The trick to successfully pack clothes for moving is to mentally prepare and break it down into steps.

How to Fold Non-Hanging Clothes for Packing

Most of your clothes are foldable clothes.

Scan what should stay on hangers.

Closeup of packing folded clothing into moving boxes

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Typically, dressy garments or valuable or family heirloom pieces should be kept on hangers.

Pack With the Right Hangers

Use non-slip hangers to move dresses and other slinky garments.

Also, if transporting heavy wool coats, ensure they’re on sturdy, wooden hangers.

Setting aside clothing that is still needed in a plastic bin

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Use Garment Bags for Special Items

Protect heirloom items or formal wear in garment bags.

Consider Using Wardrobe Boxes

Purchase wardrobe boxes if you have an extensive collection of hanging clothes.

Fill the wardrobe box sufficiently so items don’t shift too much.

Using vacuum sealed storage bags to pack out of season clothing

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Do not overstuff it since it could wrinkle clothes or break the box.

This method will save you time packing and unpacking clothes and money you would have spent on packing materials.

see to it Clothes are Clean

Clean all your clothing before packing it away.

Starting by packing out of season clothing

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Stay as organized as possible with thissimple packing hack.

Packing Shoes

Neverpack shoeswith your clothes.

Once you’ve packed your clothes, concentrate onpacking the next part of your house.

Packing folded clothes in clean cardboard boxes

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Boxes are the best way to pack clothes since they tend to keep clothes folded and neat.

Items tend to shift in bags and get wrinkled.

it’s possible for you to also use a trash bag to cover your hanging clothes.

Determining what clothing needs to be hanged

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Using garment bags for clothing that needs to be hung up

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Packing up shoes separately when moving

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