IRONING HINTS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22756, 16 June 1937, Page 7

IRONING HINTS

WOOLLENS TO ORGANDIE If the matter is pressing, remember these ironing hints. Iron silks and washing satins 011 the wrong side when they are evenly damp. Shantung and Pongee must bo bono dry before pressing with a warm, never hot, iron. Any knobbly materials, such as georgette and crepe de chine, whether cotton or silk, liko smoothing out with a piping hot iron on the right side, while they aro still damp.

Never turn on the heat for patterned and gaily-lined fabrics. Chintz things come up smiling ironed on the wrong side, when they aro wettish. Always use a cloth for pressing woollens, and work from the wrong side. To banish shiny patches try pressing lightly with a really hot iron 011 two thicknesses—first a dry and then a wet cloth. You will probably get rid of scorch marks if you spread 011 this mixture carefully, letting it dry: Moil an ounco of soda and fullers' earth with half a finely chopped onion in a gill of vinegar. Strain and cool before using. Lay embroidery face downward 011 thick towelling or a soft blanket, and work from the back, using a cloth wrung out of cold water. Organdie frillies should meet the iron wringing wet and they will come up as crisp and white as snowflakes. Squeeze fragile things, like lacy jabots and lingerie touches, out in water containing granulated sugar—just a pinch or two. Roll them up in a cloth for a while before pressing. A wooden rod tirmly padded with flannel is a friend 'indeed for ironing seams on heavy woollens. Place it under the turning so that the iron does not rest on the outside edge, making an ugly ridge come through on the right side. Use this rod, too. for slipping between pleats. Jt will lie as good as a sleeve board for keeping trespassing creases away. I