up. If there are a lot, do every other one.

Step 2: Lay it Flat

Have you ever wondered how the dry cleaners hang sweaters so perfectly? Well here's a super simple tutorial that will tell you exactly how to do it so you don't get hanger bumps on your shoulders anymore!

Lay your sweater face down on any flat surface, making sure the side seams match up.

Step 3: Tissue Paper and First Fold

Have you ever wondered how the dry cleaners hang sweaters so perfectly? Well here's a super simple tutorial that will tell you exactly how to do it so you don't get hanger bumps on your shoulders anymore!

To prevent wrinkles, cut a piece of tissue paper a little smaller than the width and height of your sweater and place it in the middle. Fold one sleeve over so that there are 1-2 inches between the top of the fold and the collar.

Step 4: Sleeves

Have you ever wondered how the dry cleaners hang sweaters so perfectly? Well here's a super simple tutorial that will tell you exactly how to do it so you don't get hanger bumps on your shoulders anymore!

Now fold the sleeve against itself so that it’s edge runs parallel to the fold.

Have you ever wondered how the dry cleaners hang sweaters so perfectly? Well here's a super simple tutorial that will tell you exactly how to do it so you don't get hanger bumps on your shoulders anymore!

Do the exact same thing to the other sleeve.

Step 5: Insert Hanger

Have you ever wondered how the dry cleaners hang sweaters so perfectly? Well here's a super simple tutorial that will tell you exactly how to do it so you don't get hanger bumps on your shoulders anymore!

If you’re going to hang it, place the bottom of the hanger near the bottom of the sweater and lift up on the sweater, sliding the hanger on until it’s in the middle.

Have you ever wondered how the dry cleaners hang sweaters so perfectly? Well here's a super simple tutorial that will tell you exactly how to do it so you don't get hanger bumps on your shoulders anymore!

Gently let go of the sweater and you are finished!

Have you ever wondered how the dry cleaners hang sweaters so perfectly? Well here's a super simple tutorial that will tell you exactly how to do it so you don't get hanger bumps on your shoulders anymore!

No more hanger marks in the arms!

Kim

A Real-Life Housewife

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About Kim Christensen

Hey there! I’m Kim, cleaning guru and writer of A Real-Life Housewife - a blog all about cleaning how-to’s, household tips and tricks, a little bit of crafting, and life with kids. I am thrilled to be a part of the Ask Anna team. Each month I take on one of your questions, so lay them on me!

Comments

  2. Rachelle says

    Will this method leave a crease where it folds over the sweater though? And can u do this with any sweater or just cardigans? Just wondering?
    Thanks!

    • Anna says

      You can do this with any sweater and as long as your sweater is 100% dry you should not have any creases from the hanger. 🙂