Comments on: How do permanent creases stay permanent?

Question: How do permanent creases stay permanent?

rhapsodie — Tue, 30 Mar 2004 13:28:28 -0800

How do permanent creases (not the sewn-in ones) in pants stay permanent?

I'm thinking specifically of my husband's work uniform slacks that have these heavy-duty, before-the-dawn-of-time creases down the front and back of each leg. The creases remain after much washing and no ironing.

How DO they do it?

By: BlueTrain

BlueTrain — Tue, 30 Mar 2004 15:52:10 -0800

Based on the way they hang on the hanger, you can train pants to maintain the crease in the middle. Hanging pants can be a lot more complicated than they look.

By: web-goddess

web-goddess — Tue, 30 Mar 2004 16:58:07 -0800

I don't think rhapsodie is talking about pants that became creased over time but rather pants that started out creased and never changed. I've got a pair just like that. They're black "clubbing" pants - mostly polyester and spandex, I think - and they have a permanent sharp crease down the front that never budges. I've had them for over a year and even after repeated washings and crumpling them up on the floor, I've still never had to iron them. It's not the most comfortable fabric to wear, and it doesn't breathe *at all*, but at least I have one article of clothing that always looks sharp!

So to answer the question, I think it has to do with the inherent qualities of the man-made fabric. If only they could make it a little less scratchy...

By: dhartung

dhartung — Tue, 30 Mar 2004 22:40:57 -0800

Originally resin worked into the fabric; nowadays silicone, the material of choice for artificial enhancement. (A similar product is called Creaset and has been around since the 1980s.) Lately there are modern composite textiles that do it on their own.

By: rhapsodie

rhapsodie — Wed, 31 Mar 2004 11:10:38 -0800

Thanks, web-goddess and dhartung!