Equipment Necessary for Ironing Pleated Khakis

Series Summary

Ironing is a chore which is essential for pants such as khakis to look presentable. Some people enjoy ironing, and seem to view it as a relaxing activity while others of us find it an irritating necessity. Ironing does not have be infuriating or even annoying if you know the right techniques. If you would like to learn how to iron so that it will not be quite such a chore or would like to learn more ironing techniques, you can learn for free from one of our experts.

In this free how to video series, learn how to iron khaki pants from fabric expert Marti Swanson. Marti will demonstrate how to iron inside pockets, how to deal with fabric stains when ironing, how to iron khaki pants inside out, how to iron the leg cuffs, how to iron the outside of khaki pants, how to iron the pleats of khaki pants, how to iron the waist of khaki pants, and how to iron a crease into khaki pants.

Video Transcript

"Hi, I'm Marti on behalf of expertvillage.com I'm going to share with you today how to iron a pleated khakis with a cuff attached. Before I get going though let me mention our tools. We need an iron you want a good iron preferably one that has a steam option on it but none the less you want a good iron. One of the things you want to look for in an iron also is the number of steam ducts that you find on the bottom of your iron. The more steam duct the more even and easier your job is at ironing. This is also another great tool that I love to have is a silicon pad it allows me to put my iron face down so I don't have to worry about it getting tipped or knock over. The less of a chance of burning myself or someone else or a carpet. Your ironing board you want a good ironing board it needs to be fairly stable you want to get it set up and adjusted to where it's right below your waist high. I'm going to show you how to use the ironing board today. This nose over here works really well with trying to iron around the waist band and certain parts of the pant."