How is the correct ironing of shirts?

The ironing of shirts is a delicate matter, which in our time not every girl knows how to do. The reason that this skill is gradually becoming a curiosity can better reflect the joke that has become popular in social networks: "A man in a suit inspires great respect, but only until you learn that he works for a man in a T-shirt and jeans".

This article-instruction will help you to learn how to iron a man's shirt with a long sleeve, how to iron the sleeves of a shirt, and how to dry and fold a shirt so that the man in it looks like 100.

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You need to know

Modern society does not require male representatives to wear a business suit. Now more and more people will meet people dressed with taste and freedom, in the style of Casual. Many companies introduced a free, but moderately, dress code. But, despite this, a suit with a needle and a shirt smoothed beneath him inspire others with the idea that the carrier is a serious and diligent person who knows how to submit himself and knows the elementary rules of good taste.

What is required for ironing shirts to be not only correct, but also comfortable?

Ironing board

Such a delicate object as a man's shirt requires certain conditions during spreading. Therefore, if you have an old ironing board on which there are stains from many previous ironing, it is desirable to replace it with a new one. Of course, not for the sake of shirt alone, bed sheets are sure to iron you, too.

Important! Acquire a board that has an element for ironing the sleeve.

If you have a good clean board, then you should not think about it.

Iron

The ideal iron, especially if you are going to iron a man's shirt, should be clean, without stains on the sole and stuck spots. Modernity allows us to acquire a wonderful technique, and the variety of irons is amazing. The sole is made of stainless steel, a convenient system of ironing modes, an atomizer, a steam treatment device and a sprayer - and any thing will succumb to you. Ironing of shirts with such an iron is a pleasure.

Water

Strip off shirts, especially dark ones, preferably with water not from the tap, but filtered. Salts contained in running water are usually left on things plaque in the form of white divorces, which are then difficult to clean.

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Different fabrics - how to iron?

To begin with it is necessary to say a few words about drying shirts. How often do we see things that are hung on a rope, and among them - men's shirts? Such drying will add to your work, because ironing a shirt, just dried on a rope is much more difficult. By the way, and the deformation of things after such treatment will not keep you waiting.

To avoid this, after washing, hang the shirt on your hangers and dry it. You will understand how much now the ironing of shirts has changed for the better - it will take less effort.

Cotton and linen:

• If there are 80% or more of linen and cotton in the fabric of the shirt, then ironing such a thing should be moist.
• If you wash clothes by hand, then the shirt must first be wrung out, wrapped in a clean towel.
• If the shirt is already dry, then use a towel again - sprinkle the thing with water and wrap in a clean towel or other absorbent cloth to distribute the moisture evenly.

Silk

Ironing of shirts made of silk will give a result if the fabric is dry. Do not iron directly, use a clean piece of thin cotton fabric - iron through it.

Important! Do not iron the silk through cheesecloth, otherwise - the iron, even the cleanest, will leave traces on the fabric. A shirt made of artificial silk is generally contraindicated to be sprayed with water - stains are guaranteed.

Dark shirts and shirts with a pattern

If ordinary shirts need to be ironed from the front, then dark and with embroidery, patterns or ornaments, you must iron only on the wrong side. Otherwise, glossy traces will remain on the dark textiles, and on the shirts with patterns or embroidery the latter will fade and deform.

If you can not iron it from the wrong side, go through it completely, touching it lightly and turning it on with the whole steamer.

Important! Brilliant fabric is ironed only from the wrong side.

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Mode for correct ironing

Of course, the more natural components in the fabric of the shirt, the higher the temperature of the soleplate should be, the higher the pressure and more steam( except silk):

• , 100%degrees, a lot of humidity and pressure is stronger;
• if polyester is added - 110 degrees with a small amount of dry steam;
• pure flax - 200 degrees or higher, very much steam and pressure;
• cotton plus linen - 180-200 degrees, a lot of steam and humidity, strong pressure;
• synthetics requires 120 degrees, steam and pressure do not need( exception - viscose);
• silk is ironed with a small steam at 150 degrees, but, as you remember, through cotton fabric.

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Ironing dressing properly - instruction

Before proceeding directly to ironing, you first need to decide on the sequence of how to iron a man's shirt with a long sleeve. This is a very important nuance. So, the order of ironing:

• collar;
• cuffs;
• sleeves;
• straps;
• shelf;
• backrest.

As you already understood, we just go from small parts to large ones.

Important! Large parts of the shirt stroking along the share thread. So that you do not break your head, what is it, let's explain: the share thread is the thread that stretches less. Pull your shirt with your hands, as you usually stretch the stretch fabric in opposite directions - first up and down, then right-left. That direction, where there is less "stiffness" - this is the equity thread.

Collar:

1. Iron from the wrong side of the corners to the middle.
2. In the same way - on the front side.
3. Continue to iron until the collar is completely dry.

Important! Do not iron at the fold and do not artificially create a fold-up bar, it looks very unprofessional.

Cuffs:

1. Turn on the underside by fully opening the cuff.
2. Iron the front part in the same way.
3. Fold the cuff the way you need it.
4. Smooth so that the button and the buttonhole are on top of each other.

Sleeves

How to iron the sleeves of the shirt so that there are no tasteless folds on the sides:

1. Otutyuzhte sleeve, folded with a seam on the center - on both sides( this smoothing the seam).
2. Fold the sleeve with the seam on the side, again stroke from both sides, smoothing the bends.

Important! Do not create a new bend when ironing a second side seam on the side. If your board has a device for ironing sleeves - excellent! Just pull the sleeve on it and pass the iron in a circle.

Planks and shelves:

1. Fold the shirt and put it on the board with the front part towards you.
2. Smooth the right shelf on the share thread and the plate with the buttons on it, tacking the iron between the buttons.
3. Smooth the left shelf and the strap with the loops in a similar way.

Back:

1. Expand the product so that the entire back or most of it is on the table surface.
2. Start stroking from right to left, moving in this order: right side - top near armhole - coquette - armhole at left sleeve - left side - bottom of backrest - center.

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Folding correctly

Now that you have learned how to iron a man's shirt with a long sleeve, you need to be able to fold an ironed product so that it is not wrinkled and there is no shame for wasting your time on ironing.

The most correct way to keep the appearance of the shirt is to hang on the hangers in the closet. It is not necessary to use one hanger only for one product. After the shirt is ironed - it is dry and has an excellent shape, which will not spoil the finding of another shirt from above.

If there is no such thing to store things, then in our arsenal there is an excellent way of folding the ironed shirts:

1. Zip up all the buttons.
2. Turn your shirt back to yourself.
3. Fold the sleeves evenly into the center of the product, not crisscrossing.
4. Straighten the shirt and fold it laterally in the center( along).
5. Straighten and fold in half from bottom to top.

You will get what you usually see when you buy a new shirt. For even better storage of the shirt, you can put a cardboard box under the collar. Now put the items on the shelf in the closet with a jack, in the same way - and in a suitcase, if the trip.