If you've ever tried to steam something using a regular iron's steam setting, you may have experienced difficulty. In my experience, it usually doesn't go well. I often end up with large drops of water in the wrong place and the wrinkles don't come out very well. Once, I even ruined my iron because it was stored on its face for too long while water was still in the water chamber. From that day on, I've avoiding putting water in irons.
One day early this fall, I was struggling with ironing some mail-order curtains when I came across any easy fix for this problem. I had previously shrunk and returned the same set of curtains due to washing and drying them with a machine. Because or this, I was reluctant to use a wet press cloth to steam out the wrinkles. (My press cloth method is placing a wet cloth over the material being ironed and placing the hot iron on the wet cloth.) This is a great method for fabrics that are able to be machine washed and dried, but these curtains, despite what their label said, were not safe in the dryer. Therefore, I thought I would have to put water in my iron. Luckily, I noticed a spray bottle of water and that's when inspiration struck me. I used the water in my spray bottle to spray the wrinkled areas with the right amount of water and then steamed out the wrinkles. This was so easy that now I keep a spray bottle of water handy when I'm ironing. It's easier than using a wet press cloth and much easier than using the steam setting on my iron.
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| Step 1: Spray wrinkled areas with water. |
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| Step 2: Iron to allow steam to release the wrinkles. |
Remember, you should only use steam on fabrics that can handle it. I am not responsible for any problems that might arise from you using this method to steam items you own.
One day early this fall, I was struggling with ironing some mail-order curtains when I came across any easy fix for this problem. I had previously shrunk and returned the same set of curtains due to washing and drying them with a machine. Because or this, I was reluctant to use a wet press cloth to steam out the wrinkles. (My press cloth method is placing a wet cloth over the material being ironed and placing the hot iron on the wet cloth.) This is a great method for fabrics that are able to be machine washed and dried, but these curtains, despite what their label said, were not safe in the dryer. Therefore, I thought I would have to put water in my iron. Luckily, I noticed a spray bottle of water and that's when inspiration struck me. I used the water in my spray bottle to spray the wrinkled areas with the right amount of water and then steamed out the wrinkles. This was so easy that now I keep a spray bottle of water handy when I'm ironing. It's easier than using a wet press cloth and much easier than using the steam setting on my iron.
