In any house you can find dozens of textiles. But even the highest-quality underwear, even excellent clothes need to be ironed periodically. Knowledge of the features of this work allows you to avoid many problems and save time.
Ironing methods
The oldest type of ironing (not losing relevance) is the dry method. It is quite fast, can be applied to various things from the inside and out of the face. Many prefer, however, to iron fabrics with moistening. You can add water in several ways:
- manually wetting the surface;
- spray from spray;
- wrapping in a damp cloth;
- pad of wet gauze.
A more modern approach is steaming. It is possible only in the case when the iron has a corresponding function. In addition, you can use a steamer. But it is important to understand that you can not steam off any matter that sits. It is necessary to carefully check whether such processing is permissible for the selected product.
The vertical steamer, unlike the iron, provides ironing even for bulky items, excluding the appearance of folds. This device is recommended for:
- jackets;
- jackets;
- lush outerwear;
- refreshment of clothes without prior washing.
But we must remember about weaknesses. So, the steamer is not suitable for horizontal ironing. He can not cope with stitches. If these problems are not relevant, the steamer will significantly save time compared to an iron. More perfect option - the steam generator. It combines the advantages of iron and steamer, and the only problem may be large dimensions.
In some situations, you have to iron at all without special devices. Then use these techniques:
- hanging over a hot tub for 30 minutes and drying in another room;
- steaming from the kettle;
- Ironing with a steel mug or a stewpan with an even clean bottom.
Different types of fabrics
But still “extreme” methods of ironing are used only occasionally, if necessary. Iron is most often used in everyday life - and it must be applied in a special way depending on the matter to be processed. Chiffon and silk are ironed at 70 or 80 degrees. Less heat will not work, and if you raise the temperature, you can spoil the thing.
For your information: with the same warm-up it is necessary to process nylon (without ironing in the true sense of the word, with the help of a “steam strike”).
A higher temperature - from 100 to 120 degrees - will be required for wool and wool. These types of matter are best treated with irons with special tips on the soles. These nozzles are much more efficient than the old-fashioned gauze lining. Smooth the coat with such an apparatus without the characteristic unpleasant shine. You can also use the steamer (in accordance with the instructions).
Flax and cotton are recommended to be processed at 150-180 degrees. To obtain an optimal result, it is required to thoroughly wet the fabric. Therefore, it is recommended to use irons that can spray water. Steam linen clothing or linen is advisable before the end of ironing. Rough jeans are ironed with significant heat (180-200 degrees), since more gentle modes are not effective enough.
A more careful approach is needed to lining materials - satin and silk. They are ironed strictly from the inside. Attention: in this case even the slightest moistening is not allowed.Not only can not be moistened; it is necessary to protect matter from small drops of water. Therefore, for regular ironing of silk and satin things, it is advisable to take an iron with the anti-drop function.
Synthetics, in contrast to the disassembled options, may well be wetted. But there are other requirements: a ceramic sole and an antistatic effect. Viscose can be considered an exception - like silk, it is ironed only in a dry mode. All things from a calico from a seamy side do not iron. The iron should touch only the front side, it is desirable to moisten the clothes for better effect.
Velvet and plush products are put in order only from the reverse side.
Instead of ironing, you can simply hold the fabric with the villi down over the steam. Terry cloth can not be ironed in principle. Breaking this rule can make things tough and uncomfortable at home. When working with knitwear, you can not rush, be sure to allow the ironed products to cool before laying back into the closet.
How to iron different things?
Knowing how to handle different tissues is very helpful. But we must bear in mind that the ironing of every kind of thing, even made of the same matter, is carried out according to special rules. With all the complexity of ironing bed linen, it brings significant benefits. And it's not just aesthetics: the ironed sheet or pillowcase wears less, it is more comfortable.
For your information: if the washing machine has a special mode, no additional manual processing is required.
There are several recommendations to properly iron the bedding after washing. First you need to check if there are any foreign spots. It is advisable to handle all parts of the sleeping sets on the wrong side. Led with an iron on the front side is necessary only for very serious wrinkles. In order not to damage the appliqués, protective nets are applied.
Iron should be strictly along the seam, from its beginning to the end. The easiest way to smooth bed linen, moving along the transverse and fractional fibers. This technique additionally prevents damage to the products. Before work begins to spray things with a spray. Wait 5 or 10 minutes for the moisture to get absorbed.
Its features has ironing various types of clothing. So, before processing the blouse is required to check whether the sole is clean. If there is the slightest dirt there, you can not hurry - you must first clean everything up. For cleaning use a special pencil. Of the available substitutes suitable baking soda.
Important: only clean blouses are ironed, otherwise they will only get dirty even more. Pre-unfasten any button, even located on the cuff.
Ironing should be in this order:
- collar wrong side;
- front part of the collar;
- wrong side cuffs;
- front part of the cuffs;
- yoke;
- sleeve;
- seamless part;
- all that's left.
Often, when preparing for a wedding, there is a need to unclamp not only a blouse, but also a veil. Approach to this work should be even more careful and carefully than to ironing casual clothes. Begin, as always, with the study of labels. Iron put on minimal heat. Only products made of tulle are treated at 120 degrees. But they are also desirable to iron at a lower temperature.
On top of the product lay:
- special fabric;
- thick paper;
- dry gauze cloth (optional).
The most difficult to tidy up the place where there are flowers, beads and other decor. Such sites cover in advance with towels. Start work without steam supply. Continuously eliminate all emerging creases. If the folded folds, which are ironed in a similar way, still remain, then you will have to use the steaming mode.
A more correct approach is the use of a steam generator. He will tidy up the veil placed on the coat hanger and make it much safer than an iron. Some people replace steamers and steam generators with hair dryers. These devices include on average intensity blowing. Pre-product is sprayed with water, then dried from the gate to the bottom line.
But no matter how important the wedding veil is, at home it is often necessary to iron other wardrobe items. For example, a medical cap and gown (or their cook counterparts). It is recommended to use ironing boards for work, having previously assessed their purity and reliability. When it is impossible to use a board, they cover the caps on a flat surface, most often on the table. You can iron a uniform only with a clean iron, which is heated to the required temperature.
For moistening and steaming caps, bathrobes used only filtered or distilled water. Ironing dirty clothes is not allowed. All the inserts of bathrobes, which can be divorced from water, iron only without steam. It is recommended to turn out dressing gowns and caps on the wrong side. Consistently ironed upper, side and bottom seams.
The stretching fabric is not recommended to move. It can easily burst. It is advisable to pull off the seams on the one hand, firmly fixing them from the other edge. Only ironing the seams, you have to work with tucks. The presence of the smallest arrows.
The cap is ironed a little differently than the cap. It is necessary to apply the classic army method:
- turn the neck down three-liter glass jar;
- wrap a towel around her;
- put on a hat;
- bring it in perfect condition.
There are also some simple tricks to quickly smooth a polo T-shirt. T-shirt necessarily straighten. The collar is put as needed. The clothes that are turned on the back side are folded lengthwise, then smoothed, seeking to eliminate the slightest crease. Turn the T-shirt twice (alternately stroking the front and back side), then turn it inside out and again check all the folds.
Useful recommendations
Whatever textiles you have to iron, from whatever fabric it is made, there are a number of subtleties that must be considered. Stripping is used when it is necessary to smooth out a dried fabric or a piece of clothing that should not touch hot red soles. You need to work only in a convenient, bright and dry place, where there is a solid surface of the required size. It is advisable to decide in advance where the ironed things will be folded - they should remain clean and not be crushed extra.
Before ironing, you need to make sure that the iron itself, wires, plugs and sockets are reliable. Do not touch the heated soles with the wire. For iron taken only with dry hands. Ideally, you need to stand on a rubber mat and do not take the handle of the iron, while simultaneously touching another metal object.
In addition to strict adherence to safety rules, it is useful to learn how to iron with starch. Such processing is unacceptable for wool and products from artificial fiber.
Important: starched dark clothes made of any fabric may look ugly. It is undesirable to starch children's clothing and items of clothing used in the summer or covered with embroidery floss. Treat with starch can only clean clothes. The amount of powder used is selected individually, depending on how hard they want to achieve.
A great role when working has a competent choice of ironing cloth. But it is also necessary to cover it with a protective heat-resistant coating that will withstand long-term operation. Cloths for ironing are easily fixed on the tables with the help of special fasteners. Removing them later is also not difficult. The cloth is easily erased, unlike conventional fabrics.
But if there is no such material, you can put a usual blanket as a litter on the board. The main thing that his material to withstand prolonged heating.
When selecting a canvas or preparing a bedspread, only the surface for the ironing itself must be considered. The place where the iron itself will be placed can be ignored. It is useful to use special coatings with reflective surfaces.
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