Hints From Heloise

Mon., March 2, 1998

King Features Syndicate

Dear Heloise: I am going on vacation and only want to take one large suitcase. Is there any way to pack a dress in a regular suitcase without having to take two bags? Anonymous, Fort Wayne, Ind.

I’ll tell you one of my favorite tricks that helps minimize wrinkles and at the same time gets more clothes in the suitcase. It should work for you too. Start saving all your plastic dry-cleaning bags.

Before packing, make sure buttons are buttoned and zippers are zipped. Now, neatly put each piece of clothing inside a plastic dry-cleaning bag. Fold the garment in half vertically and fold in the sleeves.

Starting at the top of the garment, begin rolling it, along with the plastic, forming a cylinder. Make sure each garment is covered completely in plastic.

Then carefully put each roll in the suitcase in layered rows. This should work with your dress. Just make sure to unroll it and hang it up as soon as you get to your destination.

Hint: Hang your garment in the bathroom and let the steam from your shower do a quick pressing job. Good luck! - Heloise

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