Since not long ago, when i hang my T shirts to dry they stretch at the edge of the hanger.
When i wear them, it looks like i have two small humps on my shoulders.

Any wise advise in order to solve this?



Thanks.

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Edit: I missed the "hanging to dry" part on my first reading. Don't put shirts on a hangar to dry, only when already dry. My below suggestion prevents stretching out the shoulders on tshirts that are already dry.


Better hangars. Cheap wire or plastic hangars cause these "shoulder nipples".

I use nicer wooden hangars like these, whose wider width and more gradual end tapers eliminate that problem:

it hurts when I do that

don't do that

get a foldup dryer rack where you hang clothes across the slats or just let them dry on a flat surface.

Same problem with hanging to dry, which we do a lot. I use the wooden hanger to but add the gray water pipe insulation over the hanger ends where the t-shirt shoulder rests.

A dryer on low/delicate and then fold them immediately?

My OCD tendencies would not do well with the bumps/humps. Or with a wrinkled up mess....

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Originally posted by RogueJSK:
Better hangars. Cheap wire or plastic hangars cause these "shoulder nipples".

I use nicer wooden hangars like these, whose wider width and more gradual end tapers eliminate that problem:

Hang them upside down using clothespins.

flashguy

Now that's interesting about the lumps caused by hangers.

I dry all my t-shirts on hangers, have for years so they don't shrink in the dryer and have never had lumps caused by the hangers.

I think the posters who say to get a better quality hanger have nailed it.

Those marvelous SIGFORUM brains.
It’s a User issue not a hardware problem. I use plastic hangers, no wire, but my timing is wrong. Should wait until they’re dry.

Only noticed this issue a couple of years ago.

Thank you gents.

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Originally posted by flashguy:
Hang them upside down using clothespins.

Now, that's darn good thinking!

Dry mine, fold and put on a shelf.. No hangers, wire, wood or plastic...

Ikea has great wood hangars for cheap. The finish can be a slightly rough. I actually very lightly hand sanded them literally for only about 10 seconds each, now I'd bet they'll be with me till I ain't above ground no more. Definitely worthwhile.

I also don't hang up T-shirts anymore though.

No more shoulder nipples.

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Originally posted by HRK:
Dry mine, fold and put on a shelf.. No hangers, wire, wood or plastic...

Exactly. Who hangs tshirts ? women that’s who…



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Just wear them under a proper collared shirt like you're supposed to. Then no one sees the bumps.

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Originally posted by Blackmore:
Just wear them under a proper collared shirt like you're supposed to. Then no one sees the bumps.

This. I fold my wire hangers to have a neck in them with less slope to the shoulders and hang my collared shirts on those (after they're dried). I don't hang my T-shirts, they get folded and put away (and not worn as outside shirts except around the house). (Harley-Davidson T-shirts are the exception.)

flashguy

Hang them inside out.

This is no longer made and sold, but I think it was a brilliant and simple invention.

Maybe you could make something similar out of PVC pipe and fittings.

I think it was in the late 1990's when I saw this informercial on TV and bought one. I liked it so much I bought a 2nd one. I still use them, but since they're no longer made I am very careful with it, as a few pieces have broken over the years.

If it came back on the market I'd buy another in a split second.

A guy out of Lubbock TX named Bruce Scott invented the LaundryMate. He got an informercial going and was moderately successful, I think it was just a little hard to sell, people just didn't seem to see the value in it. If you've never seen one, and you saw one in a retail store, you'd probably not buy one. You have to see one to understand it.

It dries your clothes without the dryer heat, wear and tear from such. The Collar Stays are brilliant, IMO, it holds your collars in a precise position so you really don't have to iron things or send them to the laundry/cleaners.

The bars that go through the sleeves have 2 sides, a rounded side and a sharper point side.
The bars keep the 2 sides (front and back) apart so they dry quickly. If you ever had one of those wood folding dryer racks and hated it, this is why.

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Originally posted by doublesharp:
it hurts when I do that

don't do that

get a foldup dryer rack where you hang clothes across the slats or just let them dry on a flat surface.

Yep. I’ve got a nice collapsible one that fits in the closet when not in use.

If I decide to hang-dry a t-shirt, I place it on the horizontal part of a plastic hanger, kind of like how you might hang a pair of pants. Leave it be until dry. No shoulder nipples, no stretching of the neck, etc.

If I think about it, I’ll “flip it” after a day on the hanger; if not, I’ll just leave it - it’s going to dry either way.

For some of my “favorite” t-shirts, I try to avoid putting them in the dryer to help preserve them.

I've got a piece of 3" x 10' PVC hanging from my basement rafters adjacent to the dryer. I'll run a load of tee shirts 12 min. In the dryer then begin removing them for folding - top to bottom, half, tuck sleeves, then half again. End up with a wide folded shirt. Stack them in a drawer.

Some of the shirts if they are still damp, they get hung on the pvc to dry and end up with no marks. Then folded as the others.