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By: Sithean

Sithean — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 04:36:01 +0000

adora – great idea! I’ve seen it in multiple organization books I’ve bought over the years, and always considered trying it out. Unfortunately, I never have. Glad to hear it’s working so well for you – I’ll have to just bite the bullet and begin it soon.

By: adora

adora — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 00:14:48 +0000

I have a way to sort out what I do wear from what I don’t really wear.
At the beginning of the season or whenever I feel like purging, I turn all my hangers around. I turn the hanger back to the original position after I have worn it. After a month, you’d see that you only wear less than 1/3 of your clothes. Then I evaluate and donate the ones I don’t love anymore.

By: Michele

Michele — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 18:42:03 +0000

Two workout outfits doesn’t seem like enough if you work out almost daily. Also, what about warm and cool/cold weather workout clothes?

By: Cass

Cass — Sun, 27 May 2007 05:23:18 +0000

This is great! I cut down on space needed in my closet by hanging up my outfits in sets. I’m guilty of having tings that only go with one other thing, but I keep minimal amounts of clothing so that works for me. OTOH, 14 is way to many pairs of drawers. Really.

By: che

che — Sat, 26 May 2007 21:32:22 +0000

All this only-2-pairs of gym/running clothes and wear/wash/wear and cutting down on underwear & socks works rather terribly when the walk to the laundry is a bit of a hassle, and therefore more occasional. I think as many pairs of underwear and socks as you can possibly store is far more efficient.

By: uneasy rhetoric

uneasy rhetoric — Thu, 24 May 2007 20:14:26 +0000

I recently got rid of a number of “meaningful” t-shirts. Instead of creating a quilt–which would have meant another thing to keep track of–I laid them all out on my bed and photographed them individually. They are now digitized forever.

As for the Jeans, why bother with designer? For the price of one pair of designer Jeans you could get two, three, a half-dozen pair of perfectly acceptable and fashionable Levis. Don’t want people looking down at your Wranglers? Take off the label.

By: TallDave

TallDave — Thu, 24 May 2007 08:37:04 +0000

"If you wear underwear..." Nice. On that note, I recommend travel clothing and anything wool. Wool doesnt hold onto bacteria, so it wont stink and doesnt need to be washed just because you wore it. Its also cool in summer and warm in winter. Similarly, you can get travel underwear such as that offered by Ex-Officio http://www.rei.com/online/Search.do?vcat=REI_SEARCH&vcat=REI_SEARCH&query=ex-officio&x=0&y=0 Also see http://www.rivbike.com/webalog/clothing/

By: Alex Fayle

Alex Fayle — Wed, 23 May 2007 07:39:26 +0000

Another way of knowing what you wear and what you don’t is to put an empty brightly coloured hanger on the right side of your closet. As you wear clothes and put them back in the closet, put them to the right of the this hanger.

After 6 months, take a look at what’s to the left of the hanger and poof! You know what to get rid of without having to agonize.

By: Adam Snider

Adam Snider — Wed, 23 May 2007 02:58:20 +0000

I do a clothing purge at least once a year. Haven’t done it since I moved last summer, so I guess it’s almost that time again. I’m a bit of a packrat, though, so even though I’m getting better, I still have a hard time throwing stuff out. I’ll find that old t-shirt at the bottom of the drawer and say, “Hey! I forgot that I had this! But, now that I’ve seen it, I’m sure I’ll wear it a lot.” Of course, I never do, and I usually end up getting rid of it during the next annual purge.

By: Nikki

Nikki — Wed, 23 May 2007 01:06:28 +0000

I saw a tip one time (can’t recall where) but it said to turn around all your hangers (hang things with the open part of the hanger facing outward) and then after a year look to see what hangers remain in that position. Those are the items you never wore – take them off the hangers, pack them up, and give them away!

By: Nicole

Nicole — Tue, 22 May 2007 21:46:53 +0000

Erin – you’re rite! They have someone to recommend and for others not in NY, you can check craigslist – under services. Thanks for the advice!

By: Erin

Erin — Tue, 22 May 2007 20:23:53 +0000

Nicole — I’d call Purl Patchwork in Manhattan at (212) 420-8798 and see if they know of anyone who sews quilts for hire. The owner and the store’s employees have been wonderful every time I’ve been there. I’m a big fan of the store.

By: Nicole

Nicole — Tue, 22 May 2007 20:14:10 +0000

Do you have any ideas of where / how to find someone to create a t shirt quilt? How much does it cost (in NY area)?

By: Erin

Erin — Tue, 22 May 2007 17:09:07 +0000

JK — I cannot tell you how many iterations of tip #5 we came up with here at Unclutterer. Ultimately, what was published was the most, um, decent of my ideas. There are some afternoons when things are a little goofy around here …

By: jk

jk — Tue, 22 May 2007 16:58:50 +0000

IF you wear underwear? IF?

By: M

Tue, 22 May 2007 13:54:58 +0000

Yep, Yep, Yep. Agree.
Clothes purge: done
Sock purge: done today (!)

Love the idea of the t-shirt quilt. A friend of mine has a 9yo daughter who regularly goes in ski races. She recently sewed all her race bibs into a quilt and it looks AMAZING. So cool for a 9yo too.