How to iron pants with arrows

Arrows on trousers are an integral element of a business men's suit and women's classic style in trouser performance. They give stylishness and elegance to their owner, emphasizing his attitude to appearance. And the process of ironing trousers with arrows has its own nuances that require patience and skill.

Essential Accessories

Getting to ironing trousers, especially when it is a classic version with arrows, prepare a working tool first:

• Ironing board, necessarily sheathed;
• iron;
• iron pad (preferably made of cotton);
• spray bottle with water.

Preparatory process

Ideal shooters are the result of the painstaking work of any woman. Experienced housewives have already developed their strategy, and beginners will have to understand the basics and get acquainted with some tricks of a difficult task.

When sewing trousers, various types of fabrics are used, and in order to make it easier for the consumer to care for this wardrobe item, manufacturers usually place all the necessary information on special labels sewn from the inside of the product. Adhering to these recommendations and a few rules, you can achieve smooth, not wrinkling for a long time arrows.

1. Stick to the temperature indicated on the label.
2. Empty your pockets from all items there, even small ones.
3. Inspect trousers for stains. Clean clothes should be ironed, since even an imperceptible spot will appear under the influence of high temperature. Clean all fibers, dust, wool with a clothes brush.
4. Prepare a flat surface for ironing. If there is no ironing board, adjust the table by covering it with a thick cloth.
5. Thoroughly clean the soleplate.
6. On the front side, iron the product through the iron, for which use a white cloth, such as gauze or calico. Compliance with this paragraph will allow you to create smooth arrows, and to avoid the appearance of gloss on the fabric.
7. When ironing, it is recommended to moisten the iron using a special mode on the iron, or prepare a container with water.

After completing the preparation, you can proceed to the ironing process itself.

Step-by-step ironing of trousers

Observing a certain sequence developed by more than one generation of housewives, it is possible to facilitate and speed up the process of ironing trousers with arrows.

Ironing starts from the wrong side, from the belt. When processing your pockets, be careful so that smoothed marks do not form on the fabric from the face. To do this, put a cloth or a small towel under the pockets. Turn out the trousers thus ironed.

By combining the seams on the trousers, internal and external, you will get smooth, symmetrical arrows. This is provided that the sewing of the product is made with high quality.

Women with experience in this direction prefer to iron two legs at the same time. For those who are just mastering the technique, it is better to iron each leg separately.

A wet iron is applied to the trousers, the temperature is set in accordance with the type of fabric and ironing begins. Make sure that the fabric does not dry, periodically spray with water. And do not move the iron in the direction of the arrow, so you can bring it down. It is safer to lower the iron onto the item, hold it a little and move to the next point. Having finished one side, proceed to the second.

After ironing, inspect the result, the arrows should be even along the entire length.

Useful Secrets

1. Even if you have the latest model of iron with modern equipment, trousers should be ironed only through the fabric.
2. Starting the process of ironing trousers, start with the knees, which will keep the arrows even along the entire length.
3. The arrows can be fixed with pins so as not to disturb the stacked leg. The only drawback when using this technique is that traces of punctures remain on some tissues. Preliminarily conduct a test test in a place that is invisible to the eye by inserting a needle.
4. By wetting the iron with water and table vinegar, you can make the arrows sharp and hard. In addition, such a solution perfectly removes glossy spots.
5. If laundry soap is drawn from the wrong side along the fabric at the location of the arrows and only then ironed, then they do not lose their appearance for a long time.
6. After ironing, trousers are not recommended to be worn immediately. It is advisable to leave them to dry completely on a ironer or on a special hanger for trousers. Otherwise, they will instantly be remembered.

Do not despair if the first time you spend a lot of time, and the arrows seem to you not ideal enough. Errors are easily eliminated by smoothing out the failed result and repeating each step from the beginning. Having ironed several pairs of trousers, you will gain experience, and in the future, it would seem, a complex process will be performed automatically in a few minutes.

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