How to Get Wrinkles Out of Cotton Clothing Without Ironing
Wrinkle-free clothing looks crisp and professional, but getting it to that state by ironing can be a pain. Cotton clothes, especially, wrinkle easily and deeply. Prevention is the best way to avoid wrinkles, such as removing your clothes from the dryer promptly and hanging and folding them carefully. But if it's too late for prevention, there are wrinkle-busting cures that that won't break your back or the bank. Does this Spark an idea?
Things You'll Need
- Cotton Clothing
- Hangers
- A place to hang the clothing
- A spray bottle
- Water
Instructions
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Mist your cotton clothing with water and put it in the dryer for 10 to 15 minutes. Remove the wrinkle-free clothing promptly and hang it to keep the wrinkles from re-forming.
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Hang the item on a hanger and put it in the bathroom while you shower. The steam from the shower will release the wrinkles from the item.
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Spritz your item with wrinkle-removing spray.
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Tips & Warnings
It can also be helpful to hang your clothing in the bathroom while you're taking a shower. The steam can help start the de-wrinkling process.
I usually do this about 20 minutes before I need to put the clothing on, to allow adequate time for air drying.
The cotton clothing will stretch a little bit. If you want to get the wrinkles out of a very conformed/tight fitting article, you may want to iron it.
References
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Comments
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Amanda Smith
Dec 19, 2007
I read this article because I too hate ironing. The shower steam trick got my attention. Im going to try that and see if it gets the wrinkles out, thanks. -
grouch
Dec 11, 2007
Thanks so much. Iron....what's an iron...LOL. Any time saver is A-OK by me. If it is an article of clothing that can be dried the same thing works but fluff in the dryer and removed right away instead of hanging to dry.
