How to iron a chiffon dress?

Chiffon is the fabric from which holiday dresses are sewn, and the ladies in it look excellent. Delicate, airy and light matter pleases the eye, beautifully fluttering in the wind, this magnificence does not even want to be removed sometimes. Modern designers have thought up a lot of fashionable new products from chiffon and now they are not grandmothers who always loved chiffon, namely young girls who wear dresses from this fabric with great pleasure. However, it is the grandmothers and experienced women who in most cases know how to iron a chiffon dress, as well as scarves, curtains, blouses, and other products correctly. In this article, a new generation will find knowledge on this topic.

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What can not be done with chiffon?

Many of us have had a bitter experience with chiffon products, using forbidden techniques when ironing. Things irreparably spoiled and we were very upset. In the age of many girls and women, there will surely be many spoiled things that have suffered from mistreatment. How to iron the chiffon correctly so that the thing pleases the owner for a long time, you will learn below, but you should also know what to do.

So, what can not be done in any case:

• When ironing, spray with water - you can burn a thing.
• Steam with built-in steam in the iron - plant dark spots.
• Dry completely before ironing - you cannot iron.
• Iron at high temperature.
• Rub heavily and wring it thoroughly when washing.
• When washing in a washing machine, use rinse and spin.
• Use the ironing mode in the washing machine.
• Putting a thing in a closet - then it is very difficult to remove the folds.
• Iron with the soleplate directly.

Important! Always check the washing and ironing parameters of the product, which the manufacturer indicated on the label, and try to clearly follow them.

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What parameters to iron?

Modern irons are usually equipped with all kinds of modes and now you can easily choose the right one without breaking your head too much. Previously, women could not afford such ease in this matter - having “sovdepovskie” irons bulky and heated to super-hot temperature, the fair sexes thought for a long time about how to iron a chiffon dress and not ruin it.

Now it’s easy. How to iron a chiffon with a modern iron:

1. Choose the “silk” mode or, if degrees are indicated in the device settings, then this is from 60 to 120 degrees.
2. Put a special nozzle on the sole of the iron (you remember that it is better to protect the fabric from metal). If there is no nozzle, prepare cheesecloth.
3. Turn things inside out.
4. Check in advance if steaming is on. If enabled, remove it.
5. Iron the product. If you use cheesecloth - make it wet, if the thing is dry, if wet, then gauze can be dry.
6. If the item still needs to be steamed, use the steaming mode that is built into the iron, but very carefully - through several layers of gauze and at a distance from the product.

Important! Gauze needs to be folded in several layers, a layer in one layer guarantees the imprinting of squares on matter. You can apply a thin unpainted calico, no worse than gauze.

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How else to smooth chiffon?

If you are a big fan of chiffon, then purchasing a special steamer that processes delicate fabrics in weight will be a real find for you.Then you do not have to puzzle over how to iron a chiffon dress and other products from it. It is enough to hang a thing on a coat hanger and handle it with a device (of course, at the right distance).

Important! After you have ironed your favorite chiffon clothes well, do not put them in a wardrobe immediately, let them hang in the air for at least an hour.

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You can not iron

As practice has shown, there are options for how to iron chiffon without using an iron. Of course, it is said loudly - “iron”, however, the thing after such processing also looks decent.

To use this method, adhere to the rules written in the first section - do not rub the product during washing, do not squeeze or wrinkle it.

What you need to do to smooth chiffon without an iron:

1. Gently wash the item.
2. Do not squeeze.
3. Hang on shoulders and straighten, give the desired shape.
4. Dry in a well-blown place.

Important! When working with heavy and dense material (chiffon can be of different quality), this method sometimes does not work, and yet thermal treatment is required. Also, this method is not applicable to pleated things. They need to be ironed carefully, folding the fold to the fold, giving the desired shape.  

Ironing without steam

Many experienced housewives have in their arsenal one great way to steam things from chiffon. How to iron a chiffon dress with steam if you do not use an iron? The fantasy of people is limitless, and now you will see this.

It is done like this:

1. You collect very hot water into the bathtub, while completely closing the door to the bathroom and blocking the ventilation for a while.
2. Put the product, previously hung on the shoulders, in the bathroom.
3. You wait a while, then the already steamed wardrobe element takes from there.

Important! With this method, the thing on the shoulders also needs to be straightened.

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Helpful hints:

• Always iron a slightly damp item.
• Do not iron your face.
• For curtains, use steaming by weight and distance.
• If there is no nozzle on the sole of the iron, before ironing, check the metal sole for damage and contamination - they should not be there.
• If you have stubborn stains on the product and you are not sure that you can clean it, do not stint it and hand it in for dry cleaning.

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Now you know how to iron a chiffon dress, as well as other clothes and accessories from this delicate fabric. When you have accurate and verified data, you will never hesitate and get lost, you will simply act and get an excellent result. Wear chiffon with pleasure!