How can I iron my silk dress?
I use the steam setting on my iron when I iron silk, and I use a spray bottle with bottled water (I know that sounds odd, but using pure water means that non of the chemical compounds that may be in ordinary tap water could damage the fabric AND your iron). Silk scorches very, very quickly, so set your iron on the lowest temperature possible (or use the silk setting, if your iron has one). Also, never iron silk in strokes like you would any other item of clothing - rather press lightly over each are. That way you avoid crinkling the silk and the chances of it scorching is lessened. Hope that helps!
Can I iron a 100% polyester dress?
I'd use a pressing cloth between the iron and the fabric and lowest temp setting to get the job done. The cloth is any fabric as long as it's not too thin........heavy t-shirt like material. I've also used old hand towels that are a bit "thin." If your iron is a steam iron, couldn't you turn it vertical and steam that way? Go slow because when an iron gets cool it may spit a bit.
Can you iron 100% polyester dress?
Have you tried steaming it?? That usually works on polyester dresses well, makes the skirt drape better. Remember, you'll be sitting in the car to get there, so don't worry overly about some of the wrinkles, they may come out when you wear the dress alittle... Have fun...
How often do you iron or press your clothes?
I still iron and I too enjoy it. I iron all of my clothes that need it, after each washing. I like the look and I feel good wearing ironed clothing. I guess I wait till I get a load to do it though because I really do like doing it. When I don't have a load, I start looking around to see if I have other things that could use a touch up with the iron. If you enjoy doing it, why stop? I also enjoy vacuuming. Hate to dust though. LOL!
How do you iron a silk tie?
Both of these answers scares the crap out of me and it may be acceptable for home use, if this was a factory, both will be fired. Ties are cut on a bias, the second you hit it with an iron, you will crease on the edge where you do not want and the tie is finished.In production, we use a tie vacuum table to draw out steam while punching down the material with a steam iron. The iron never touches the tie, steam and heat flattens the silk. You never want a sharp edge, no new tie ever has a sharp edge, it is smooth rounded edge. We even insert a cardboard inside the tie to lee the shape while pressing. Use steam to take out the wrinkles and use possible a moleskin between the iron and the tie. Never touch the tie with the hot iron.
Is it ok to let my slip show?
Hi, my Mom insists that I wear a half slip under my dresses and skirts. Some of them show the slip, is this ok? She bought me 3 white half slips with lace at the hem. They are too long for me.18" With 3" of lace. What can I do?
What do you put under a wedding dress to make it poofy?
There are a few ways to add volume to the skirt of a wedding dress. It doesn't have to be a ballgown dress. Fit-and-flares need the same help to, well, flare!Tulle! Lots and lots of tulle. So many layer thats you lose count. This can be great and amusing and romantic, but it’s also pretty swooshy and not so poofy.A Petticoat can be added to many skirts to give it a more dramatic fluff. These can be standalone and added to a slip or sewn into the skirt. Usually it is made of crinoline, which can be wiry and stiff but gives the most volume for it’s weightHorsehair braid is usually softer than crinoline. This is a band that goes around the entire skirt hemline. This adds volume but in a more natural way so the skirt is still flowing but it can’t fall flat at your feet. It can be 1″ in width up to 6″. Even some smaller, simple, A-line dresses can have some 1/4″ Hair-braid just for kicks of fluffiness.There can be hoops in a petticoat but that method is not as cost effective as these other nylon/poly materials.That’s it! A very large ballgown can employ many of these. Usually it will have a liner so the crinoline isn't scraping up your legs. Then one or two layers of crinoline. Then more petticoat of tulle with horsehair braid attached, followed by lots of tulle and finally the outer, more presentable layer.
Is ironing baby clothes necessary?
I never ironed my baby's clothes, only things that came out horrible looking from the dryer, like one particular dress she had. What I would do in your situation is ask your MIL why she thinks her clothes need to be ironed. I can only think of two reasons why she might think this. One that it santizes them...but you can explain that so does a clothes dryer. The other reason she might think that is if she wants their clothes looking perfect all the time. If that were the case, I would explain to her that the only time any outfit looks perfect is when it's first put on, because once it's on the baby, it gets wrinkly, spit up on, pee'd on, etc. There's no point in ironing anyone's clothes unless it's so wrinkly that it absolutely needs it. Nearly everything else will look fine if it's removed from the dryer promptly. BTW, I don't know any mom that can always get the clothes out of the dryer promptly including me...sometimes they even get left in there overnight. So here's a couple of tips...If you don't get to the clothes promptly...even ones left overnight...simply turning the dryer back on for 10-15 minutes when I'm ready to get them out usually gets the wrinkles out. If the load is really wrinkled after being left in the dryer, you can wet a towel, wring it out, and then stick it in the dryer with the clothes and turn it out for 15 minutes and that almost always works wonders!