questions about wrinkles & creases

False - or at least, too general. It depends partly on the fabrics and partly on use. Even my father's Geives & Hawkes hand tailored uniforms would crease after an 8 hour working day, unless he was standing on parade all the time - NOT likely as an RAF officer!

Again, it depends:

On what you are starching - Linen will crease no matter what, and starch will help set the creases. Cotton is more forgiving in some weaves than others...

Use and circumstances: any time you sweat or the atmosphere is damp, starch will soften ans set again in nice crumpled bag mode!

Poly doesn't take starch, and is naturally crease resistant.

What sort of "uniform" are we speaking about? Military? Nursing? What is the fiber content?

Most clothing wrinkles at points of movement (waist, crook of arm, underarms, knees and back of knees), and or where stretching/pressure is experted against fabric that is not flat, such as the seat area.

If the uniform in question is tightly fitted and the person wearing it does not do very active work, then it might stay wrinkle free all day.

Yes, to an extent. If one starches an item so stiff it is almost like board, then it will wrinkle less (if 100% cotton or high cotton blend) if heavily starched. This will come the cost of freedom of movement as heavily starched uniforms (only can speak of nurse's uniforms personally) are damned uncomfortable until one has "broken the crust".

Candide

False. The only way to stay totally wrinkle free during an 8 hour day is to stand totally immobile. If you move or sit, you will wrinkle.

No way to answer this. Starch will help with wrinkles in sturdy natural fibers, like cotton, linen, etc. But it's not at all appropriate for high poly content garments. Since most industrial uniforms have a high poly content to make them long wearing and easy to clean, you don't want to use starch on them. Spray starch will do 2 things on poly fabrics. It will either form a flaky crust (which is good for pie but not clothing) or it will scorch.

Sharon

or both! blearch - scorched pie crust!

You are so right and that would be BLECH!!~

Sharon

--thinking in pie terms possibly because of the apple/blackberry pie my sweet neighbor brought over last week. ;) Not scorched and definitely flaky. mmmmmmmmm