1. Begin with a well-laundered, damp shirt. For best results, cotton and linen should be almost wet. Spray the shirt with water, roll it into a ball, and keep it wrapped in a towel for up to 24 hours. Try using spray sizing instead of starch -- you'll end up with a shirt that is neat but not stiff. Allow the sizing to be absorbed into the fibers for a couple of minutes before ironing.
2. Using a heavy iron on a high setting and an ironing board with a terry cover, begin ironing the inside of the cuffs and up the tabs of the sleeves.
3. Turning the tab side of the sleeve upward, iron up the inside of the sleeve. Repeat with the other sleeve.
4. Next, fit the shirt smoothly over the end of the board and iron the yoke.
5. Iron the inside-front panels. You can iron right over the buttons and the pocket from the backside of the fabric; the buttons will be protected from the heat, and the pocket will come out smooth.
6. Next, move on to the right-front panel, the back of the shirt, the side seams, and around to the left-front panel.
7. The final step is the collar. Spray first with a little sizing, stretch it taut, then iron over each side. Fold the collar neatly down, and press along the seam. Hang your perfectly pressed shirt on a hanger, buttoning the top button to hold it in place.
If anyone has any other good advice for ironing PLEASE let me know!!!!
6 comments:
Wow. Can't believe what you are up to. Seriously cannot believe it. - Seth
If you are in a hurry there are a few other options. One spay it down with a water bottle and the throw it in the dryer.-Sometime it works well- The other I learned from Aunt Becky, You only dry seth's shirts for 10 to 15 min. then you hang them up. She did that with all of uncle paul's and the boys shirts. Good Luck
Sorry I don't iron. I think you are such a good wife for learning how. Maybe one day, when you are a pro, you can teach me how :)
Um, Seth should know perfectly well how to iron because my mom didn't iron his clothes! Plus, he had to look nice on his mission, he should know. But, since you are being such a good wife, I'll share what my mom taught me; She says you have to start with the smallest section to the biggest. So start at the cuff and then collar (i like martha stewarts advice to do collar last) and then sleeves, then front panels and then last the back. That's that!
I hear you sister on the annoyance of ironing! What you need to do is buy non-wrinkle shirts...we've got a couple of those. I just have to hang it up right after it's done from the dryer and no wrinkles!!
Anyways, good for you in finding a soluition!
Here is my advice....
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