How to avoid mistakes and iron your coat correctly?

During long-term storage in a closet or after improper washing, a coat can become wrinkled and lose its attractive appearance.

In such situations there is a need for ironing outerwear. But how to properly iron a coat?

In order not to spoil the product, it is important to know some rules for caring for it, depending on the type of material from which it is made.

Is it possible?

When sewing this popular outerwear designers use different materials, including:

• suede,
• skin,
• velours,
• velveteen.

Most often, such outerwear is made from natural wool or synthetic materials that can be ironed at home. Any creases and folds can be smoothed out; it is enough to know the specifics of such care for the product.

How to iron it at home with a regular iron?

Give your favorite coat a new look You can do it at home, following simple rules:

1. It is easier to iron the item after washing, when the fabric is still slightly damp.
2. When washing a coat, you should not rub it; just gently wrinkle the fabric with your hands, or you can simply leave the outerwear in a warm soapy solution for a while.
3. You can also machine wash by selecting “Delicate cycle” and placing the item in a washing bag.
4. You cannot wring out the coat; it is better to let the water drain on its own, hanging the product on hangers.
5. The ironing process will become much easier if you add conditioner to the water during rinsing, depending on the fabric with which the coat is made.
6. After ironing, you should not immediately hide the coat in the wardrobe; it should be allowed to cool and take the desired shape.
7. Do not press too hard on the iron or hold it in one place for a long time, regardless of the type of fabric.
8. The product must be protected from scorching with two layers of gauze.

Woolen

A coat made of natural wool has a high cost, so caring for it should be as correct and gentle as possible.

Follow these recommendations:

1. It is better to iron a slightly damp coat. It is difficult to straighten completely dry wool.

   The product can be pre-washed and, without waiting for it to dry completely, begin ironing. You can also spray the canvas with water from a spray bottle.

2. Processing outerwear made from wool begins from the reverse side.

   If the coat is thin and without lining, then in most cases such processing will be sufficient to give the fabric an ideal relief.

3. Before ironing, you need to stock up on paper napkins to clean the soleplate of the iron. Such precautions will prevent the formation of scorch marks on the canvas.
4. If the front side is not perfect after ironing the back side, the coat should be turned inside out and carefully ironed on the other side.
5. Particular attention is paid to the seams. If you do not iron them on a woolen product, it will bristle.
6. Lapels and collars need to be steamed through gauze.
7. When ironing wool, you need to move along the fabric in only one direction.

Such actions will not speed up or facilitate the process of smoothing out wrinkles, but may cause the appearance of scorch marks on the fur. For safe and effective care you need to use a special regime.

Drape

Before you start ironing your drape coat, you need to prepare it. The fabric should be slightly damp; dry drape will not smooth out; you can spray it with a spray bottle.

The ironing process looks like this:

1. Turn the pockets inside out, iron the shelves and back from the wrong side through cotton fabric.
2. Iron the sleeves from the inside out.
3. Lapels can only be ironed through damp gauze, otherwise scorch marks and bald spots may appear.
4. Turn the coat right side out, turn on the steam setting on the iron at the lowest temperature, and treat the entire surface of the outerwear.

An ironed coat must cool before it can be worn or stored in a closet.

Made from polyester

Polyester outerwear is available in a wide range of colors, it is durable and easy to care for.. Ironing a polyester coat is also easy:

1. Straighten the product, turn it inside out.
2. Set the iron to the “Silk” setting and carefully iron the item through a damp cotton cloth.
3. Repeat exactly the same steps on the front side of the coat.

Given this feature of the material, polyester coats cannot be dried on heating appliances.

Gabardine

Usually light spring and autumn outerwear models are sewn from gabardine, since this material is thin and does not have a warming effect.

You need to be especially careful when smoothing out creases and bruises on such models:

• You can iron the item only from the wrong side;
• in order not to spoil the product, you need to use gauze or cotton cloth;
• you need to iron through damp gauze or use a spray bottle;
• The temperature of the iron should be set to the lowest setting.

You need to iron a gabardine coat until the fabric is completely dry, otherwise it will not be possible to achieve an ideal relief; when it dries, it will lose its shape.

Suede and corduroy

It is not advisable to iron suede and corduroy items. If such care is truly necessary, It is allowed to process fabric at the lowest iron temperature.

How to iron a coat made of cashmere, drape and other fleecy fabrics, video tip:

Steaming

Steam treatment is considered a more gentle and gentle way to treat fabric. Today, there are various types of special devices for carrying out such care.

However, if you don’t have a steamer at home, you can do without it using the following methods:

1. Steaming with an iron. At this stage it is important to create a steam effect using the iron. The product must not be touched with the soleplate of the iron. The device should be set to the lowest temperature.

   The product must be hung on hangers and each section of the fabric must be processed, paying special attention to creases. Leave to dry completely and hang carefully in the closet.

2. Steaming in the bathroom. Hang the coat on hangers in the bathroom, close the door and turn on the hot water.When a steam effect is created in the room, leave the product in it for 20 minutes.

   After making sure that all wrinkles have disappeared and the fabric has straightened, hang the outerwear in a dry and well-ventilated area to dry completely.

Tips and don'ts when ironing

To ensure that the process of smoothing out folds and creases on a coat is effective and safe, It is important to adhere to the following expert advice:

• To keep the fabric soft and tender after washing, use a special conditioner; it will make it easier to smooth out wrinkles;
• It is better to iron sleeves on special ledges on the ironing board;
• when ironing your shoulders, it is advisable to place a hard pad under the material;
• you need to start steaming the coat at a distance of 20 cm from the fabric, and only when the fabric has warmed up well can it be reduced to 10 cm;
• The seams of outerwear are ironed at the very end of such care; only the nose of the iron is used for this.

There are also some prohibitions, following which you can keep your coat looking attractive without frequent ironing:

1. Some wool items cannot be ironed at all; this is indicated on the label. To straighten them out, just hang them on hangers and leave them for a while or place them in a bathroom filled with steam.
2. It is strictly forbidden to iron a dirty coat without first washing it. Dirt particles under the influence of high temperature will be absorbed into the fiber even more strongly, and it will be almost impossible to correct the situation.
3. Do not rush to iron your outerwear without first reading the label for care instructions.

Conclusion

If you decide to iron or steam your coat at home, prepare well for the upcoming procedure, learn useful tips and rules for such care.

Each time the process will be easier, faster and more efficient.