How to Quickly Ironing Clothes
How to Quickly Ironing Clothes
- You might want to start at the outer middle to test the iron first. Collars are fast - just press the points, run the iron along the collar and go. I usually don’t bother unbuttoning the points.
- Pick up the clothes and smooth a sleeve down on the board. Quickly pass the steam iron up & down the sleeve, firmly setting the creases and cuff pleats.
- Do the same to the other sleeve; don’t worry if it’s front or back, the iron will do the work through both fabrics.
- Pick up the clothes and lay it with the right side down on the board, INSIDE of fabric FACING YOU. Top of the clothes is at the narrow end of the board.
- Iron top to bottom, quickly but firmly.
If you have pleats, tug above them with your left hand as you iron so they fall where they should.
- Rotate the clothes toward you so the right ironed side is hanging over the board. Iron the back top to bottom, working the iron up into the corners, handle the pleats as in
- Rotate the clothes for the final time and iron the left side.
- If you’re not going to put it on and wear it, then hang it properly. Button the top button and the third or fourth button down, so it stays properly on your hangar in the closet when it’s squished with your other clothes.
- Use an ironing board! Beds & towels on the floor just don’t cut it! Turn the iron on steam high (set the dial to your fabric).
- If your clothes can’t take the heat, it probably doesn’t need to be ironed anyway - try to dampen it and get rid of the wrinkles with your clothes dryer.
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