There is not always time (or even the desire) to iron things after washing. Are there ways to avoid hard labor at the ironing board? Popular wisdom has accumulated many interesting ideas on how to save time on this duty.
Hanging clothes correctly
Each fabric has a set of qualities that are reflected in washing and drying.. First of all, we always study the label to determine at what temperature to wash and whether manual labor can be avoided. But it’s also important not to lose sight of the drying method!
- Knitwear and wool should be wrung out in a towel. This delicate method helps preserve the structure of the fiber, prevents your favorite sweater from stretching, and prevents items from being steamed later to remove creases. Then carefully lay the item on a horizontal surface and wait for it to dry. Drying boards or nets can be used for this purpose. If you do everything the other way around, squeeze it in the machine, and then throw it on a rope, then the thing will lose its shape and will have to be ironed.
- To prevent towels from becoming wrinkled, they are hung on a clothesline in a straightened form and the ends are pressed with clothespins. Of course, the result will not be one hundred percent, the surface roughness will remain, and an unironed towel will get dirty faster!
- Shirts are fastened with all buttons during washing; it is better to wash them by hand, paying special attention to cuffs and collars. Then the shirt is hung on hangers or on a rope, clinging to the hem with clothespins. Blouses are dried in the same way. If it suddenly happens that the house has run out of all the hangers and clothespins, then we hang it on a rope at armpit level, where the creases are practically invisible. We do the same with T-shirts.
- We straighten the bed linen to its full length, without folding it in half or in four. It will straighten itself out under its own weight.
- We carefully attach trousers, skirts and jeans to the belt.
To keep kitchen towels and sheets pleasing to the eye for a long time, it is better to tinker with them after washing: dilute starchy water, rinse thoroughly until the fabric is saturated, dry, and then iron. Starch clogs the pores of the fabric, preventing the ubiquitous dirt and dust from penetrating there.
Several life hacks from resourceful housewives
Many housewives try to dry their clothes so as not to waste time on ironing later.. I have collected the most interesting and useful finds that will help make life easier.
Let's slow down
It’s interesting, but things wrinkle most of all if they are washed with a spin cycle at high speeds and at maximum load. Accordingly, divide and conquer! It’s better to wash less, but with better quality – reduce the spin speed. By the way, this can extend the life of your favorite dress!
Shake
Before you start hanging, the fabric needs to be straightened. To do this, after washing, take the item and shake it, do it with a quick and strong movement. Clothes dry best when flattened, without folds or creases. Don't skimp on hangers and clothespins!
"Smart" technology
Modern washing machines have drying functions, but don’t get carried away! Excessively dry fabric tends to rigidly store all small and large folds. Sometimes it's easier to wet and dry a shirt like this than to try to steam it!
“No” to manual spinning!
It has long been noticed that when bed linen is wrung out by hand, longitudinal wrinkles form on it, which then dry out. They will have to be steamed or ironed, so we try to do it the easy way, getting rid of water with machines.
But what to do if the dress has not had time to dry, and time is running out? Don't panic! There is a great way! We preheat the oven, open the door, and place a chair with a dress in front of it. To ensure uniformity of the process, I advise you not to forget to turn the product over!
Learning to fold
But it so happened that we did everything right, the laundry dried perfectly, and then we put it in the closet, pulled it out, and it was wrinkled... Grab the iron? No! Learn to fold things correctly!
- Long dresses, floor-length skirts, suits should be hung on hangers and arranged in strict order.
- Try to carefully place all wrinkled items on hangers!
- It’s easier to roll up sweaters, T-shirts, bed linen, and towels and neatly place them on the closet shelves.
And the last tip for today: have a steamer for emergencies. They are small in size and quickly help remove treacherous wrinkles on the fabric.
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