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Show Laundering Shirts Washing and ironing a shirt is not the contrary job it's reputed reput-ed to be, even though there are many older homemakers who hate the thought of doing the shirts. There's a trick, or perhaps per-haps several of them, to doing the job properly. First of all, make sure the shirt is clean. Put it through two washings to make sure it is immaculate. Use a soft but firm brush for scrubbing collars and i cuffs, as they soil most easily. Never rub the two together as this simply paves the way for fraying. Turn the pockets out and make sure there is no dirt, grime or tobacco resting at the bottom of the pocket. If you don't do this, there's bound to be trouble during dur-ing ironing. If it is a cotton shirt you are washing, make the first rinse water wa-ter 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 to get most of the wrinkles wrin-kles out of it by shaking them out. This makes the ironing easier. eas-ier. When dry, dampen slightly and roll In a towel, but do not wad the shirt too tightly as this will create WTinkles that just need to be Ironed. Start Ironing wTth 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 for shirts. |