Show laundering shirts washing and ironing a shirt is not the contrary hobits Jo job bIts its reputed tobe to be even though there are many older homemakers who hate the thought of doing the shirts theres a trick or perhaps several of them td to doing the lob job properly first ot of all make sure the shirt Is clean put it through two washings to make sure it is lm immaculate maculate use a soft but firm brush tor for scrubbing collars collar and cuffs as they soil most easily never rub the two together as tills this simply paves the way for fraying turn the p pockets out and make sure there la is no dirt grime or tobacco testing resting at the bottom of the pocket it if you dont do this theres bound to be trouble during ironing it if it is a cotton shirt you are washing make the first rinse water warm the second cool rinse twice starch while wet but consult the man as to how he likes his shirt starched when you hang the shirt to dry try ito to get most ot of the wrinkles out of it by shaking them out this makes makei the ironing easier when dry dampen slightly and roll in a towel but do not wad the shirt too tightly as this will create wrinkles that just need to be ironed start ironing with the wrong side of the collar then go to the right side yoke and sleeves are next then iron down the front of the shirt so as to shape the shirt properly if you make an addition to the ironing board about the size of a bread board but quite a bit lighter and pad this it can be slipped over the regular board and used lor for shirts I 1 |