| Before you start to place items in you're suitcase | | | | heavier items such as trousers or skirts. |
| place in piles on the bed. i.e. trousers, skirts, | | | | Once the case is approximately half full place in |
| blouses, T-shirts, underwear etc. Organise your | | | | the centre toiletries/hairdryer or any breakable |
| toilet bag with all the essentials. Add also to the | | | | item. Use underwear/belts etc to pad round these |
| collection, hairdryers, belts shoes, in fact | | | | items, then continue to place more clothes |
| everything that you will need to take with you. | | | | wrapped in polythene on top. |
| We all know some luggage handlers are not | | | | When you have packed all the main items take |
| always as careful as we would wish, so you will | | | | you're shoes again placing in polythene bags and |
| have to think about padding round the more | | | | lay across the clothes. Flat shoes can be laid face |
| delicate items, such as toilet bag, hairdryer to | | | | down, however shoes with heels will need to be |
| avoid any breakage or spillage. | | | | placed on the side, to avoid the heels puncturing |
| The very first thing you are going to need is | | | | either the case or you're clothes. |
| polythene and lots of it. Personally I use plastic | | | | Try to leave some T-shirts to place across the |
| rubbish bin liners, just cut off the bottom and slice | | | | top of the shoes, once again in plastic bags, or |
| down one side, perfect to wrap your cloths in. | | | | you could use a towel or dressing gown to add |
| You will also need some plastic carry home bags. | | | | the final padding. Finally there will be spaces around |
| If you are taking soft woollen jumpers, place | | | | the case, take socks or more underwear and use |
| some these across the bottom of the suitcase | | | | this to complete the padding round the case. |
| inside the plastic bags. If not start with some | | | | The more space that is left empty, the more the |
| T-shirts. These should be carefully folded , use the | | | | clothes will shift around in the case whilst |
| carry home plastic bags to place approx 4 | | | | travelling, this will greatly increase the chances of |
| T-shirts in , then lay each bag usually (2 or 3 | | | | scrunching, so ensure you're clothes fit snugly into |
| depending on the size of your case) across the | | | | the case. A lot of cases are supplied with holding |
| bottom of the suitcase. | | | | straps, don't pull these too tight as this will |
| Next take a sheet of polythene and lay this on | | | | certainly pinch into the clothes and cause severe |
| top of the plastic bags and place either trousers, | | | | creasing. |
| skirt or dress across the case. Now take the | | | | When you arrive at your destination unpack and |
| surplus polythene and wrap over the item, then | | | | hang up you're clothe straight away. If there is |
| fold the item into the suitcase, encased in the | | | | sufficient room hang all your clothes, rather than |
| polythene. This will reduce the creases on each | | | | placing in a cupboard drawer, to allow and fold |
| fold. With a jacket, make sure the top collar is | | | | marks to fall out. |
| placed on the polythene towards the back of the | | | | One final tip, if travelling with a loved one mix |
| suitcase. Again wrap the polythene over the | | | | you're clothes between suitcases. Should you |
| jacket, fold in the arms and lastly fold up the | | | | unfortunately lose a case whilst travelling, you will |
| lower jacket. | | | | at least both have some items to use, until the |
| Shirts and blouses are best folded and placed | | | | lost case is recovered. |
| individually into plastic bags and laid between | | | | |