Where can I find plastic inserts for T-shirts?

June 15, 2010 10:30 AM

Where can I find plastic inserts for T-shirts?

I am slowly organizing my collection of unworn concert T-shirts (rbs, I'm still looking for that Electrelane shirt) and would like to have some half-assed way of maintaining them. My idea was to use a plastic insert, shaped like a portion of a human from Flatland, to provide support for the neck hole, the arm holes, and the basic chest shape, then to put this all in a plastic bag.

I cannot seem to find plastic inserts for T-shirts. Is this a vocabulary problem, wherein I am not searching for the right thing, or a "they don't make this" problem?

Things to rule out: I am not looking to frame T-shirts or have them made into a quilt. I want to avoid cardboard inserts, as well.

posted by adipocere to Clothing, Beauty, & Fashion (3 answers total)

Best answer: I think you want to search on is "mannequin" or "torso form". Is this what you're looking for? If so, I found it at mannequinland.
posted by onhazier at 10:39 AM on June 15, 2010 [1 favorite]

Response by poster: That's a bit more three-dimensional than I had wanted, but that's a good place to start. I knew this was a vocabulary problem. Thank you!
posted by adipocere at 10:53 AM on June 15, 2010

Check with local store fixtures companies. They'll definitely have or be able to easily locate these for you.
posted by msbutah at 11:51 AM on June 15, 2010