Night Elf Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 It's been years since I've ironed anything. Dd15 has a couple of cotton button down shirts that get wrinkled during the spin cycle of the wash. The dryer doesn't get them all out. So she tried ironing the shirts but the wrinkles still didn't come out. Is there a trick to this? We set it on the cotton setting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shukriyya Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Spray the shirts with a fine mist of water first. I use a plant spray bottle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomOfOneFunOne Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 AMDG For 100% cotton I mist the garment with water and iron with a very hot iron. I'll even just iron the damp garment bypassing the need to mist. I have read that you should "set" it with a cold pressing immediately after applying the heat but I never do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Elf Posted January 17, 2014 Author Share Posted January 17, 2014 Okay, water and higher heat. We'll give it a try. She wore the shirt to school today but I don't think she was totally happy about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 I use a spray-on starch when I iron cotton. And the iron set on "steam." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatieJ Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Take the shirt out of the dryer before it is completely dry and hang it up to minimize wrinkles before you can get to the ironing part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Elf Posted January 17, 2014 Author Share Posted January 17, 2014 Come to think of it, my mom used to use starch for all her ironing. If the water doesn't work, I'll try starch. I'll also try using the steam feature. I don't know why I didn't think of that. I like the idea of pulling it out early, but I'm sure we'd forget every time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatieJ Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Back in the day when I was learning to iron, steam irons didn't exist and everything we ironed was cotton. We used to spray it with water (Ketchup bottle with holes in the lid, i kid you not) and roll it up to let the water soak into the fabric. If the ironing didn't get done that day, my Mom would put it into the freezer until we got to it another day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFG Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 We used to spray it with water (Ketchup bottle with holes in the lid, i kid you not) and roll it up to let the water soak into the fabric. We had an Orange Crush bottle with the sprinkler top. I use spray starch when I iron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoobie Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Dry it for 10 minutes, then pull it out and flap/snap it by the shoulders. Hang it up and smooth out the wrinkles with your hands as much as possible. If it still needs ironing, mist with water or spray starch (it's only about $1) and iron on the cotton setting with steam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spryte Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 I think you should donate the shirts to Goodwill and buy something that doesn't need ironing. This. It's the perfect solution! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Dry it for 10 minutes, then pull it out and flap/snap it by the shoulders. Hang it up and smooth out the wrinkles with your hands as much as possible. If it still needs ironing, mist with water or spray starch (it's only about $1) and iron on the cotton setting with steam. But there are fine, fine wrinkles that must be ironed out. I always iron 100% cotton clothing (and I try to avoid buying it for that very reason!). Clothes come out of the dryer without major wrinkles, but I can definitely tell the difference when I don't iron them; hems and pockets especially need to be ironed so that they lie flat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jann in TX Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 My dd has a few of these shirts... I gave up ironing them and just use my garment steamer... it is fast and does a great job. I love my steamer so much I havent ironed in over a year... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyStoner Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 For dress shirts, I don't even put them in the dryer. This saves ironing time but also makes them last longer- the dryer is hard on those cuffs and collars. I hang them wet on hangers and when they are almost dry I iron them. Works beautifully. That said, I really do iron as little as possible. There is a reason I live in t-shirts and hoodies. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan C. Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Pull out of the dryer hot and wet, hang on a hanger that won't leave lumps. Or you can iron it sort of wet from the dryer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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