To iron the arrows on the shirt

This kind of wardrobe like a shirt takes in the wardrobe of any person is not the last place. But a poorly ironed shirt gives the appearance of untidiness, so a good hostess needs to learn how to iron things well. It is believed that the most difficult to iron trousers and men's shirts. An inexperienced housewife raises the question: how to properly iron the sleeves of a shirt - with or without arrows? What does etiquette tell us about this, do we need to iron the arrows on the shirt? So, etiquette allows a gentleman to wear shirts with arrows only in the event that you do not plan to take off your jacket. So we learn to iron shirts without arrows.

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Basic principles of ironing shirts

In order to ironing did not cause much trouble, you need to remember the following:

• To start ironing the shirt is best before it completely dries, because the wet cloth is easier to smooth. If the shirt has completely dried, then it must be sprayed with water from the spray gun. If after that put the shirt in the bag, the moisture will be distributed evenly.
• Dark shiny shirts should be ironed from the wrong side, so that after shining there are no bright stripes.
• Silk shirts are better to iron dry, but through a thin cotton cloth.

Important! Marl use is undesirable - from her on the product may remain traces.

• Viscose should be handled carefully, it is not recommended to sprinkle it with water from the spray gun, since stains may remain on it.
• You should regularly change the water filters( if any) and clean the soleplate of the iron, especially if you were ironing colored things before that.
• It is better to pour distilled water into the iron to prevent the formation of salt deposits in the iron tank. Then the probability to put a stain on the shirt will be reduced to a minimum.
• Smoothing is more convenient not on a simple table, but on an ironing board. Well, if included in the kit and a small board for ironing sleeves.

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Select the ironing mode

Before you start ironing the arrows on the shirt, read the information on the label of the thing. It shows which material your shirt is made of. Proceeding from this, choose the mode:

• For things made of pure cotton, you need to set the temperature to 150 degrees. It is desirable to steam them.
• Linen shirts are ironed at high temperature and with plenty of steam. The optimum temperature for such things is 210 degrees.

Important! Such fabrics as cotton and linen require pressing during ironing.

• Cotton with linen is ironed at a temperature of 180 degrees, processed by steam.
• Cotton with polyester can be ironed at 110 degrees and slightly steamed.
• Viscose products require a temperature of 120 degrees, and a curled cloth 110. Steam can not be used.

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Shredding instruction for

shirt We prepared for ironing, armed with iron, put out the temperature and now we have the question of how to start ironing men's shirts.

Some start ironing from the back, but most housewives believe that it is more convenient to start with the collar, then go to the sleeves, back, etc. We introduce you a step-by-step guide on how to iron a shirt with a long sleeve.

Smoothing collar

It is the collar that is visible above all from under the sweater or jacket, so the question of how to iron the collar of a man's shirt is very relevant:

• We carefully smooth it from both sides, paying special attention to the corners.
• If creases are formed, then smooth out from top to bottom.
• On some collars, sew buttons or hooks - gently smooth these places so that they do not melt.

Important! You can not smooth the collar over the fold. He then quickly erased.

Smoothing the cuffs

To ensure that the cuffs are not glossy, they need to be ironed from the wrong side:

• Unfasten the cuff, carefully straighten it and iron it well.
• If the cuff is double, then first iron it from the wrong side, without bending, then bend to the desired width and smooth the bend seat.

Stitched sleeves:

1. We fold the sleeve in such a way that the seam is centered and well ironed.
2. Then turn and iron over the other side. There should be no wrinkles near the cuffs.
3. Then the sleeve is folded along the seam and gently ironed from the seam to the edge.
4. If the sleeve is heavily wrinkled, then you need to use the steaming mode and the spray gun.
5. Sleeve is well-ironed if you first iron it from the wrong side, and then from the front side.

Important! If you often iron your shirts, then you should get an ironing board with a sleeve-shoe, then ironing will not cause any difficulties. Simply pull the sleeve on the fixture and iron in a circle.

Shave the backrest and shelves

The back of the shirt is considered to be the lightest part, because it has small parts that need to be carefully smoothed:

1. Start ironing from the right seam to the left. First, the seam is processed, and then the backrest near it.
2. Then the shirt is turned over and ironed with a coquette( detachable upper part of the shirt) and the middle part of the back. Smooth the other seam, once again pass over the back.
3. Now only the shelves remain. We start on the right side - on men's shirts there are buttons. Pay attention to the places near the buttons special attention, do not iron over the buttons - they can melt, and spoil both the shirt and the iron.
4. The left side is ironed faster and easier, as there are no small details.
5. The ironed shirt is hung on the hanger until completely cooled.

Important! Do not hang your shirt in the closet immediately after ironing, otherwise - you'll have to iron it again. Before you hang it in the closet, make sure that it's free, if the closet is stuffed with things, then the shirt will crumble again, and all your work will go wrong.

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How to iron a short sleeve shirt?

Smoothing short-sleeved shirts is less time consuming. We do everything the same, only the difference in the sleeve. Here everything is simple, you can pull a wide part of the sleeve on the narrow end of the ironing board and carefully smooth out, gently turning.

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What if there is no iron at hand?

There are times when you need an urgent shirt, and at hand there is no iron. Whether it is not enough that in a life happens. Maybe he broke down or turned off the electricity, or you're on a business trip, and the shirt in the suitcase crumpled. There are several simple ways to put things in order and without iron:

• The shirt will not be very crushed if it is not strongly wrung out when washing and immediately hang it on your shoulders.
• If the shirt is dried and it is very wrinkled, it can be hung in the bathroom near the shower with hot water turned on. The steam straightens the strong folds on the shirt, though it can not be immediately put on, as it will be wet.
• If you have a vertical steamer, then in case of anything, it can replace the iron.
• You can prepare a smoothing solution from improvised means. To do this, take the conditioner for laundry, add vinegar and clean water( preferably distilled).All components are taken in equal parts, mixed and the resulting solution is poured into the atomizer. The shirt needs to be sprinkled and left on the hanger to dry. After some time, it will be smoothed out.

Important! The conditioner is better to take white, differently - your shirt can be painted.

If you follow all of the above recommendations, your shirts will always be well ironed, and you or your husband look at all 5 points according to etiquette standards.