How do iron a shirt

Set up your ironing board. Turn your iron onto the correct setting. Following the care label instructions. Start off with the collar. Work from the centre outwards to stop creases. Check the care label on your shirt for the optimum iron temperature. Set your iron temperature and place your board at a comfortable height.

If you don't mind a crease, iron the whole sleeve including the top edge. Flip the sleeve over and do the same on the other side. Repeat with the other sleeve.

Lay one-half of the placket — the center front strip with the buttons and button holes — upside down on the board and iron the back. Flip it over and iron the right side, maneuvering around the buttons when you come to them. Repeat with the other placket half. Slip the shirt on the ironing board with half of the front on top.

Iron entire front from tail to the collar, including the armhole seam and around buttons. Rotate the shirt to iron the side seam, back and shoulder yoke, other side seam and rest of front. Lay one shoulder seam on the tip of the ironing board and smooth out the fabric.

Iron the entire shoulder area for a flatter line. Repeat with the other shoulder. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Recommended 9 best steam-generator irons for tackling the toughest of creases. More about ironing cleaning. Already subscribed? Log in. Forgotten your password? It targets the fibers in the wrinkly fabric — and straightens them out by loosening the chemical bonds.

That process requires both the heat of the iron and the weight of its soleplate the underside. Soon after, the shirt returns to its original form. Although some say this can also be achieved through steaming which takes less effort the truth is there's nothing better than the crisp pressing that only a hot iron will provide. If getting a nice, wrinkle-free shirt doesn't convince you that ironing matters — here's the bigger picture:.

The base plate has to be free of rust or sediment. If your clean shirt has gone through the dryer, remember to remove it once the buzzer goes off so that fewer wrinkles are formed. Take note also of your shirt fabric type referring to the care tag that's often located inside the collar. That tag should also have an iron symbol. It states whether or not the shirt can be ironed based on the number of dots to begin with.

Note: if your shirt has removable collar stays, never forget to take them out before you start ironing. It's technically optional — but an ironing board does make the whole thing a lot easier than a desk or table which has to be covered with a towel would. You don't need the specialty kind. Those large common boards in the department store will do just fine. Water is used to reset the fabric to a repressed, unwrinkled state — and reduce the risk of the hot iron burning the fabric.

Begin at the edges of the back of the collar — ironing towards the middle. It's important that you go in this direction. Starting from the middle might cause the fabric to gain visible creases near the collar points. First, iron the inside of the cuffs to remove the main creases — again moving from the edges towards the middle. Finish off by ironing the outside area using the same method.

Iron gently around the buttons to avoid damaging them. Smooth out the sleeves with your hands before placing the iron over them.