Sick of having your button-ups look like a crumbled mess?
This is how to unwrinkle your clothes and prevent them from wrinking in the first place.
Maybe youre doing more sewing than usual and want your fabric to stay flat.
Or it could be that youre just trying to look professional from the waist up in a video call.
Instead, take a look at the tag inside your garment.
When ironing your wrinkly pieces,alwaysread and follow the care label, Brown says.
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Doing so will tell you if your piece can actually handle the heat.
I know, sometimes reading those labels can be feel as confusing as being tasked with decrypting hieroglyphics.
But a higher iron temperature isnt always better, says Brown.
It could end up melting or burning the garment for good.
Again, check the care label to get a guideline for which temperature is ideal for your specific item.
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If you get the go-ahead to iron, start by filling the irons water reservoir with distilled water.
[This] relaxes the fabric fibers, allowing for a flat press.
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Be sure to set your iron to the proper heat setting for the fabric youre working with.
Cotton and silk respond well to water and high heat.
Wools do as well, but at a much lower temperature, says Brown.
If youre dealing with a more delicate fabric, steaming might be the better option.
Brown says the best candidates for steaming are silks, wools, and polyester.
(Drops of water on certain fabrics, like silk, may leave a watermark).
Hang your cotton garment and steam in strokes from the top to bottom.
Immediately shake and hang your item and this will prevent hard wrinkles.
The same goes when drying your bed linens, FWIW.
Let the fibers relax to hang out wrinkles.
Think of it as the sartorial equivalent ofhanging from a bar to open up your spine.
Clearly, there are a lot of variables that go into unwrinkling your clothes.
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