Statistics show that 90 percent of men have no idea how to iron a long-sleeved shirt. They simply do not have to do this: the appearance of the married is closely watched by the spouses, and unmarried people prefer a more informal form of clothing that does not require special care. However, force majeure can happen: in the first category, for example, the wife will leave with her children to have a rest with her mother-in-law, and in the second one there will be a change of work requiring compliance with the dress code. In such a stressful situation, you will urgently need to learn how to iron a long sleeve shirt. One thing is good: manipulating an iron is a simple thing, and you can master basic skills very quickly.
Sequence of actions and preparatory procedures
There is a specific algorithm for how to iron a long sleeve shirt. It is not necessary to follow it extremely strictly, but if you only master the art of ironing, at first it is worth observing it. The processing order is as follows:
- Collar. It is ironed necessarily, because it is in sight and negligence is immediately evident.
- Cuffs. The comments about them are the same. Even if you use the express method, since you do not plan to take off your jacket, the cuffs must be impeccable.
- Sleeves along the entire length are the most complex part, by the way.
- Shelves, that is, the front of the shirt. The first one is ironed right, with buttons.
- Back. The simplest part, because it does not contain additional elements - buttons, darts or assemblies.
When the understanding of how to properly iron a long-sleeved shirt goes to the level of reflexes, that is, the hands will act automatically, you can develop your own order. But at first it’s better to take the generally accepted one.
Now let's turn to the preparation. With an ironing board, the only thing that needs to be looked after is the degree of dryness of the shirt. If you dry your shirt, especially on a radiator, it will be very difficult to iron it, even using an iron with a steamer. Therefore, the shirt should be well sprayed with clean water from the spray bottle and put in a bag so that it softens a little.
Ironing start
Since you need to start ironing a long-sleeved shirt with a collar, we will deal with it. The element is laid out as evenly as possible on the board with the wrong side up. Iron movements - from the outer corners to the middle. If wrinkles are formed, do not be alarmed: this is usually the result of errors in tailoring.
Then the collar is turned upside down. The ironing rules are the same, but the appearance of folds is unacceptable: this will already be your mistake, not the dressmakers.
Do not smooth the fold of the collar in an effort to clearly identify the stand. This will ruin all your previous efforts.
How to iron shirt sleeves
Sleeves (especially long ones) are the most unpleasant part of ironing. The process begins with cuffs. The buttons on them are unfastened, and the cuff is straightened upside down on the board. It is ironed until it becomes smooth on the outside: the iron should not be touched to the "face" so that no lasses form.
Next is the sleeve itself. If there is an additional device, you need to attach it to the board, pull a sleeve on it and, turning around it, iron the entire element. If there is no such “nozzle”, the sleeve is straightened on the ironer with the seam up; the iron passes gently over the entire surface without leaving jams. The same procedure is done on the other side.
There is a controversial point about how to iron a men's long-sleeved shirt correctly - with or without arrows. Here you are no adviser. If you don’t wear a shirt that often, remember how your colleagues wear. If you do not care about extraneous opinion, proceed from your tastes.
Shirt shelves
No special instructions are required here, since ironing a long-sleeved shirt in the front is much easier than the mentioned sleeves. Cope with them - did the main job. It is worth paying attention to only a few points.
- If the shelf is not solid, but has an insert at the top (the so-called coquette), it is first ironed.
- When ironing the halves on which the buttons are sewn, you need to carefully go around them with an iron. Otherwise, they will melt. The nose of the instrument gently pushes between the neighbors, without touching them.
- When you go to the shelf with loops, first smooth the bar on which they are cut, and only then - the rest.
Other recommendations come down to sluggishness and accuracy. You will be in a hurry, iron the folds, and you will have to get rid of them for a long time.
The situation is even simpler with the back. Start ironing with the top yoke (on the back it is on all shirts), then move from one side to the other, ironing the back along the entire length. To start on the left side or on the right is a matter of your convenience, order is not of fundamental importance here.
To not have to remodel
Novice ironers may encounter certain troubles, even having figured out the procedure. And all because they did not look closely at the iron and board. If spots on the sole of the tool from previous ironing remain, they will certainly go to clothes. This is the peculiarity of how to iron a white shirt with a long sleeve: just in case, it is ironed through a clean cloth. But even simple light shirts can acquire ugly spots from the uncleaned sole of the iron.
To a lesser extent is the cover for the ironing board. Stained, dusty or stained, he will transfer all his accumulations of linen. So washing it before use will definitely not hurt.
Alternative for the lazy
The idea of dealing with an iron causes rejection for many, since ironing a long-sleeved shirt is both dreary and boring. If you want to avoid such work, try using one of the tricks.
- When washing, turn off the spin. Hang a wet shirt on your shoulders - let it flow naturally. In many cases, it will not rumple, and the iron is not needed.
- Put the wet shirt on yourself: as it dries, it will straighten out without any help.
- Unfasten the shirt: hang it all on the same shoulders, place it in the bathroom and set up a bathhouse there, directing hot water to the cold tile. Five minutes - and the wrinkles part.