Use and Care Manual

IRONING TIPS
Follow laundering instructions attached to clothing.
Do not overload the washer or dryer.
Do not wash heavy articles with lightweight articles. This causes excessive wrinkling in both the washer and dryer.
After laundering, separate clothes into groups requiring similar iron heat settings. Iron low heat articles first, followed by
groups with successive higher heat settings.
Low Heat
Setting
Medium Heat
Setting
High Heat
Setting
Acetates Silks Rayons
Acrylics Polyesters Nylons
Cottons
Use steam iron or dampen clothes with sprinkler bottle before ironing.
Iron clothes on right side of fabric unless pattern of fabric (corduroy, embroidery, etc.) requires ironing on opposite side.
Iron sections of clothes that hang off the board (sleeves, collars, bows, ties, etc.) first, then do the body of the article.
Iron clothing in length-wise direction.
Iron the article with unhurried, well-directed rhythmic motions, never with quick or jerky strokes. Give the heat of the iron
time to do the work. Don’t press down on the iron.
When ironing lightweight material, never run the iron back and forth over the article, but lift up after each stroke.
To remove gloss on hems, tucks and seams, sponge lightly with moist cloth. For extreme cases, follow above procedures
and then very gently rub with steel wool on area.
To remove scorch, moisten fabric and expose to strong sunlight. If article can be bleached, use a bleach to remove
scorch.
When putting clothing away, do not crowd garments into closet. Keep clothing spaced.
IRON-A-WAY Built-In Ironing Center
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