Ironing 101 Tips. Is The Metal Mesh On Your Ironing Board Past Its Use By Date?
What Are The Clues? Facts. Facts. Facts.
Is the metal mesh top on your ironing board uneven?
Does it bounce up and down when you iron?
Does it sag in places?
Yes!
Ironing 101 Tips. Does Your Steam Iron Spit At You?!
Ironing 101 Tips. Does Your Steam Iron Spit At You?!
This Is How A Steam Iron Works. Facts. Facts. Facts.
Is your steam iron spitting? Leaking? Intermittently? On a high setting? The most common cause is the soleplate isn’t hot enough to create steam. Wait until you hear the beep that says ‘I’m HOT! Before you put iron to fabric. On the other hand, the lower the setting, the more likely it is that it can’t get hot enough for steam.
This is how a steam iron works. Water from the water tank flows down to the soleplate. When the soleplate is hot, it transforms the water into steam. It’s very simple technology. When it’s not hot. It’s not hot enough to generate steam. There’s no middle ground.
Ironing 101 Tips. How To Make Ironing Fun!
Ironing 101 Tips. How To Make Ironing Fun!
Why Not Make Ironing Fun?!?! Facts. Facts. Facts.
Saturday is the day many people iron for the coming week. So this is more than 10 minutes at the ironing board.
Why not make it fun?
Sit. Instead of stand. Listen to CD’s. And sing along. Watch DVD’s. Football. Netflix. Get lost in the entertainment. Sip wine. Give it a go!! Ironing isn’t rocket science. And doesn’t need your undivided attention.
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Ironing 101 Tips. Steam Irons. How To Choose The Best One For You.
Ironing 101 Tips. Steam Irons. How To Choose The Best One For You.
Steam Iron Facts. Facts. Facts.
Everyone uses a steam iron today. Which killed the dry iron. But you can set your iron to no steam. And turn it into a dry iron.
What should you look for when purchasing a new steam iron?
Quality. Quality. Quality.
We can all buy cheap irons. But let me tell you want happens with a cheap iron. Fuses blow. It overheats. It explodes in your hand. It can start fires. They are simply dangerous.
A customer who is in charge of rental properties for a real estate company says cheap irons are the leading cause of fires. And they now have a caveat on all rentals. If the iron is the cause of the fire, the tenant is responsible for the damage.
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Ironing 101 Tips. A Pressing Cloth. Why You Can’t Live Without One.
Ironing 101 Tips. A Pressing Cloth. Why You Can’t Live Without One.
Pressing Cloth Facts. Facts. Facts.
Do you ever reach for a tea towel? Or a handkerchief? To put over a garment to stop you from scorching or burning it?
A pressing cloth is a better option. Because. It has no hems. Is much bigger than a handkerchief. And much better than a tea towel because it’s never been in your kitchen.
So. Once again. Why use a pressing cloth?
Because scorching and burning clothes is very easy to do when you’re ironing. Set your iron a little too high and your delicate and synthetic fabrics melt and crinkle in an instant. You can scorch a cotton shirt by wetting it too much and leaving the iron on it a few seconds too long.
Logos on your T-shirts are notorious for melting under the heat of your iron.
Men use pressing cloths on their suits. Because those fabrics tend to shine when they come into direct contact with an iron.
None of the above problems happen when you use a pressing cloth. And it’s such a simple solution.
Ironing 101 Tips. Felt Underlay. Why Is it Important?
Ironing 101 Tips. Felt Underlay. Why Is It Important?
Felt Underlay Facts. Facts. Facts.
Felt underlay. Why use it?
Not everybody knows that you need to insulate the metal mesh on your board from the heat of your iron.
This is the reason why.
We set our irons to very high temperatures. And the heat from that very hot iron will make the metal mesh on your board feel like you’re ironing on a hot plate.
Which means you’re scorching your garments. And you’re burning the life out of your ironing board cover. Including Teflon covers.
So what do you do? What do you use to insulate your metal board from a hot iron?
Ironing 101 Tips. Ironing Board Cover Tips. What Makes A Cover Perfect?
Ironing 101 Tips. What Makes An Ironing Board Cover Perfect?
Ironing Board Cover Facts. Facts. Facts.
I’ve spent 24 years talking to men and women about ironing board covers. And your demands are very simple.
A good ironing board cover should:-
Cover the top of your board. Lengthwise. And widthwise.
And have a generous margin of fabric sitting underneath your board. There should be no skimping under the board.
It should always be smooth. Wrinkle free. Crease free.
It should never move on your board. Or slip. Slide. Ride up.
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Ironing 101 Tips. A Sturdy Ironing Board. How To Choose The Best One.
Ironing 101 Tips. A Sturdy Ironing Board. How To Choose The Best One.
Ironing Board Facts. Facts. Facts.
An ironing board is exactly like the foundation of your home. It supports the weight of the rest of the house.
Your ironing board needs to be strong enough to take the weight of your pressure on your iron.
Without rocking back and forth.
The mesh needs to be a solid, heavy metal.
You don’t want it to cave in when you’re leaning on it. Or putting pressure on your iron.
And the legs need to easily slide up and down.
So the mechanism that controls this has to be easy to access.
Easy to release.
And easy to lock the legs in place.
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Ironing 101 Tips. Christmas Preparations. My Iron Will Be Running HOT!
Every year, Christmas takes me by surprise.
Business wise, it’s amongst our busiest time of the year.
The rush starts in November. And doesn’t end until Christmas Eve.
Yes! We’re still posting parcels on Christmas Eve.
Christmas is just a week. And a bit. Away.
So here’s what I’m doing to get my house ready.
All my table napkins will be washed. And crisply ironed. And ready to be used fresh for every meal.
Ditto for the tablecloths.
Ironing 101 Tips. Vinegar. A Wonder Cleaner From The Last Century. Cleans Your Iron To Perfection.
Vinegar.
One of the wonder cleaners of the last century.
For those of us who want to keep our houses clean. Without chemicals. We rely on vinegar.
There are two types of vinegar.
Distilled vinegar.
Which we use in salad dressings. And cooking.
And cleaning vinegar.
Which I use to clean my windows. And mirrors.
In my dusty. Remote property in rural Australia. Where I live on a dirt road.
