IRON YOUR SHIRT IN 5 QUICK STEPS

BEFORE YOU START IRONING

• Position 2 dots (warm)
• Use a good iron

STEP 1: THE BORDER

• First the inside
• Then the outside.
• Make a nice fold so that the points of your board point downwards
• From the tip of the collar to the center. This way your visible wrinkles will reach the points of your collar.

 

STEP 2: THE CUFFS

• Open the cuff buttons and open the cuff.
• Iron on the inside, working towards the center.
• Don't put too much pressure on the buttons, and gently iron around them
• Go straight to the sleeve, then grab the other side of the shirt

STEP 3: THE SLEEVES

• First leg the sleeves nice and straight, from the top of the shoulder to the intersection under the armpit
• Work from the cuffs to the shoulder
• Turn the sleeve over and check if this side needs a quick treatment

STEP 4: THE FRONT AND BACK

• Start at the row of buttons and work from bottom to top
• Move the shirt around to keep the fabric straight and tight.
• This is how you iron the back and then end up at the front again, with the buttonholes.

STEP 5: THE SHOULDERS

• Fold the shoulder of the shirt over the short side of the ironing board
• Work from the outside in
• Finally, turn the shirt to get both the front and back of the shoulder nice and tight

TIPS:

• Iron your shirts immediately after washing, while they are still damp
• Do not tumble dry shirts. This is not good for the quality, and makes ironing a nightmare
• Do you iron later? Then immediately blow out the shirt and hang it on a clothes hanger
• Do you iron a crease in your shirt? Then wet it and iron out the fold
• Dark fabrics: only iron the outside