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Step 1
Find the tag on your shirt that indicates what it's made of.
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Step 2
Plug in the iron and set the dial to the recommended setting for that fabric. One hundred percent cotton and linen need a high setting; wools and cotton blends call for medium heat; polyester, rayon, nylon, silk, acetate and acrylic all need a low heat setting.
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Step 3
Fill the iron with distilled water if you will be using the "steam" setting on cottons or linens.
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Step 4
Iron the back of the collar first, then the front, taking care to iron in from the edges a little at a time to avoid creases.
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Step 5
Open cuffs fully. Iron inside first, then outside.
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Step 6
Iron sleeves after smoothing them flat to avoid creases. Do sleeve backs first, fronts second and take extra care on armhole seams.
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Step 7
Hang shirt over board so that one front panel of the shirt can be extended flat (collar at narrower end of board). Iron from shoulder to shirttail.
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Step 8
Rotate shirt over board so that you iron the back next, and the other front panel last.
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Comments
dkeyes said
on 10/31/2009 Have always ironed shirts/tailored blouses inside out, it avoids creases/marks on front side. Also enables you to iron into steams/tailoring much easier.
bargainhuntmom said
on 6/23/2009 Distilled water is a good idea, we get build up from minerals in the water at our house.
FoxtailsLaundry said
on 5/26/2007 Clean your iron of starch residue with white vinegar. Use also to get ironed in wrinkles out by dabbing lightly onto wrinkle and re-ironing. Warning, it doesn't smell that great, so let it evaporate before wearing.
mrjordan419 said
on 1/21/2007 rain water? lol
Anonymous said
on 9/13/2006 Don't use rain water. Over time the acid in the rain will eat the shirt away. They got away with it in the old days because there wasn't the same pollution there is today.