How to Iron a Shirt
If you want to learn how to iron your own clothes, shirts are a good starting point. Shirts are typically the easiest to iron, and can be done perfectly in a short time. Here’s how to do it.
Check the shirt’s tag for the fabric of the shirt and the recommended ironing temperature before getting started. This is very important to protect your shirt from getting accidentally burned.
Adjust your iron to the setting recommended. Add water to the iron if you plan to use the steamer option.
If the shirt has buttons, unbutton all of them.
If the shirt has a collar, pop out the collar completely.
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For short-sleeved shirts, place the shirt so that the sleeves are resting on the ironing board.
Iron the back part of the collar, and then the front of the collar. Follow by ironing the chest part and the sleeves of the short-sleeved shirt.
For long-sleeved shirts, position the shirt in such a way that the sleeves are resting fully on the ironing board. Or, you can just iron the sleeve one at a time.
Straighten the sleeve and make sure that the normal creases are in place. Insert the snout of the iron into the cuffs of the sleeve and iron, then iron the outside and top part of the sleeve.
Iron the shoulder part of the shirt by opening the shirt and wearing the sleeve on the tapered edge of the ironing board. Do the same on the other side.
Iron one half of the shirt at a time.
Flip over the shirt and repeat any of the steps mentioned as necessary. The best way to do this is to flip the shirt in such a way that it is draped parallel to the ironing board.
Hang the shirt on a hanger after ironing to prevent wrinkles.
Notes
Silk, lace or wool should be ironed inside-out and ironed using the lift and lower method, not the back and forth movement.
Do no directly iron on prints.
Shirts with sequins, metallic fabric and beads should have a towel on top for an indirect contact, with the iron on a low setting.