Preparing the laundry
Correct preparation of the laundry is
essential for successful ironing.
Before ironing the laundry should be:
–
suitably damp for ironing
–
pulled into shape and smoothed out
–
sorted
Residual moisture
The laundry needs to be sufficiently
damp, so that when it is passed just
once through the rotary ironer at the
correct temperature, it will come out
smooth and dry.
More advice on correct dampness
Material Dampness for ironing
Silk wrap in a damp cloth to avoid
water marks
Synthetics
e.g. dralon,
nylon,
polyester etc.
slightly damp to dry
Wool
(e.g. trousers)
press under a damp cloth
Cottons slightly damp
Linen quite damp
Pulling into shape and smoothing
out
Pull damp laundry into shape as usual.
Smooth out ties, straps, seams and
hems.
Large items such as table cloths, bed
linen etc. should be folded lengthways
into a number of pleats so that they can
be ironed as easily as possible.
Sorting
Sort the laundry according to how
much heat is required for ironing.
First iron synthetic fibres such as nylon,
polyester and artificial silk which only
require a low temperature. Then iron
silk, wool, cotton and linen at increasing
temperatures.
Iron starched items last of all to avoid
any starch deposits from affecting the
finish of other items.
Before ironing
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