The art of ironing

To me there is an art to ironing. It helps to go a certain way when ironing your shirt so that you have the least amount of wrinkles when you are finished. In today's world many people do not even own an iron with so much wash and wear clothing. But for those who would like to learn, here is my way of ironing a shirt.

Start by setting up your ironing board, turn on your iron and have either a spray bottle of your favorite linen water (which I am out of at the moment) or your spray starch handy.

Once your iron is hot, begin by placing your shirt collar down first, then spray and press with it open. Turn shirt over and spray and press again with collar folded down.

     




yoke





Next do the yoke of the shirt, keeping the collar as straight as possible. Spray before ironing each section as needed.



Now you will do a sleeve making sure the seams are lined up properly and the cuffs are close to how you would wear them when buttoned up. Press, turn over, press again making sure to get the folds nicely pressed. Do the other sleeve the same way.

Next you do one front side of shirt.

 

  

As you finish the front side, slowly pull around the back and begin by spraying and pressing the backside.



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You can put a crease all the way down the shirt or not. Some prefer it where others do not. To make the crease, simply fold under a bit of material  and hold at the bottom of the shirt and press.

Now pull over the other side of shirt and spray and press, making sure you are careful around your buttons so as not to wrinkle the shirt more, or cause a button to come off.

Congrats! You have just completed ironing the shirt.
 



Place your shirt on a hanger and button every other button to keep it well pressed while in your closet.

I hope some of you learned a little something and that you also enjoyed the art of ironing. After 40 years plus experience, I found this way to make the job more pleasurable and rewarding. Thanks for visiting.