How to smooth out the fabric

Despite the fact that the stores there are more clothes from crease-resistant fabrics, iron yet not completely out of use. Products made of natural fabrics usually need to be ironed. Some fabrics are recommended to be ironed through a wet cloth before you start stitching them. In addition, there is always a chance that you will come across the product, crinkled, or in gramma's trunk will come across a very beautiful piece of unknown origin, from which a want of something to sew.

If you have a very old iron, you'll need another gun

You will need

- iron
an Ironing Board;
table;
- blanket;
- sulphate of copper;
- glycerin;
- caustic soda;
water;
- lighter.

Instruction

Finding beautiful fabricthat you want to smooth out, try to determine its origin. This can be done using home remedies. Cut from the fabric a small piece and ignite. If the fabric is wool, you will feel the smell of singed hair. Synthetic fabric just melted. Natural silk also has a light smell of singed hair, but it is possible to determine by chemical means: take 16 grams of copper sulfate, 10 g of glycerin, caustic soda on the tip of a knife and dissolve it all into 150 ml of water. Silk will dissolve and the cotton fabric will remain the same as was. If you do not have the segment, and the product, inspect it and find shortcuts. One of them definitely written composition of fabric and whether it can be ironed and at what temperature.

Not particularly wrinkled product just iron, setting the desired temperature. Some fabrics, it is recommended to iron only through a cloth, e.g., wool, which will begin to Shine if not properly ironed. If the fabric is just not smoothed, ironed under steam. Modern irons have a special device for steaming. If the iron is old, use the spray.

Very crumpled, but not Gatou fabric before Ironing, you need to water. The product should be moist, but not wet. Strongly crumpled fabric to better lay in a single layer. The preferred stroke on the Board. A large piece can be put on the table, placing the product under the flannelette blanket that was folded at least twice.

If you want to smooth out Gatou cloth, wash the product in the most standard washing machine in the mode for a cotton or silk fabrics. Then iron as you normally ironed cotton or silk products. Gatou fabric , it is recommended to turn into a regular, if getost" has lost its original appearance, but the product itself still looks quite attractive.

Note

Do not increase the temperature of the iron beyond the tolerable. Iron does not become easier, and the fabric can burn. In the best case it will be covered with yellow spots, which are then difficult to reduce;

Try Ironing not to make creases. The creases made by the iron, to smooth out harder than those formed in other ways;

Not all fabrics can be ironed from the front.

Useful advice

If you pet on the table, do not use the blanket with synthetic filling. It is best to take flannelette blanket, thick cotton blanket or some sheets.

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