I've always had trouble ironing, so I only dry-clean or I leave it too long and it looks crappy. I don't know how, but I always am getting my pants dirty. I am always in business attire but dry cleaning is very expensive in Sydney. I also don't have a lot of time, so my idea is to machine wash, hang, and iron... How does that sound, and how should it best be done.
2006-08-18 20:02:46 · 7 answers · asked by Cyrus B 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
If you have an ironing board, it is very easy. First, holding the pants upside down, put the two side seams on each leg together, and that will give you the crease in the front and back. Lay the pants on the ironing board and starting at the bottom, iron them up to the crotch part, as high as you can go. Then slip the upper part of the pants over the end of the ironing board, with the zipper or buttons undone, and holding them by the waistband, iron the top part. If they are pleated, you hold the waistband up in the air and iron all the wrinkles out, and then you can iron just the very top part of the pleats, still holding them by the waistband. This sounds complicated, but it is really very easy. After you machine wash, you might try to get them almost dry, not all the way, then put the two leg creases together and hang them that way...it will save a lot of wrinkles if they are not completely dry, and you might be able to get almost all of the wrinkles out with just brushing them with your hand, and might not have to iron at all. If you don't have an ironing board, you can use a thick towel on a counter or table. It is a little harder to iron this way, but it will still work good. Good luck on your ironing.
2006-08-18 20:21:14 · answer #1 · answered by 420Linda 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Be careful! Depends on the fabric. Say they are cotton or polyester combo. Wash in cold water, dry for a few minutes, then pleat and hang on pants hanger. When ironing, put the waist opening over the narrow point of the ironing board and continue to go all the way around. If pleated, iron the pleats individually, till creased. The iron should tell you the correct heat setting. when ironing the legs, put the to seams together, start at the bottom and run your fingers down the leg so the seams are together. Lay flat on the ironing board.
2006-08-22 15:54:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
first off you need a can of starch. Match your seams up at the bottom. That is the bottom of your crease. Then go to the waist and fold where the first belt loop is next to the button hole. Grab the bottom crease and top crease and pull. This should give you a straight line from the top to the bottom. Lay your crease down on your ironing board. spray lightly with starch. Iron the crease (With the steam on) and you will have your crease. with non-pleated slacks stop at the bottom of the pocket. with pleated slacks iron the full length.
2006-08-18 21:14:22 · answer #3 · answered by mobsterscom 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I know exactly, but I hate to take up this much space.....I am fanatical about washing versus dry cleaning............All three of my adult kids can iron as well as I do, but there are some secrets to the steps in order. Your clothes will look and smell so fresh all the time. If my 34 year old son makes the time to wash his own clothes and iron to perfection, so can you.....promise that he is just as busy with a job as anyone else. Just contact me through yahoo and I'll give you good info.....make take a couple of messges as they limit the number of characters.
2006-08-22 15:45:39 · answer #4 · answered by Cassie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's better coz you get to do it how clean you want it to be
when you wash and dry, better if you hang dry it uncrumpled so it wouldn't be too hard for you to iron and with ironing, just lay it flat on the ironing bed lengthwise one leg first and press according to the pleats or cut, just use warm heat if it's slacks, it's mre delicate with ironing with high heat
2006-08-18 20:09:14 · answer #5 · answered by leelee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fold slacks in half along the crease..........all the way up! Use spray starch when you iron them. Flip one leg back, iron one leg all the way up, flip leg down, iron all the way up. Turn slacks over, and reverse the process. This works great with a little spray starch.
2006-08-25 23:32:14 · answer #6 · answered by belsmum 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do what 420Linda wrote. That's exactly what you do.
2006-08-22 07:34:08 · answer #7 · answered by Padme 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋