Tips, Tricks, and Answers

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Cleaning a Clogged Up Steam Iron. Steam irons can definitely (and almost always will) get clogged. This clogging prevents the iron from operating to its full capacity and by cleaning that clogged up steam iron you'll have better pressed clothes and a better iron overall.

Cleaning Your Iron Hot Plate. Especially after multiple uses, an iron hot plate can get dirty and often that dirtiness affects the effectiveness of the iron. Maximize your iron's effectiveness by making sure your iron hot plate is clean.

Don't Bother Ironing Sheets, Pillowcases and Tea Towels. June Cleaver set the impossible standard of domestic perfection and believe it or not, you don't have to iron sheets, pillowcases, and tea towels! It's just not necessary and here's why.

Help with the Ironing. So many people just don't do ironing because it's seen as boring and arduous. However ironing doesn't have to be drudgery: it makes your clothes look more polished and it's actually pretty simple. Plus you can multitask and catch up on favorite TV shows!

Hold Your Pleats with a Paper Clip When Ironing. Pleats are sometimes so hard to iron and sometimes even seem impossible. Fortunately there is a way to successfully iron pleats and all you need in some paperclips from your office supply drawer.

How to Iron a Permanent Crease. Some clothing requires a permanent crease, but how exactly do you iron them? They can definitely seem a little intimidating. However, they really aren't that bad and once you learn how you'll have sharp looking clothes wherever you go.

Ironing Clothes without an Iron. Sometimes you need pressed clothes, but you don't have an iron on hand. How do you do it? Here's how to iron without an iron.

Press a Jacket Sleeve without Making a Crease. Hate those unwanted creases in your jacket sleeves? Fixing that actually isn't hard and you can live without jacket creases!

Removing a Scorch Mark on Fabric. Scorch marks just happen sometimes and you have the power to fix it! Here are a few tips to get those unsightly scorch marks out of your favorite clothes.

Tips for Ironing when Packing Ironed Clothes. When you go on vacation, it's inevitable that your clothes will get wrinkly, regardless of whether you ironed them previous to your departure. How can you prevent or minimize this? The solution isn't difficult and just takes some routine adjusting.

Washing and Ironing Shirts. Washing and ironing your clothes is a necessary chore and so you should just accept it and learn how to do it well. Laundry and ironing don't have to be horrible and it can be greatly simplified if you just know a few simple tips!

What Water to Use in Your Steam Iron. You want your steam iron to operate to the best of its capacity so you need to use the right kind of water. Not using the right kind can be detrimental so make sure you're going about iron care the right way.