How to iron a jacket at home
There are people who wear a jacket from time to time. There are those who wear it every day. The jacket is a style of business clothing. A person whose life is in the office needs it. Everything needs care. Clean and well-ironed clothes give a pleasant impression to the wearer. But not everyone knows how to iron a jacket well. Find helpful tips below.
What is necessary
Equipment is required for ironing. It's in every home. Sometimes it should be changed to a more modern one. The functions of the latest models allow you to perform different types of work faster and better.
Ironing board
Ironing board - equipment for ironing. The optimal height of the board is up to the height of the worker. This height allows you to iron without bending your back. If you iron bent over, your back gets tired quickly. A tired person does the work with less attention. The board must be stable. A good option is a board with an additional small platform. It is convenient to iron the sleeves on it.
Alternatively, you can use a roll-up terry towel to store sleeves and hangers.
Iron
The iron must have several functions:
- thermostat,
- spray,
- steam mode,
- steam attack.
Such a device will allow you to put products from different types of fabrics in order.
Better to use an iron with a ceramic platform. Such a platform does not cauterize the tissue and does not leave shiny streaks (las). Ceramic platforms sold separately. They can be bought at the store and simply put on the soleplate of the iron.
Dry gauze
A dry gauze is necessary for certain types of fabrics:
- The wool sticks to the sole of the iron. The villi are stuck. Shiny streaks remain on the surface.
- Synthetic fibers are often destroyed by heat. Dark spots and excessive shine remain on the surface of the product.
A gauze flap of 2-3 meters will relieve all these negative phenomena.
Cleaning before ironing
Before ironing your jacket, you must clean it. Any dirt on the fabric will be set by the heat. The dirt will show up as discolored or yellowed spots. It is almost impossible to remove them.
Before ironing a jacket with an iron, you need to carefully examine it. Remove the dust from it. Removes detected stains. Before removing stains at home, you should read the instructions that come with the product. There are care recommendations. Without observing them, you can render the thing unusable.
Home ironing instructions
To iron a jacket at home, you must first prepare your workplace:
- Install the ironing board so that the light comes from the left (left to right). This will make the wrinkled spots on the product more visible.
- Prepare cheesecloth and filtered water. The gauze must be clean. Unfiltered water can leave yellow stains on clothing.
- The desired mode is set on the iron.It must comply with the manufacturer's recommendations on the garment.
- To properly iron a jacket, you must follow a precise procedure.
Feedback
The back of the jacket is a flat surface. Ironing is usually not a problem. Gauze is applied to the back, soaked in water and wrung out. It will be correct to pass through the gauze with an iron from top to bottom. This is done because the fabric is always stacked when sewing. Even though this cluster is invisible to the naked eye, it can be. When the iron is pulled in the other direction, stripes are obtained, the tone of which differs from the main fabric.
Sleeves
It is more difficult to iron the sleeves of a jacket. To iron them, use a small platform. The procedure is as follows:
- Pull the sleeve over the platform.
- Cover it with wet gauze.
- Iron from top to bottom. The seams should be ironed with particular care. Shoulder and elbow seams should be perfectly straight.
- During the ironing process, the sleeve spins around. Sewn buttons do not interfere with the action. A layer of gauze will protect them from the effects of temperature.
Dampen the sleeves and shoulders well and continue the process until the fabric is completely dry.
hangers
The hanger is one of the most difficult parts of ironing a jacket. The most correct solution would be to put them in order on a hanger using a steamer. But not everyone has this device. To properly iron a jacket with an iron, you will need:
- Hang your jacket on a hanger. Carefully level the shoulders with your hands.
- Set the iron to steam attack. Treat with hot steam from a distance of 20 cm, smoothing the shoulders with your hands during the treatment.
- Dry the jacket without removing it from the hanger.
Modern models allow the absence of classic details. If the jacket does not have shoulder foam inserts, the shoulder seams can be smoothed out on a flat surface. To do this, simply lay them out on a small ironing board or a rolled up towel.
Straighten the collar and lapels
It is impossible to iron a jacket correctly without straightening the collar and lapels. In order to put this information in an appropriate form, you must:
- Place the jacket on the ironing board and stretch it out.
- Spread the lapels with your hands and apply a wet gauze over them.
- Pass the iron from top to bottom. Iron hard-to-reach areas with the tip of the iron using a steam attack.
- To smooth out the collar, the jacket is folded down on the ironing board. Shirt the collar and steam it. As the work progresses, the product rotates on the board, and the gauze and iron move to the shelves.
If the fabric is dense, then small parts are brought to perfect condition by pressing a hot iron against them and holding it for half a minute. You can do the same with the lapels.
Features of ironing various fabrics
It is impossible to iron a jacket with an iron at home without knowing the characteristics of the material. Different types of fabrics have different temperature conditions. For some types of fabrics, wet gauze is needed, others can easily do without it.
Wool
When steaming woolen products, gauze is needed, otherwise a hot iron will leave shiny streaks on the fabric.When steaming woolen products, you need to move the iron in the direction of the hair. It's usually top to bottom. The villi will remain flat.Do not exert pressure on the iron and repeat the steps in the same place.
Modern industry produces mixed fabrics. Additives improve the quality of the material and its wear resistance. The more wool in the fabric, the lower the iron temperature should be. The approximate mode is 110-130 degrees. Detailed information should be found in the care instructions.
Linen
Linen is a very durable material that can withstand high temperatures. A linen blazer is a light garment. Most often, such products are sewn without lining. An unlined linen jacket can be ironed from different sides. If there is a lining, the jacket can only be ironed from the front. The product is ironed at maximum temperature using a steam attack. No gauze necessary.
Synthetics
Synthetic materials rarely wrinkle. Most of the time, a little steam treatment is enough for them. But if you still need to iron a synthetic suit, you need to do it through gauze. Synthetic fibers are degraded by temperature. Yellowed or shiny spots may remain on the fabric. The approximate temperature regime is 120 degrees.
Synthetic fiber garments are sprayed with light movements without pressure.
Silk
Silk is a delicate and exquisite material. It is ironed with minimal iron heat. No gauze needed. Before ironing, check the temperature rise of the iron on the back of the product. If there is no liner, you can work with the product on both sides. You have to be very careful with the soleplate of the iron. Sometimes nicks appear on it. They will leave puffs on the silk fabric. If there are any notches on the soleplate of the iron, they should be removed with sandpaper or a file.
prints
Modern fashion allows for printed fabric jackets.It is both a geometric pattern and a floral pattern. If the product is not lined, it is best to iron the home printed jacket on the wrong side. The lined product is ironed from the front. Printouts can be finicky. It depends on the quality of the fabric and how the pattern is printed. You need to iron a jacket with a print through gauze. Before work, you need to check the behavior of the fabric on the wrong side area. The temperature regime is selected in accordance with the maintenance recommendations.
Velvety
Corduroy is a complex fleece material. Ideally, it should be ironed without pressure from the seam side, spreading it over a soft cloth. You just need to iron the corduroy jacket on the wrong side. The iron moves in the direction of the pile. If the seams of the jacket are not wrinkled, it can be steam ironed. For this, the jacket is placed on a hanger and treated with an iron in the steam attack mode at a distance of 15-20 cm from the surface of the fabric.
Leather
Do not iron leather products with an iron. Low temperatures will have no effect on the skin. An increase in temperature leads to a change in the structure - the skin will simply shrink. If a leather jacket is worn neatly and stored on a hanger, it will not wrinkle. If this has happened, we can advise the following:
- Hang the jacket on a hanger.
- Sprinkle with water from a spray bottle.
- Smooth it out with your hands.
- Leave in this position until completely dry.
Are there creased spots on your leather jacket? This is more common on the back or on a shelf. Small details of a leather jacket will not wrinkle. An impromptu press will help remove bruises.It is necessary to lay out the jacket on a firm, flat surface, turning it inside out. Put a pile of books on the crumpled place and leave for a day. After a day, the skin will become even.
Cotton
Ironing a cotton jacket at home is not difficult. Cotton is a material that requires little maintenance. It is well washed and ironed. You can spray the jacket from the front or from the back. Temperature range - 200-220 degrees. Thick cotton is steamed in the same temperature regime as linen.
Places that are difficult to smooth are moistened with water from a sprayer or use a steam attack.
Fleece fabric
Any fleece fabric is vaporized in the same way as corduroy. The jacket is returned. Cover the ironing board with a terry towel. They put clothes on it. Steam with light movements without pressure. You can iron the jacket from the front. To do this, it is hung on a hanger and steamed at a distance of 20 cm from the surface of the product.
If the fabric has hair, do not approach the iron. The steam jet sinks into the villi, leaving traces of small holes.
Steam generator application
The steam generator is a practical device for smoothing any garment. It is very easy to store your jacket with. The steam generator is filled with water and the vertical steam mode and the desired temperature are set. The jacket hangs on a hanger. First, the sleeves are steamed by lifting them up with your free hand. For steaming, the steam generator is kept at a distance of 10-15 cm, then the shelves and the back are alternately steamed. If the fabric is fluffy, keep the steam generator at a distance of 20 cm from the surface. The work must be done in the direction of the pile.A good alternative to a steam generator is a hand-held steamer. It is comfortable to hold in the hand. The principle of operation is the same as for vertical steam.
Maintenance tips and tricks
After steaming, do not immediately hang items in the cupboard. The damp cloth will wrinkle again. Leave the clothes on a hanger and let them dry. During work, do not touch the metal buttons with the iron - they will darken. Plastic buttons tolerate ironing well through cheesecloth. But when they touch a hot surface, they can melt. If you must iron the jacket without gauze, then iron the button areas with the tip of the iron, trying not to touch the plastic.
If shiny areas appear during ironing, you should get rid of them immediately. To do this, a piece of woolen cloth is applied to the damaged surface and ironed through it.