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Ironing Basics

The document provides essential tips and techniques for effective ironing, including temperature settings for different fabrics and the importance of ironing clothes inside out. It emphasizes the need for preparation, such as ensuring the iron is clean and using damp clothes for better results. Additionally, it suggests ways to minimize wrinkles and maintain the appearance of garments post-ironing.

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Ironing Basics

The document provides essential tips and techniques for effective ironing, including temperature settings for different fabrics and the importance of ironing clothes inside out. It emphasizes the need for preparation, such as ensuring the iron is clean and using damp clothes for better results. Additionally, it suggests ways to minimize wrinkles and maintain the appearance of garments post-ironing.

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Ironing

Basics
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● Low-temperature: acetate, acrylic, nylon
● Medium-temperature: polyester, silk, satin, wool
● High-temperature: linen, cotton, denim
Ironing is a skill.
It takes practice.
It takes preparation.
Irons can burn clothing and YOU!
Be careful.
Wrinkle Free?
You can sometimes avoid ironing following
these simple instructions:
1. Purchase wrinkle resistant clothing.
2. Remove clothes promptly from the dryer
and hang them.
3. Use a product like Downy Wrinkle
Remover.
4. Hang clothes in the bathroom while
showering.
AN IMPORTANT IRONING TIP
Be sure your iron does not have any
residue on its flat surface. Keep a
small towel with your iron. Before
touching the iron to your clothing, run it
over the towel’s surface several times
to be sure it the iron is clean. AND
always start with a cool temperature!
Start with a cool setting. Iron clothes inside out. Take your time.

Clothes ironing is the process of To properly iron clothes, get


moving a hot iron on top of fabric to started by washing and drying
remove wrinkles. It is worth the your clothes correctly to reduce
time ironing because it helps your wrinkling. Never iron clothes that
clothes keep their shape and look are dirty or still have stains. The
like new longer. iron's heat will likely permanently
set the stain into the fabric.
You can optionally spray water,
Also, never iron sequins, velvet,
starch, or sizing to help you get
and items with screen printing,
your clothes looking crisp.
since those designs can get
singed or melt away.
Prepare Your Ironing Space
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What type of ironing board do you have? Whether it is a full-sized or a


tabletop model, be careful about where you place it. Ensure the iron cord is
not strung across a walkway where a pet or child can pull the iron down.

If you do not have an ironing board, you can still iron by using a sturdy flat
surface like a table or counter and prepare it correctly using an ironing blanket
or thick cotton towel as a liner.
Iron the Garment Inside Out
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When ironing most fabrics, iron on the wrong side of the garment. This trick will prevent
the shine of the material. This shine effect is most noticeable on dark colors, silk, rayon,
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linen fabric, and acetates.

For velvet, corduroy, and textured fabrics, ironing on the wrong side prevents crushing
and even removes the texture. Ironing the right side of seersucker could potentially
remove the "puckering" that provides the seersucker's texture.

You should iron fabric lengthwise to prevent stretching.


Iron While Clothes Are Damp
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It is usually best to iron clothes while they are still slightly damp. The exception is
when you need a completely dry iron for fabrics that can stain easily with water.
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To add dampness, sprinkle the clothes lightly with water, use your iron's steam or
water spray feature (if it has one), or use an ironing spray like starch or sizing to
add moisture.
Ironing Hems and Collars
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When ironing shirt collars, cuffs, pockets, or hems that are double the thickness of
fabric, iron on the inside first and then on the outside to smooth any final wrinkles.
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These areas, especially curled hem edges, will benefit from steam during ironing
or pre-wetting before ironing. Do not iron over zippers, buttons, or any
decorations.
Hang your ironed clothes
immediately after ironing
to help them keep a
just-pressed look.
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