Things You'll Need:
- Formal gown
- Table (or other flat surface, like an ironing board)
- Spray starch or wrinkle remover
- Small washcloth, hand towel, or a piece of heavy cotton fabric
- Paper towels
- Hand-held fabric steamer (not a steam iron)
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Step 1
Invert the gown so that the interior of the fabric is visible. Stretch the wrinkled area slightly to smooth out the wrinkled crease as well as you can and place the material over the flat surface that you have chosen.
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Step 2
Mist spray starch over the surface of a washcloth.
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Step 3
Place a paper towel over the wrinkled portion of the gown. Then place the moistened washcloth (with the damp side down) over the paper towel. These layers will protect the gown from scorching and excess moisture, while being just porous enough to permit the steam to release the wrinkle.
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Step 4
Turn on the fabric steamer, using the lowest effective setting for the material of your gown.
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Step 5
Use a light, rotating motion to steam out the wrinkle through the washcloth and the paper towel. Check every three to five seconds to see if the wrinkle is smoothing out to your satisfaction by lifting the steamer and looking beneath the washcloth and the paper towel. When the fabric is no longer creased, place the gown on a padded clothes hanger to cool.
