Textile outerwear, like no other, is susceptible to wrinkles and other wrinkles. And here there are two ways out: either to accept and pretend that this is such a style, careless and informal, or to steam out and walk like a white man and, importantly, beautiful.

Not sure how to steam your coat? How do I steam my jacket? Find out everything below!

What is textiles?

We refer to textiles: windbreakers, down jackets, jackets with padding polyester, coats and other products made of cashmere and drape.

And another important point - leatherette is also considered a textile, but since it does not lend itself well to steaming and, moreover, suffers from it, then, accordingly, we will not steam the leatherette. And just let him hang on a hanger, and he will remove the folds as if by hand.

Steaming textile outerwear

Before steaming, give the jacket (or coat) one more chance to cope with the creases on its own - that is, to sag. The effort is zero, and the result is very impressive.

If the jacket was hanging and hanging, and the result was not at all impressive, then steaming is the best thing that can help her.

What can be steamed

Here the choice is such that you can get confused:

Steamer

· With an iron with vertical steaming function (at the lowest temperature!)

Steam brush

· Steam generator

Important!

In order not to damage your clothes and the iron dear to your heart, use only clean filtered water for steaming! Because sometimes such a substance flows from our taps that no white coat can stand it. And further. Only start steaming when the water in the steamer has warmed up and the steam jet has become uniform. Textiles are afraid of drops, and if the drops cannot be avoided, then it takes revenge with spots!

At what distance to steam

This is a very important question because some people think that the closer to the fabric, the worse the folds are. No, so much the worse the fabric. Very high risk of thermal burns! Steaming should be started at a distance of 20 cm from the fabric, and only when it warms up, reduce the distance to 10 cm. Do not hurry. The quieter you go, the better and more predictable the result.

How to steam

If your favorite jacket is no longer the first freshness, but is very dirty in places, then be sure to clean it before steaming, otherwise the dirt will sink into the fabric even deeper. If the product is made of a fleecy fabric (for example, a coat), then you can walk on it with a special brush. That which has dried up will certainly fall away.

· Hang the product on wide, suitable in size, hangers - this is convenient for you and useful for a jacket.

Important!

All textiles are steamed outside only.

· Test the fabric's reaction to steam on an inconspicuous area of ​​the jacket. If the experiment was successful, feel free to start steaming.

Important!

Do not steam the textiles with any chemicals. Only water! We get rid of folds, not moths.

· Start steaming with small details: sleeves, hood, collar. You can start with large ones, but only if you really, really love the process of steaming and are ready to do it endlessly. Drive the steamer smoothly without stopping in one place.

Little trick

Stuff the sleeves of the jacket with, for example, towels - this will make it easier to steam.

· After steaming, shake the jacket, hang it on a hanger in a dry room at room temperature and let it rest and hang down. Be sure to stay away from heat sources, heaters and other things to avoid deformation! It will dry out and the places where there were folds can only be searched with a magnifying glass.

Depending on the degree of bruising, on the style (floor-length coat or fitted windbreaker) and on the sleight of your hands, the entire steaming process takes an average of 30 minutes.

A couple of unexpected nuances

It happens that you steam-steam, and the folds and creases right before your eyes become even stronger. Do not throw the iron in horror, this is normal! At first, everything manifests itself more strongly, but as it dries up, you don't recognize your jacket - everything will be smoothed out before our eyes.

The fluffy fabric from steaming can become patchy. This is not forever! Let it dry, and then go over with a special brush and the coat will return to its original appearance.

The coat is a very moody garment. It hates when people sit in it, lie down, and even hang in a cramped closet, it really doesn’t like it. Placed in a cramped closet, it becomes depressed, which is why it becomes covered with folds. Walking helps with depression, and how to deal with folds, that is, iron a coat at home, we will talk in this article.

So let's get started!

Woolen, drape and cashmere coats can be ironed. Note, not in the case when you are overwhelmed with feelings, but with an iron. The ironing temperature is very important, since the stain from the iron will not become evidence of resistance when tortured over you, but will be direct evidence of hands growing from the wrong place.

The most heat ironing (from 190 to 230 degrees) for linen products, and the lowest for viscose (from 85 to 115). Modern irons are supplied with inscriptions (or dots), you just need to strictly follow them.

On a note! To take proper care of the coat, and after ironing there are no shiny marks left, you need to use a cotton iron or a special fluoroplastic sole for irons. Good old gauze, but without impurities of synthetics, and coarse calico will do. Better if they are wet - and ironing will be easier, and the hiss will be funny.

Cooking coat

If your coat is adorned with tightly sewn decorative elements, then ironing the coat will be very troublesome. In this case, it is better to steam it off.

Before ironing, be sure to remove all the dirt from it, since during the ironing process it will stick in so that it will be very difficult to remove it later. There can be many reasons for the appearance of dirty spots, here are just a few of them:

• An unsuccessful fall into a puddle or snow;
• The neighbor's dog could not curb his emotions and, jumping his paws on your chest, licked his entire face;
• The beloved child refused to walk and asked to be in your arms;
• A passing car sprayed.

The list can be endless, but in case of heavy contamination, it is better to dry-clean the coat.

Checking the fabric

For ironing a coat, both the front side and the lining are suitable. For those who like to stroke something, this will be good news, because there will be where to disperse! But before you iron all the coats, you need to check how the fabric will react to the selected temperature. For this, an inconspicuous place or a piece of fabric that is attached to clothing is suitable.

If there is a conflict, adjust the temperature, and in the case of a normal flight, you can start global ironing.

For a uniform pile height, you need to iron not only the folds, but the entire coat. You should not rush, you still will not receive a prize for the speedy performance of work, and for a leisurely ironing the fabric will thank you with its beauty.

Ironing procedure

Every coat wants to take proper care of itself. Here is a sequence of actions that must be followed:

If your favorite coat is "bald" (there is no nap on it), then the ironing process should go from the bottom to the armhole. If there is pile, then from the top down, along the pile.

The hanger on which the coat will rest should be sized. Then many bruises can be avoided. The closet should be roomy so that all your outer clothing has the ability to "breathe".

Wrinkled seams on collars or lapels are common. To solve such a problem is a matter of one minute. It is enough to straighten the collar, stretch it without exerting effort. And through damp gauze or coarse calico, straighten the seam with the tip of the iron.

Stretched seams on woolen coats are also not uncommon. Such a nuisance is eliminated in the same way, the iron moistened in water is pressed against the seam from the outside, until it dries completely.

So, ironing a coat yourself is a snap, but remember that you can't often do it. Models with pile will obviously not be happy with such a procedure and may show their displeasure (deformed or changed their color).

We also do not recommend wearing a warm coat. Better to keep warm with tea or coffee, and let the coat cool on a hanger.

As you can see, you should pay attention to the care of your coat, but it won't take long. Try it, there is nothing difficult about it!

The coat is perhaps one of the most stylish and popular outerwear options. Such a thing adorns the wardrobe of every modern fashionista. These products are made of rather dense, warm materials such as suede, wool, cashmere, drape. Our article is devoted to the intricacies of ironing and steaming coats made of different materials.

Ironing features

Wool

Before you start ironing a coat made of 100% wool, you must read the care instructions for the product. This information can be found on the label. The ironing process consists of several stages.

• The first heat level is selected on the iron.
• Before processing the coat with an iron, you need to cover the product with gauze, now you can iron it without fear for the wool, it will not suffer. The temperature regime can be increased only if the folds are not smoothed out.
• The outer part is ironed only through damp gauze, and seamy side can be ironed directly without it.

You need to start from the seamy side, and then move on to the outside.

• All wrinkled areas are straightened with hands before ironing.
• For ironing the sleeves, it is better to use a special stand, which almost every model of ironing board has.
• After that, you can proceed to ironing the coat from the back, collar and lapels. When smoothing the hanger, place a small firm pillow for convenience. The English collar must be ironed again to fix its position.
• At the end, the seams are ironed, this must be done with the nose of the iron.

If you decide to iron your coat after washing, be aware that in order not to spoil the thing, you need to iron only completely dry clothes. In addition to ironing, wrinkled folds on the coat can be removed with a steamer or an iron with this function.

By the way, it is better not to iron a woolen coat, but to steam it, so as not to scorch the natural fibers. Spoil appearance coats can be tanned and shiny after ironing. Under no circumstances should a dirty coat be ironed. After processing, dirt particles are very eaten, it will be difficult to fix it.

Now we will consider two ways that will help to bring a woolen coat to its proper form without the use of special devices.

1. A coat is laid out on the surface of the table, the folds with folds are straightened, and the too crumpled areas are covered with a damp cloth, for example, a terry cloth. So the product should lie for 8 hours. Then you can hang it on a hanger.
2. In the bathroom, hot water is turned on, the door is tightly closed, artificially creating the effect of a steam room. When the steam has completely filled the room, you can hang your coat. This should be done over hot water, observing a gap of at least 25 cm. The product is left in this position for up to 4 hours (folds can be smoothed out earlier). After obtaining the desired result, the coat can be moved to the living room and allowed to dry.

Cashmere

The cashmere product requires special care. The methods described above for smoothing a woolen coat, of course, can also be used, but nevertheless, you need to iron cashmere items with special care. The material is quite capricious, therefore it requires careful maintenance.

There are coat models that cannot be ironed at all, only steaming will help here. It is best to steam the coat while hanging on a hanger. The temperature on the steamer or iron is set to the minimum.

Cashmere

Synthetics

Items made of polyester do not tolerate exposure to high temperatures. At the same time, a coat made of polyester is considered the most wear-resistant, it practically does not wrinkle. Wrinkles can form after improper drying. If this happens, do not worry, the product can always be smoothed by steaming or regular ironing.

The “silk” mode is set on the iron. The coat is turned inside out, ironed. In this case, you do not need to specially press the iron on the material.

After ironing, the clothes should hang for several hours at room temperature. You don't need to put your coat straight into the closet. To select the optimal temperature parameter for smoothing a wrinkled coat, before processing the base material, you need to iron on a separate patch that is on the lining.

Combined materials

It will be possible to steam or iron a product from a combined material in several stages. First of all, the main canvas is ironed, then they move on to the rest of the details: sleeves, collar, patch pockets and other decorative elements. The lining of the coat is ironed last.

A thin coat without filler can be simply ironed from the inside out. Clothes with a thick layer of insulation must be ironed according to certain rules.

• First you need to turn the garment completely inside out and lay it out on the ironing board.
• Severely crumpled areas are covered with damp gauze before ironing. Any fine cotton fabric can be used instead.
• The ironed clothes are put on special hangers.

To return the lapels or collar, on which the seams wrinkle, to their original appearance, you need to close the problem area with a damp cloth, slightly pull out the corner of the lapel or collar with your hand and straighten the seam with the tip of the iron. Next, the part must be ironed again. By the way, it is better not to iron the coat too often.

Using a steam iron

Treating items with a steam iron offers many advantages:

• delicate processing of clothes;
• prevents the appearance of tan marks;
• even the thinnest fabric can be ironed;
• steam will be distributed evenly.

A significant drawback of a steam iron is that this device is too large and takes up a lot of space in the room, since the design consists of a body and a voluminous water tank. In this tank, the liquid is heated, which forms steam, which is supplied to the iron. By the way, the cost of this device is also considered a disadvantage.

• Great advice for those who decide to steam and iron their outerwear at home: stock up on ordinary paper napkins or those that are used to clean office equipment. These wipes will help clean the surface of the soleplate of your iron. Thus, the risk of all sorts of scorch marks will be greatly reduced.
• If possible, it is better to dry-clean an expensive coat. Professionals can easily return the original look to a product made of capricious fabrics.
• If you decide to do ironing and steaming yourself, then after several repetitions of this procedure, the matter will become habitual. Each time there will be less and less difficulties, especially when everything is done strictly according to the instructions.

Depending on the material from which the coat is sewn, you need to choose the temperature and ironing mode. For viscose, for example, the optimal temperature regime is 85-115 ° C, for silk - 115-140 ° C, for wool - 140-165 ° C, for cotton and cotton fabric- 160-190 ° C, for flax - 190-230 ° C.

Coat care

A coat is a special thing in a wardrobe that always looks elegant and appropriate almost everywhere, but requires proper care... It is necessary to store it on a hanger, keep it clean and do everything so that moths do not eat it.

The coat is often not prone to wrinkling and does not wrinkle so easily, but it all depends on the fabric. You can remove wrinkles by ironing the product. You need to iron a coat a little differently from other things, so let's look at the rules for ironing a coat.

In order to iron your coat, you will need the following things:

• good iron;
• a wide ironing board with a small or a separate small ironing board in addition to a wide one;
• knowledge of the ironing sequence.

The best option for ironing your coat is to use an ironing board. In fact, you can do without it when ironing your coat, but it will not be so convenient. If you do not have the opportunity to use an ironing board, you can iron on any flat surface, on a table, for example. But in order not to spoil the coating, spread a blanket or several layers thick fabric.

We will iron the coat from the wrong side. To begin with, straighten the coat - the butt and the side canvas, from the seamy side. When stroking from the inside out, we don't need to use wet cloth or cheesecloth as a lining. To iron a coat, you need to start with the inside out pockets, that is, their lining. After ironing, they must be carefully put back. Folds are very common at the elbow seam. Iron the sleeves of the coat from the inside out. This will be most convenient using a small ironing board, which is designed for ironing the sleeves. If you iron your coat on a wide board, chances are that it will only create more wrinkles. Moving on to ironing the shoulders, you will need to use a special hard pillow, and you will need to iron the sideboard with the wet steaming function turned on. At the very end, as the final step, the lapels and collar of the coat are ironed. They need to be given maximum attention so that they are perfectly ironed - this is what catches the eye.

How to iron the front of the coat?

The front side of the coat is ironed exclusively through a damp cloth. You also need to start with the sleeves. In the event that your coat does not have a pile material, you need to lead the iron starting from the bottom, towards the armhole. A fabric coat that has a pile is ironed in the direction of the pile. That is, they iron it on the contrary, from top to bottom. Pay attention to the seams here. They will need to be smoothed out. After the seams, iron a part of the back, lapels, and then the front shelves. Ironing ends front side ironing the collar. Never iron a coat from the front side without a lining in a damp cloth or through a dry cloth. If it is already dry during ironing, re-moisten it.

How to iron the seams on a coat?

You need to iron the lapels and collar by straightening out the wrinkles and the corners of their edges. If there are wrinkled seams on the coat, they also need to be straightened, put a damp cloth on top and, holding with one hand, iron until leveling. The seams are ironed with the sharp end of the iron, pressing it a little. This will prevent the coat itself from stretching. If your seam is already stretched and you need to "cut" it, iron it the same way as usual, only with a very hot iron. Do this a little slower to allow steam to enter the fabric. Finish ironing the stretched seam on the coat when the rag is completely dry under the influence of a hot iron. Thanks to these actions, the stretched seam will take the required dimensions.

When stroking your shoulders from the front, it is best to use a pad as well. It is the most time-consuming part to iron around the collar, so be sure to pay close attention to this part. They will determine the look of the entire coat.

Remember not to put on your coat immediately after ironing. If you do everything as we have described, you can assume that you know how to iron a coat.

At all times, a person paid close attention to appearance. And the highest assessment of the appearance for many centuries was determined by the word "elegance", "style". It is not easy to get this compliment, but in modern life there is one kind of outerwear that allows you to achieve elegance in the outer decoration of the most in simple ways, Is a coat.

The coat is popular and has to be ironed regularly

The once trivial outerwear, which has gone through periods of "take-off" and periods of oblivion throughout the history of existence, in the modern world has become a very fashionable element of the wardrobe of a serious woman, a status man, but also a young lady.

Let's talk a little about outerwear

There is an opinion that a coat is suitable for creating an image of a business person from outerwear. A well-chosen model helps to create an attractive image, emphasizing the beauty of the figure and thereby distinguishes its owner, be it a man or a woman, among the impersonal owners of practical, comfortable, but sometimes shapeless jackets.

Previously, this type of clothing was considered a luxury item, a symbol of style, sophistication and sophistication. In the modern world, a stylish and impeccable appearance is the lot not only of the powerful, but beautiful clothes, like a woman, requires an attentive attitude to herself, delicate care. The development of modern technologies, although it can facilitate the solution of this problem, some efforts will have to be made by the owner of the coat himself.

The criteria for evaluating a person's outerwear is cleanliness. But an important factor characterizing the style and accuracy of a person is ironed clothes.

How to iron your coat? Such a process is a difficult task, but in fact, you can iron it even at home, you just need to adhere to some rules to make your product look great.

It is important to know that you cannot iron the product if there are stains on it, since under the influence of high temperature, they will more erode into the fabric.

Regardless of the style, the coat must be perfectly ironed.

How to smooth a coat made of different fabrics

Before ironing a coat, you need to look at the composition, since there are peculiarities in ironing products from various types of fabric. In the process of ironing a woolen coat, you must set the temperature to no higher than one hundred degrees. Higher temperatures tend to form scorch marks.

To iron a polyester coat, use the silk setting or a temperature no higher than 120 ° C and apply light pressure to the fabric.

To get the suede coat looking good, you need to use the lowest temperature. For ironing, it is necessary to put a piece of silk cloth. After ironing, it is necessary to comb through the dented pile with a stiff brush.

Cashmere coat requires special care. The rules for smoothing a coat are also valid for a cashmere item, but great care must be taken. First you need to look at the label of your coat. If such a product cannot be ironed, then the iron can only be used in a slightly warm or cold mode. It is best to steam the cashmere coat by hanging it vertically on a hanger. The steam temperature should be as low as possible.

The cashmere coat is best ironed upright with a steam iron

How easy it is to iron a coat

How to iron a coat is frequent question asked by women. So let's figure this out.

There are the following rules for ironing a coat:

1. First, the iron is heated to the temperature indicated on the product label.
2. Then lay the garment seamy side up on the ironing board. Iron the wrong side of the coat thoroughly. To do this, use an iron with a steamer function or a damp cotton cloth.
3. Turn out the pockets (if any) and iron them, then turn them back out.
4. In order to iron the sleeves, it is better to use a special small ironing board. Turn and iron the sleeves and especially carefully at the elbow.
5. Then iron the shoulders, lapels, and collar.
6. Hang your coat on a hanger and wait for it to dry and cool.

If at home you are not able to cope with this task on your own, or your outerwear you need professional care, we advise you to contact a special service, where the skillful hands of a qualified worker in combination with modern technologies, will do magic and give your product a truly royal look.