Ironing Techniques
"Make ironing faster and easier"
Busy working women don’t have much time for ironing clothes, but because good house helps are hard to come by these days, they sometimes find themselves tasked with ironing chores. Make it easier for yourself and faster, too, by following these suggested ironing techniques.
For shirts and dresses: Make it a point to start from the top then work down. Begin by ironing the collar side-up. Press from the tip to center, and then from the other tip also towards the center. Iron the cuffs in the same way. Follow on with the sleeves. Start at the underarm seams and run the point of the iron into the gathers right before the cuff. Then work up towards the shoulder. When ironing the body, begin with the front panels and work around.
For pants and shorts: Iron the top of the pants up to the crotch area first. Afterwards, side view the pants and lay it flat on the ironing board with one leg on top of the other. Make sure the sides and inseam are aligned. Fold up the top leg and iron the inseam of the bottom leg first. Turn the pants over to iron the inseam of the other leg. Then iron the outside of both legs. Dab with damp cloth to set a center crease down the legs.
For skirts: Iron the waistband first and then the body. Pencil-cut skirts are very easy to iron since they have only two flat surfaces. With pleated skirts, run the point of the iron into the gathers of the shirring, and then work down.
• Flat items such as hankies and scarves have to be pulled into shape before ironing.
• To prevent shiny patches from developing, iron acetate, acrylic, cotton lace, crepe, dark colored fabrics, flock fabric, linen, rayon, satin, silk and wool garments inside out. Other fabrics can be ironed right side out.
Busy working women don’t have much time for ironing clothes, but because good house helps are hard to come by these days, they sometimes find themselves tasked with ironing chores. Make it easier for yourself and faster, too, by following these suggested ironing techniques.
For shirts and dresses: Make it a point to start from the top then work down. Begin by ironing the collar side-up. Press from the tip to center, and then from the other tip also towards the center. Iron the cuffs in the same way. Follow on with the sleeves. Start at the underarm seams and run the point of the iron into the gathers right before the cuff. Then work up towards the shoulder. When ironing the body, begin with the front panels and work around.
For pants and shorts: Iron the top of the pants up to the crotch area first. Afterwards, side view the pants and lay it flat on the ironing board with one leg on top of the other. Make sure the sides and inseam are aligned. Fold up the top leg and iron the inseam of the bottom leg first. Turn the pants over to iron the inseam of the other leg. Then iron the outside of both legs. Dab with damp cloth to set a center crease down the legs.
For skirts: Iron the waistband first and then the body. Pencil-cut skirts are very easy to iron since they have only two flat surfaces. With pleated skirts, run the point of the iron into the gathers of the shirring, and then work down.
• Flat items such as hankies and scarves have to be pulled into shape before ironing.
• To prevent shiny patches from developing, iron acetate, acrylic, cotton lace, crepe, dark colored fabrics, flock fabric, linen, rayon, satin, silk and wool garments inside out. Other fabrics can be ironed right side out.
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