How to iron without an iron?

If you have a situation where you need to urgently iron things, but you don’t have an iron at hand, or if you just don’t like to waste time ironing clothes, this article is for you. Here you will learn how to iron without any iron any things and in any conditions.

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Steam ironing

If you are at home and you have a steam generator, the question of how to iron things without an iron is solved in a couple of minutes. Use this universal device as follows:

1. Hang the desired product on the hanger.
2. Turn on the steam generator.
3. Point the jet in long stripes at the clothes in a top-down direction.
4. Keep the device at a distance of 20-30 cm from the fabric - not closer.
5. When the whole thing is processed, leave it to cool for another 10 minutes.

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Ironing

If you have not acquired such miracle technology, hot water in the bathroom will help you. The process itself will take about the same amount of time, but your participation will not be necessary at all, which is even easier. Iron without an iron in this way:

1. Hang the desired wardrobe on a suitable size hanger.
2. Close the bath and turn on the hot water for 5-10 minutes, after closing the drain.
3. Hang the item on a linen thread so that water splashes do not reach the fabric, but steam from the water gets directly onto it.
4. Without turning off the water, leave the product for 10-20 minutes in the bathroom.
5. Take it out on the same hanger to another room and leave it to dry for a while. Duration depends on tissue density. The thicker it is, the more time it takes to dry.

Important! If the thing is small, but there is no bathtub, but there is a kettle, do it even easier: heat the kettle several times in a row with water and after steam forms, hold the thing over it for several minutes. This option is perfect for the local elimination of creases or for light, bulk clothing.

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Vinegar Ironing

Another popular method from the category of “folk”, which is not known to everyone. Nevertheless, it is very effective and allows you to easily resolve the issue of how to iron without iron, if you act like this:

1. Mix warm water, vinegar, softener or fabric softener in equal parts.
2. Pour the mixture into the spray bottle.
3. Hang the rumpled clothes on a hanger and spray evenly on a cloth.
4. Leave to dry for a while.

Important! You don’t have to do anything else! To speed up the process, you can put the thing on yourself immediately after spraying and look a bit like it. But this approach is suitable if the fabric is thin and dries quickly.

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Alternative solutions

If you don’t have any ingredients or a small thing and you need to urgently level it, we offer you 2 of the easiest and most affordable ways to iron without ironing.

Method 1

This option is ideal for leveling a tie or similar accessories:

1. Turn on the desk lamp, floor lamp or sconce.
2. Wait a while until the bulb heats up.
3. Unscrew it, it is only advisable to take it not with your bare hand, but with a cloth - so as not to burn yourself.
4. Run along the fabric several times until the folds are smooth.

Important! It is better to hold the fabric on the light side with the wrong side, so as not to get tan.

Method 2

Large things without any household appliances can be smoothed out like this:

1. Heat the pot with water, but make sure its bottom is perfectly clean.
2. Spread your wardrobe on a stable, level surface.
3. Free the creased area.
4. Put a pot of water on it for 10-15 minutes.

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Helpful hints:

1. If you have a modern washing machine - use the “no folds” mode when washing. Then you don’t have to iron your clothes at all.
2. If washing by hand, do not completely squeeze the product and dry it on a hanger, having previously straightened the fabric well. In this case, you also won’t have to decide how to iron without an iron.
3. To avoid the tedious procedure for ironing, give preference to things that contain synthetic fibers. In this case, the clothes will wrinkle less.

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Now you know all the ways how to iron without any iron in any conditions and look neat and beautiful. We hope that you will succeed and leveling your crumpled things will not take much time!