If you have decided to stop ironing, perhaps you no longer have an iron or use it as little as possible only in emergencies. But what to do when the clothes are really very wrinkled and you don't have an iron available, for example when traveling?
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If you have decided to stop ironing perhaps you no longer have an iron or use it as little as possible only in emergencies. But what to do when the clothes are really very wrinkled and you don't have an iron available, for example when traveling?
Here are some tricks for remove creases from clothes even without resorting to an iron. Sometimes it is enough to sharpen your wits to find solutions that may seem a little bizarre but that really work with a little patience.
Start with these little tricks if you are thinking of quitting ironing altogether.
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Reduce the spin cycle
Maybe your clothes after washing are very wrinkled because you are using the centrifuge at most. Depending on the instructions for use of your washing machine, try to reduce it to 600 revolutions. You will notice that your garments will be much less wrinkled than an 800 or 1000 rpm centrifuge.
Spread in a workmanlike manner
Spreading in a workmanlike manner is the first method for avoid ironing, even completely. So do not forget to place the clothes pegs without tightening them too much, so that they do not leave marks, and to hang sweaters, shirts and dresses on the hangers already during the drying phase.
Hairpins
If you need to flatten the folds of a flounced skirt to make it wearable again without problems, help yourself with some hair pins. And in this regard, don't miss all the alternative uses of the hair pins we have collected for you. Find them here.
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An ice cube
This advice is valid for those who use the dryer. If you have noticed that a crease has formed on a t-shirt or shirt that seems impossible to remove, re-insert the garment in dryer with an ice cube. This will create steam which will soften the fold.
Hanging clothes in the bathroom
Hanging clothes in the bathroom, perhaps near the shower, can have advantages, because the steam and heat that form in this room of the house help to smooth out the folds of clothes. 15 to 20 minutes of exposing the clothes to the steam from the shower should be enough to improve the situation.
Use the bottom of a saucepan
This solution can be very ingenious when you don't have an iron or when you are in a hurry. It is about use the bottom of a hot pot as if it were an iron. The pot will be at the right temperature when you have heated up some water for a few minutes. Be careful not to burn yourself if you want to experience this grandmother's remedy.
Hair straightener
This remedy may be suitable for wrinkled cuffs and shirt collars when traveling. If you don't have an iron but you have one hair straightener you can proceed to smooth out unwanted creases on your clothes, making sure that the straightener is not too hot and that there are no traces of hair products left on its surface.
Spray with water
Try to defeat unwanted creases with a spray bottle in which you have simply poured a little warm water. Then spread the shirt or dress next to a radiator so that the steam can help eliminate creases (in an attempt to mimic the philosophy of steam ironing!).
Hairdryer
This method is considered to be very useful in an emergency, too en route. Moisten the creases to be removed that have formed on the clothes with a little water. Tighten the fabric well with your hands and then dry everything with a hair dryer.
Fold and flatten the clothes
Here we really are at the last resort. If you are in a hotel, you do not have an iron and you must absolutely wear a dress that unfortunately is wrinkled, try to fold it in the best way or to roll it. Then put it away under a weight (even under the mattress!) and let the force of gravity take its course in the following hours.
You have other tips and tricks useful for ironing even without an iron?
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Marta Albè
