Saturday, 16 November 2013

Why iron?



There is simply no need to iron bedding, kitchen teatowels, or casual clothing if these are folded carefully and piled in the drawer or cupboard for a sufficiently long time before use. This is precisely what we once used linen presses for. There is certainly a case to be made for ironing work shirts and those fine line garments reserved for best, but in most cases, a good shake out and a blow on the line should do much of this work for you in any event. Pure linens should be removed from the line just before they are quite dry, and this will greatly ease the job of ironing them.


(From the book How to Take Care of your Clothes, C. Leavey)

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