IDEAS ABOUT PRESSING

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 133, 7 June 1937, Page 2

IDEAS ABOUT PRESSING

Time is often lost when ironing because the ironing blanket slips and puckers. This fault can be eliminated by tacking to the under-side of the ironing board or table with stout drawing pins. These will not damage the blanket if they are carefully eased through the material instead of being ‘‘jabbed’’ through. How many women have carefully pressed their husband’s tennis trousers only to hear the complaint that the crease down the front of each leg is lost immediately the trousers are worn, This fault can be eliminated by rubbing a piece of common soap inside the trousers along the line where the crease is to be shown. Press in the usual way. This is an excellent hint for pressing trousers of all kinds. Linen goods that require a high gloss should be ironed on an uncovered polishing board. Damp evenly, have a hot iron, press heavily and quickly, iron only in the one direction. The exception to this method is in the case of lace-edged centres and d’oyleys which should be ironed from the centre outwards. Do not attempt heavy pressing on rayon fabrics. The correct treatment is to press lightly on the “wrong” side with a moderately hot iron—never a really hot one.