How can you get the wrinkles out of your fabric when the wrinkles are very set in and hard to Iron out? Well it can be done, and its not hard at all. Let me show you how:D
Thank you so very much for this video! I am 46 years old, have been sewing for more than 30 years, and I never knew this until tonight. God bless you for posting this!
Thank you, I'm a young man and I havnt really ironed but for my job have to wear waistcoat which was covered in wrinkles and your simple trick worked and I can't thank you enough. I was never taught how to iron or press or much tbh so sadly your tips and tricks are helping my knowledge thank you so much
I really enjoy all your videos. I can’t wait to make the mariners compass quilt by following your video. I will attempt many items only because your videos are so clear on instructions. God bless.
I was given very large pieces of material, then I went out and purchased a sewing machine, now I have to learn to sew :-) Laura your videos are amazing I have only a few minutes ago bought the Panasonic 360 Iron, I need to know how to Iron silk. on one of your videos you had a see -thru pressing cloth, I have been scoring the internet and youtube to see where I can now purchase same. Thank you so much for making my life so trilling I am 66 and life begins a new, every day and love learning something new.
This worked very well, but I noticed that if you smooth against the grain, the fabric stretches. When I smoothed before and while ironing, I did so with the grain, which kept the fabric from distorting. Thank you for the great tip.
Thanks for the tutorial! I just ordered some cotton fabric that came with a lot of wrinkles, so hopefully this will do the trick. Also, this is a bit random, but I love your dress! :)
I have a beautiful piece of batik and the wrinkles just won't go. Patience and to wait is the answer I'm hearing. Thank you Laura, I Will get those creases out now.
eileenfb1948 Hi Eileen, some of the Batik are always going to have creases because it has been heat set. Just like that seam down the front of a leg on pants. But with patience you will be able to get out a good portion of them. thanks again:)
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!!! Best method I have found to take out wrinkles in quilting cotton I inherited from my partner's father. I'm going to try this on my knits as well.
Funny, when I was a little girl I watched my Mom on laundry day shake water onto the clothes, roll them up, place in a plastic bag, and put them in the refrigerator for a while. Later she'd get the clothes out and iron them. I guess it wasn't a steam iron and she had to make her own steam.
+Allie Shepherd My Grandmother sprinkled all the cottons, rolled them and popped them in the freezer until she was ready to iron - not a wrinkle in sight :)
Wow! I've never heard of that. I remember my mom ironing for hours! Ugh! She is quite the iron master. But she never taught me!! So here I am wrestling with a gathered bed skirt!
Really helpful tip Laura, it just makes good sense, I believe in all the sound steps for sewing a quilt etc, why rush or compromise when making something so beautiful :0)
The instructions written out 1. Relax fibers by dampening your fabric 2. Let it sit 3. Take hands to smooth fabric as flat as you can 4. Take hand and smooth before you iron You may have to do this a couple times. Now you can press it 1. Spray it with your preferred starch 2. Let it sit for a couple minutes so starch gets a chance to soak into fibers 3. Press it like normal
I know the video is 5 years old, and I think the tips here are very helpful. The problem I'm having is finding an iron that actually gets hot enough to iron out the wrinkles. I did a search to find the best irons, and the top ones are available on Amazon yet most of the complaints are that the iron is not getting hot enough. So if we have the best irons not getting hot enough, that's a problem. Even people who say they've bought the same iron in the past and it doesn't seem to be the same when they replaced it with the exact same iron today.
It would just be really nice to know the ins and outs of ironing in general. When I iron it generally does me no good. I'm just heating the fabric (particularly scrubs) and no wrinkles come out. I'm a guy and it's really embarrassing that I can't iron even though process just looks like you're pressing well...a hot press on to your clothes
This is very helpful indeed. What are the alternative starches you use. What are the advantages or disadvantages of using them? Thanks so much for sharing.
I use whatever my quilt store is carrying! as I do love them all. The advantage is you will get no little white flakes as you press however it is softer than starch. Hope that helps
Thank you for this! I've got a lovely piece of fabric I'm trying to iron out for a last minute Christmas present and it has some of the worst end-of-bolt wrinkles I've ever seen!
I'm not clear if you are addressing ALL types of fabric; there is a HUGE difference between pressing my 100% cotton creases (easy) and my elderly mothers 100% polyester creases that seem stubborn and permanent. A dryer did not cooperate and the low heat setting actually dried with high heat . . . resulting in a plethora of seemingly permanent wrinkles in all her polyester pants. Did I ruin all her pants or is there a solution out there to my conundrum??? Please help . . . anybody out there??? Thanks.
Her pants might have permanent set creases running down the leg. If this is the case it will not be pressed out. Try this... wash the pants and let them dry on a table flat into the position that you want them to be pressed in or just out very flat. Run your hands over the pants stretching out the wrinkles. Keep an eye on them and if it looks like the wrinkles will flatten out, let it dry laying flat. If not, let it almost dry and press them with a pressing cloth until they are dry. Hope this helps:)
I have some poly/spandex/cotton? shorts. I didn't use starch, but after the first washing the creases came right back. And I have never had this happen before. Frustrating.
Thank you Mrs. easy it was helpful now I can iron my shirts and when I go by my parents house maybe my mother Will notice she seems to notice when I don’t iron because I don’t know how to
I just came back from Japan and I bought a Tenugui that has an image printed on it. I want to frame it but it has 3 crazy wrinkles across it that don’t seem to come out when ironing. Should I steam it? I haven’t tried getting it wet yet, after watching this video it seems like that will be my best bet..
I remember seeing a man at our local cleaners pressing clothes and he would sometimes hit it with a stick. I heard that in the old days (1950's) that was how they got out difficult wrinkles. Any truth to that ???
My husband has some silk shirts that are full of wrinkles. I tried this trick and unfortunately, it didn't work. They would look smooth and flat, but then the wrinkles would just come right back on the hanger. It's almost like the shirt was never ironed to begin with. I even tried re-washing them and pulling them out of the dryer before they were completely dry, then running my hands over the wrinkles as I ironed. Again, they looked smooth and flat, but as they cool, the wrinkles come back again. Any ideas?
how do I get the wrinkles out of ryon from bamboo? same thing? I've been using a misting bottle, the only thing I haven't really done is be patient and wait a minute after misting the fabric
Thank you Laura! My fabric management skill on large pieces, is laughable; with the ironed fabric sometimes more jumbled/wrinkled than the un-ironed. Will you please demonstrate ironing a quilt-top?
Laura thank you..until ive watched your videos now i know how to iron barong.my problem now is for the wool pants to stop the shiny when ironing.more power
To any newbies watching this, don't iron on your cutting board. I have that same one in the video and I made the mistake of putting my ironing mat down on top of it and it warped. It's never been the same since.
@@SewVeryEasy I made the mistake when I first bought the cutting board It wasn't because of your video. I've only been sewing a couple of years now and I've learned quite a few things through trial and error. I just mentioned it so others who are new to all of this could avoid possibly ruining a good cutting board. Your videos are great and very helpful.
@@MsAnon4223 Thank you! I was reading the comments to find out if I could iron on my cutting board, because the video seems to show it. Your post saved me (although I'm sorry about your board)! I did some checking and it looks like people are making their own oversized ironing boards using plywood, a single layer of something called "warm & natural batting", and then either cotton twill, canvas, muslin, or silver ironing board fabric.
I am working with a brocade fabric that has metallic threads. It has a nasty crease mark where the fabric was folded on the bolt. I'm not sure if I can wet this fabric??? Is my only alternative sending it to the dry cleaner?
Try steaming it. Lie the fabric wrong side up. Steam it with the iron, do not touch the iron to the surface just steam. Well it is hot tap it and iron it with your hands until it has cooled down. If you find The wrinkles are coming out continue a couple of times steaming and pressing with your hands
😭 I have done this over 10 times on the same fabric it’s hot inside and it’s been over an out of doing this to know avail.....does anybody else have a suggestion!!
As hot as the fabric will accept without damage. Most synthetic fibers and fiber blends can't take as much heat as natural fibers such as 100% cotton. Always do a test piece when unsure of how much heat a fabric will take. A press cloth may also be needed in some situations.
Do you know how to remove wrinkles from flat printed bed sheet ( 50% cotton & 50% polyester )? it has a tag ( no iron muslin ) but I want to iron it with my steam iron.
I think!! what the tags means (no iron muslin) is that it will not need ironing like a " no iron shirt" it will not get wrinkles. You can iron cotton and you can iron poly, so you should be able to iron this. Use medium iron and test a small corner first. Start with a lower heat and go up as needed.
does anyone have any suggestions for getting the wrinkles out of duct cloth I washed it and it is board stiff it is so frustrating. I'm trying to make a floor cloth but I can't get the wrinkles out.
*I'M GONNA DO THE OLDSCHOOL POP IT IN THE FREEZER TRICKS IN THE COMMENTS AND THE DAMP AND STRETCH IN THIS VIDEO. I'M NOT PUTTING MY ARM IN FRONT OF A HOT IRON. BURNS& HIDEOUS SCARS*
Thank you so very much for this video! I am 46 years old, have been sewing for more than 30 years, and I never knew this until tonight. God bless you for posting this!
Thank you, I'm a young man and I havnt really ironed but for my job have to wear waistcoat which was covered in wrinkles and your simple trick worked and I can't thank you enough. I was never taught how to iron or press or much tbh so sadly your tips and tricks are helping my knowledge thank you so much
Thanks for the handy tips. On another unrelated note (and I am sure you have heard this a million times before) you are such a beautiful woman!
Thank you:)
I really enjoy all your videos. I can’t wait to make the mariners compass quilt by following your video. I will attempt many items only because your videos are so clear on instructions. God bless.
I was given very large pieces of material, then I went out and purchased a sewing machine, now I have to learn to sew :-) Laura your videos are amazing I have only a few minutes ago bought the Panasonic 360 Iron, I need to know how to Iron silk. on one of your videos you had a see -thru pressing cloth, I have been scoring the internet and youtube to see where I can now purchase same. Thank you so much for making my life so trilling I am 66 and life begins a new, every day and love learning something new.
Thank you and welcome to the world of sewing. You can get pressing cloths at most fabric stores but here is one amzn.to/2TPznOU
Just did this and it worked! (And if I'm being honest here, I didn't think it would work on denim.) Thank you!
This worked very well, but I noticed that if you smooth against the grain, the fabric stretches. When I smoothed before and while ironing, I did so with the grain, which kept the fabric from distorting. Thank you for the great tip.
Thanks for the tutorial! I just ordered some cotton fabric that came with a lot of wrinkles, so hopefully this will do the trick. Also, this is a bit random, but I love your dress! :)
This is good for any wrinkled fabric:) and thanks about the dress:)
I have a beautiful piece of batik and the wrinkles just won't go. Patience and to wait is the answer I'm hearing. Thank you Laura, I Will get those creases out now.
eileenfb1948 Hi Eileen, some of the Batik are always going to have creases because it has been heat set. Just like that seam down the front of a leg on pants. But with patience you will be able to get out a good portion of them. thanks again:)
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!!! Best method I have found to take out wrinkles in quilting cotton I inherited from my partner's father. I'm going to try this on my knits as well.
This may seem silly for some but i really needed this, thank you so much
Funny, when I was a little girl I watched my Mom on laundry day shake water onto the clothes, roll them up, place in a plastic bag, and put them in the refrigerator for a while. Later she'd get the clothes out and iron them. I guess it wasn't a steam iron and she had to make her own steam.
Allie Shepherd You got it:) Old ways of doing things still work...even today. Thanks for watching
+Allie Shepherd My Grandmother sprinkled all the cottons, rolled them and popped them in the freezer until she was ready to iron - not a wrinkle in sight :)
yes my mother did the same thing too:)
SewVeryEasy WILL YOU UPLOAD A VIDEO ABOUT HOW TO STARCH AND IRON LINEN GARMENTS AND POLYESTER?
Wow! I've never heard of that. I remember my mom ironing for hours! Ugh! She is quite the iron master. But she never taught me!! So here I am wrestling with a gathered bed skirt!
Really helpful tip Laura, it just makes good sense, I believe in all the sound steps for sewing a quilt etc, why rush or compromise when making something so beautiful :0)
Ali Lee For me it's not only the joy when it is done but the enjoyment along the way:D nice to hear from you
The instructions written out
1. Relax fibers by dampening your fabric
2. Let it sit
3. Take hands to smooth fabric as flat as you can
4. Take hand and smooth before you iron
You may have to do this a couple times.
Now you can press it
1. Spray it with your preferred starch
2. Let it sit for a couple minutes so starch gets a chance to soak into fibers
3. Press it like normal
Great tips to get wrinkles out of fabric.
I know the video is 5 years old, and I think the tips here are very helpful. The problem I'm having is finding an iron that actually gets hot enough to iron out the wrinkles. I did a search to find the best irons, and the top ones are available on Amazon yet most of the complaints are that the iron is not getting hot enough. So if we have the best irons not getting hot enough, that's a problem. Even people who say they've bought the same iron in the past and it doesn't seem to be the same when they replaced it with the exact same iron today.
It would just be really nice to know the ins and outs of ironing in general. When I iron it generally does me no good. I'm just heating the fabric (particularly scrubs) and no wrinkles come out. I'm a guy and it's really embarrassing that I can't iron even though process just looks like you're pressing well...a hot press on to your clothes
I think that would be a great video, thank you. In the meanwhile here is a video that might help th-cam.com/video/t0SACtSOWwo/w-d-xo.html
This is very helpful indeed. What are the alternative starches you use. What are the advantages or disadvantages of using them? Thanks so much for sharing.
I use whatever my quilt store is carrying! as I do love them all. The advantage is you will get no little white flakes as you press however it is softer than starch. Hope that helps
Thank you for this! I've got a lovely piece of fabric I'm trying to iron out for a last minute Christmas present and it has some of the worst end-of-bolt wrinkles I've ever seen!
I'm not clear if you are addressing ALL types of fabric; there is a HUGE difference between pressing my 100% cotton creases (easy) and my elderly mothers 100% polyester creases that seem stubborn and permanent. A dryer did not cooperate and the low heat setting actually dried with high heat . . . resulting in a plethora of seemingly permanent wrinkles in all her polyester pants. Did I ruin all her pants or is there a solution out there to my conundrum??? Please help . . . anybody out there??? Thanks.
Her pants might have permanent set creases running down the leg. If this is the case it will not be pressed out. Try this... wash the pants and let them dry on a table flat into the position that you want them to be pressed in or just out very flat. Run your hands over the pants stretching out the wrinkles. Keep an eye on them and if it looks like the wrinkles will flatten out, let it dry laying flat. If not, let it almost dry and press them with a pressing cloth until they are dry. Hope this helps:)
Thank you 😊
That worked! Thanks internet mom!
Very helpful idea , great job ma'am
I have some poly/spandex/cotton? shorts. I didn't use starch, but after the first washing the creases came right back. And I have never had this happen before. Frustrating.
Thank you Mrs. easy it was helpful now I can iron my shirts and when I go by my parents house maybe my mother Will notice she seems to notice when I don’t iron because I don’t know how to
Thank you. Hope this help with a thick fabric that has deep set wrinkles (due to high heat dryer) that cant be ironed away .
Thank you, this really helped. I appreciate it.
Great video. Succinct. Clear. Direct. Accurate. Thank you!
This was super helpful. Thank you so much!
Does this work for woven home decor fabrics like jacquard?
I just came back from Japan and I bought a Tenugui that has an image printed on it. I want to frame it but it has 3 crazy wrinkles across it that don’t seem to come out when ironing. Should I steam it? I haven’t tried getting it wet yet, after watching this video it seems like that will be my best bet..
I remember seeing a man at our local cleaners pressing clothes and he would sometimes hit it with a stick. I heard that in the old days (1950's) that was how they got out difficult wrinkles. Any truth to that ???
My husband has some silk shirts that are full of wrinkles. I tried this trick and unfortunately, it didn't work. They would look smooth and flat, but then the wrinkles would just come right back on the hanger. It's almost like the shirt was never ironed to begin with. I even tried re-washing them and pulling them out of the dryer before they were completely dry, then running my hands over the wrinkles as I ironed. Again, they looked smooth and flat, but as they cool, the wrinkles come back again. Any ideas?
How do I wrinkle out chiffon? Thank you
how do I get the wrinkles out of ryon from bamboo? same thing? I've been using a misting bottle, the only thing I haven't really done is be patient and wait a minute after misting the fabric
Thank you for the excellent right to the point video.
Thank you Laura! My fabric management skill on large pieces, is laughable; with the ironed fabric sometimes more jumbled/wrinkled than the un-ironed. Will you please demonstrate ironing a quilt-top?
I will work on it
Laura thank you..until ive watched your videos now i know how to iron barong.my problem now is for the wool pants to stop the shiny when ironing.more power
place a pressing cloth on top of your wool before pressing. So that the iron never touches the fabric, just the top pressing sheet.:)
Good idea given. Thank you so much.
Looks like this is an older video. Does anyone know what the purpose of the starchy water is?
Ty for saving my clothes!!
Great advice! Thank you!
I'm trying to iron a gathered bed skirt. I'm not good at ironing and this is quite an ordeal!
Thank you this helps me and my mom
To any newbies watching this, don't iron on your cutting board. I have that same one in the video and I made the mistake of putting my ironing mat down on top of it and it warped. It's never been the same since.
I'm sorry if I misled you. I was just trying to demo the ironing I should have mentioned that. Thank you for letting another know.
@@SewVeryEasy I made the mistake when I first bought the cutting board It wasn't because of your video. I've only been sewing a couple of years now and I've learned quite a few things through trial and error. I just mentioned it so others who are new to all of this could avoid possibly ruining a good cutting board. Your videos are great and very helpful.
@@MsAnon4223 Thank you! I was reading the comments to find out if I could iron on my cutting board, because the video seems to show it. Your post saved me (although I'm sorry about your board)! I did some checking and it looks like people are making their own oversized ironing boards using plywood, a single layer of something called "warm & natural batting", and then either cotton twill, canvas, muslin, or silver ironing board fabric.
@@SewVeryEasy Maybe you can add some kind of text to indicate that it's only a simulation?
Thank you so much for this video 💕
Great tips as always - thank you.
Can't wait to do it, thx your tips
What do you use for a starch alternative?
do you go crosswise grain or lengthwise grain
both, as I want to flatten it both ways. good question thank you
Can u warm up tortillas on the iron?
LOL!
Ty great tips!
Will this work on all my wrinkles?
AILEEN HINDLEY If you are talking fabric lol :D. Patience will get out most wrinkles. Thanks for watching
thanks mom. it works 😊😊❤
Thank you, great tip
Great.....hope it works for net dress too
I am working with a brocade fabric that has metallic threads. It has a nasty crease mark where the fabric was folded on the bolt. I'm not sure if I can wet this fabric??? Is my only alternative sending it to the dry cleaner?
Try steaming it. Lie the fabric wrong side up. Steam it with the iron, do not touch the iron to the surface just steam. Well it is hot tap it and iron it with your hands until it has cooled down. If you find The wrinkles are coming out continue a couple of times steaming and pressing with your hands
Can anyone tell me...will it really work on a pure white cotton cloth...
Thank you very much for the great tips, bye 4 now~
Can the iron get hot enough to fry bacon?
Super helpful!!!
Buena idea gracias por compartir
Perfect!
Thank you
Thank you so much
I have found that i am much too impatient to wait. I have discovered spraying 12 yr old scotch significantly reduces the ‘relaxation’ time.
Thanks
Thanks for this great video. My table cloth is now crease free :D
Glad to hear and thanks for watching
What about flattening batting that has been folded by manufacturer
nice shiny iron x
😭 I have done this over 10 times on the same fabric it’s hot inside and it’s been over an out of doing this to know avail.....does anybody else have a suggestion!!
What heat setting do you recommend for your iron? My iron goes from 1-10
For hard wrinkles 10!
As hot as the fabric will accept without damage. Most synthetic fibers and fiber blends can't take as much heat as natural fibers such as 100% cotton. Always do a test piece when unsure of how much heat a fabric will take. A press cloth may also be needed in some situations.
Do you know how to remove wrinkles from flat printed bed sheet ( 50% cotton & 50% polyester )? it has a tag ( no iron muslin ) but I want to iron it with my steam iron.
I think!! what the tags means (no iron muslin) is that it will not need ironing like a " no iron shirt" it will not get wrinkles. You can iron cotton and you can iron poly, so you should be able to iron this. Use medium iron and test a small corner first. Start with a lower heat and go up as needed.
will try it. thanks :)
this is indeed awesome
Thanks
In the material you show there are no nasty wrinkles... It's pretty easy to get it perfect then
Is this the same method for flannel pillow cases?
Yes, but keep in mind that flannel has more stretch so be gentle.
Thank you for your quick response
Is it applicable for net fabric?
no, and please place an other fabric on top when you press
Your amazing! Need I say more?
No. You just need to say it correctly.
does anyone have any suggestions for getting the wrinkles out of duct cloth I washed it and it is board stiff it is so frustrating. I'm trying to make a floor cloth but I can't get the wrinkles out.
the only thing I can think of is to wet it and lay it out flat to dry and smooth it with your hands as it is drying
@@SewVeryEasy Thanks
Could I do this with a crewneck sweatshirt
you can but press the inside and test a corner first
very exllent
Such good information! Thank you...
Sandy Grogg your welcome, thanks for watching:D
Brilliant! Thank you! Praise God!
Sarah
i love you
*I'M GONNA DO THE OLDSCHOOL POP IT IN THE FREEZER TRICKS IN THE COMMENTS AND THE DAMP AND STRETCH IN THIS VIDEO. I'M NOT PUTTING MY ARM IN FRONT OF A HOT IRON. BURNS& HIDEOUS SCARS*
wow
Mummy sorry mummy sorry 😞
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Thank you! Worked like a charm!
Thank you!