Ironing Clothes
Preparation
1. Prepare the materials needed:
Flat Iron
Ironing board
Water sprayer (optional)
Clean damp cloth
Hanger
Cloths rack
2. Check the cleanliness and condition of flat iron and ironing board before starting to work.
3. Set the ironing board.
4. Consult care label of the fabric for ironing temperature.
Ironing Shirt
1. Take note of the correct order of ironing a shirt:
Collar part of shirt
Yolk/ shoulder part
The cuff
The sleeves
The body of shirt
2. Put a damp cloth on top of the ironing board. Clean the iron by rubbing it on the damp cloth.
3. Start the process by ironing the collar:
Flatten the back of the collar on the surface of the board
Run the iron over the back of the collar several times until you are sure it is correctly pressed.
Turn the shirt over and iron the front of the collar, follow the same ironing procedure used for the back of the collar
4. Next iron the sleeves:
Lay the back of the sleeve on the ironing board
Stretch the fabric by using the palm of your hand
Iron the back of the sleeves
Flip the shirt over and iron the front of the sleeves
5. Iron the body part of the shirt:
Start with the left upper side of the shirt; flatten the fabric by using the palm of your hand.
Iron straight upwards keeping good tension all the time.
6. Iron the seam by running the edge of the iron over the stitching while pulling with the other hand.
7. Continue moving the shirt towards you bit-by-bit, ironing one section at a time.
8. Move in and out of the buttons taking care not to hit the buttons by going too fast.
9. Continue this way remembering to hold the shirt by the collar all the time while pulling against the force of the iron to give a crisp finish.
3. Hang the pressed shirt with a hanger.
Ironing Pants
Turn on the iron and set to correct temperature
2. Clean the iron by putting it on top of a damp face towel
3. Iron the pockets
4. Iron the fly, seams and hems
5. Iron the waist band
6. Hold the pants on the lower part of the leg
7. Fold the leg of the pants together
8. Lay the folded pants on the ironing board
9. Pull out the pockets and iron it
10. Fold one leg up, allow it to overlap the waist
11. Iron in a circular motion, start working from the cuff to the pocket
12. Iron down to the leg smoothly creating only one straight line
13. Fold the other leg back down and iron as you did on the first leg. Make sure in seams are align with each other
14. Turn the pants over and lay the pants on the ironing board
15. Match up the in seam and the side seam so that they are directly over each other
16. Iron down the leg to create a permanent crease
17. Turn off the iron and let it cool down before putting it away.
18. Hang from the waist or fold the pants
Ironing Dress
Iron all parts that have a double thickness such as collars, hems, cuff, sleeves, bows, ties and pocket and other parts that have double thickness.
2. Iron non flat portions like ruffles, shoulders, and puffed sleeves.
3. To iron puffed sleeves, stuff them with whiter cloth or towel.
4. Iron the body of the cloth starting on the upper portion of the garment