How Do I use an Iron?

fulhamfanincork

Do I put hot or cold water in?

What else is there to need to know about how to use one of these things?

Cheers.

Never used an iron before so please excuse my ignorance

Yakult

Water?? YOU MAD!
Put in about 250ml of petrol and 50ml of oil then just turn it on full heat.

smash

press it against your face to test the heat before putting it on your cloths.

Biggins

Cold water.
What material are you ironing? (important as to set the right heat level)
Is there much creases? (In other words, do you need the 'steam' function or just a light ironing?)

strobe

Don't iron your clothes man, you'll look like a square. Leave them crinkly, creases are hip daddio.

Cill Dara Abu

Seems like its someones first week at college and is missing Mammy... awh

crazyderk

give it to your girlfriend/wife

fulhamfanincork

Biggins wrote: »

Cold water.
What material are you ironing? (important as to set the right heat level)
Is there much creases? (In other words, do you need the 'steam' function or just a light ironing?)

Cheers, it's mostly cotton I think. it's just a light iron, just a few creases.

Rabies

There are no women on the internet.
You're not gonna get a sensible or anyway correct answer here.

cml387

Do not attempt to iron clothes whilst wearing them.

Blackhorse Slim

A 3-iron? a 6-iron? Please specify.

Helium

Get your Iron , put it on the fire , then stick it up your hole

Sea Sharp

Just buy cheap disposible clothing in Penneys.
There'll be none of that washing or ironing malarkey ever again.

smash

fulhamfanincork wrote: »

Cheers, it's mostly cotton I think. it's just a light iron, just a few creases.

If it's very light material be sure to set it to the highest temp for the best results.

Biggins

fulhamfanincork wrote: »

Cheers, it's mostly cotton I think. it's just a light iron, just a few creases.

Usually, the inner collar label will give you the necessary temp' level for your iron.
If its heavy creased, steam function/setting helps better.

granturismo

Step 1 Get a girlfriend, wife or mammy.

Step 2 Iron their favourite item of clothing, scorch it and you will never have to touch this dreaded appliance again.

Ruu_Old

Use the kickstart! :rolleyes:

RichieC

just keep touching it off your shirt until the shirt looks better. it's easy!

namenotavailablE

1. Make sure that you have the correct stance and grip of the iron.
2. Keep your head still.
3. Swing your hips and club away from the ball.
4. Follow through and then watch where the golf ball ends up.

smash

You can also heat up the iron in the microwave if necessary.

granturismo

namenotavailabl wrote: »

1. Make sure that you have the correct stance and grip of the iron.
2. Keep your head still.
3. Swing your hips and club away from the ball.
4. Follow through and then watch where the golf ball ends up.

5. Moan constantly at the person sitting on her arse on the couch

bayern282

maybe the OP's a Cockney and meants something else altogether ! :pac:

Diageio_Man

like this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaEsw90DKiI

Beggared

Are you talking about Northern Iron? Try the Politics Forum.

Biggins

OP, if your ever unsure as to the correct temp to set it, start off at a light temperature and test on a small part of the material, to see effect. If having no effect, work your way up in temperature till you get the desired effect you seek. Never trust 100% the iron settings in relation to the material your ironing. Some materials can (depending on quality) can react badly to supposed right quoted settings.
Over time and with regular use, you will get a feel for what is right and wrong. Good luck.

Latchy

It's best to iron your jeans or trousers inside out to prevent the shiny look , especialy on black trousers .

CrazyRabbit

Make sure you put the heat setting up to 11. Most irons only go to 10, so if you have one of these then bin it and go get a proper iron.

bonzodog2

Remember not to attempt answering the phone while you are ironing.

fulhamfanincork

Cheers biggins and Latchy!

Now to go experiment...

efb

It's easy:
1. Find a woman
2. Give her clothes to iron (women without irons are not to be trusted!)
Job done

_feedback_

Old joke alert:

How did the Kerry woman fall out the window?















She was ironing her curtains.




Badumtish

bfocusd

if theres any print/logo on it too maybe best to iron it inside out..

Beggared

efb wrote: »

It's easy:
1. Find a woman

Check in the kitchen first, she should be between the fridge and the cooker making sandwiches.

CrazyRabbit

OK...serious answer before you set fire to the clothes.

Yes you need cold water in the iron. Make sure not to overfill it. There should be a water level indicator.

For light cotton, start at a medium heat setting. Turn the iron on and wait for it to heat up. Depending on the iron, it may 'beep' or otherwise indicate it has reached the preset temperature.

It's best to put the steam function on except for very delicate fabrics.

For trousers/jeans etc, place one leg at a time flat along the ironing board, folding along the seams. Run the iron up and down, but not over the seams, until the creases are gone. Then fold each leg against the seam and iron the down the centre of the leg (so the seam is underneath in the middle). All parts of the trouser leg except the seam should now have been ironed.
Repeat with the other leg.

Stick the end of the ironing board through the waist area, with the back of the trousers/jeans facing you. Iron as best you can. Turn them around and iron the front as well. These parts are rarely badly creased and should be easy to iron.

For shirts/jumpers etc, place the end of the iron board up through the centre of the shirt/jumper and start ironing, rotating around the ironing board until all sides are ironed. Then do the sleeves the same way you did the legs of the trousers/pants.

evry1sm8

Ignore all the eejits on here

You put cold water in it.
You start at a lower temperature and work up to what works depending on how tough the material is.

Always use an ironing board and make sure the item is inside out and spread on the board flat, so you dont make more creases as you iron.
If you have no ironing board use a flat surface but put a towel on the surface and then the item of clothes on the towel and iron that way.

Biggins

evry1sm8 wrote: »

...If you have no ironing board use a flat surface but put a towel on the surface and then the item of clothes on the towel and iron that way.

Along with Crazyrabbits post, all well said, usually a bed is a good flat place if you have no board.

evry1sm8

Also, when I do jeans I put them inside out and pull them over the end of the ironing board, as in the pointed end of the ironing board is now "inside" the jeans, to iron the bum / pockets... Turn them over for front and back...
then you can remove the jeans from the end and iron the legs normally.

Just a little tip for you

I love ironing...

Boom_Bap

As you are new to ironing, you may need to perform some alterations to your kitchen. The main alterations will be to lengthening your wife's chain to allow ease of access to the required implents, whatever they may be.

Also put a supply of clothes hangers in reaching distance for the shirts. If your wife is not good at folding, you will end up with creases that wont shake off.

But I must stress, the most important part of ironing is ensuring that she prepares your sandwich in advance of ironing so that there are no delays in the event of hunger.

Morag

http://www.ehow.com/video_4180_iron-shirt.html

krudler

wtf, how old are you? my mam taught me how to iron when I was a kid

Beggared

Sharrow wrote: »

http://www.ehow.com/video_4180_iron-shirt.html

Just iron the bit around the collar and put on a v-neck jumper. It always works for me.

Biggins

krudler wrote: »

wtf, how old are you? my mam taught me how to iron when I was a kid

In fairness, some are not as lucky as others in being taught these things - maybe by people that were sadly not around at the time.
Age has got nothing to do with it. We all had/have to learn sometime.

Sounds like you had a good parent krudler - if only all parents were equally as good to their kids.

who the fug

Biggins wrote: »

Along with Crazyrabbits post, all well said, usually a bed is a good flat place if you have no board.

Or the towel on the dining room table trick.

red menace

Hang your shirt in the bathroom when you take a shower
The steam (assuming you are not having a cold shower) will make ironing way easier

krudler

Biggins wrote: »

In fairness, some are not as lucky as others in being taught these things - maybe by people that were sadly not around at the time.
Age has got nothing to do with it. We all had/have to learn sometime.

Sounds like you had a good parent krudler - if only all parents were equally as good to their kids.

actually thats true, 'pologies OP. we all gotta learn sometime

Biggins

who the fug wrote: »

Or the towel on the dining room table trick.

Indeed - iron temperature setting being VERY important here in this case!
A landlord might not understand a good oak/mahogany table being damaged! :cool:

who the fug

Biggins wrote: »

Indeed - iron temperature setting being VERY important here in this case!
A landlord might not understand a good oak/mahogany table being damaged! :cool:

Sounds like some one found out the hard way

mfceiling

Do you have a penis OP?

If the answer is yes then throw the iron in the bin and go and have a fap then a beer..

Biggins

who the fug wrote: »

Sounds like some one found out the hard way

Thankfully no - but the parents have a excellent polished expensive mahognany table and I know they would have heart attacks if they thought I was taking a hot iron even near it! :pac:
I would have not been long alive soon after!

who the fug

Biggins wrote: »

Thankfully no - but the parents have a excellent polished expensive mahognany table and I know they would have heart attacks if they thought I was taking a hot iron even near it! :pac:
I would have not been long alive soon after!

Some how can't see one of them in student digs

Biggins

who the fug wrote: »

Some how can't see one of them in student digs

True - but best mention it just in case.
Some rare bad landlords will look for any excuse not to give deposits back - and yes, I have been there in that situation.