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How to Iron Drapes?
Hi All,
I bought several made-to-measure drapes from JC Penney via their website. They were delivered pleated and folded in a long box. I need to iron the drapes to get rid of wrinkles and to press the creases that run vertically from the pinch pleats to the bottom of the drape. What's the best way to do this? Can they be ironed while on the rod? If so, how? Regards, Key Bored |
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Thanks for your reply. After removing wrinkles by steam method, how do I
iron the crease lines to give them a crisp look and allow the drapes to stack better when open? By "crease lines" I mean the vertical folds in the drape between pleats (similar to the crease lines in trousers). Thanx, Key Bored "Kate Dicey" wrote in message ... Key Bored wrote: Hi All, I bought several made-to-measure drapes from JC Penney via their website. They were delivered pleated and folded in a long box. I need to iron the drapes to get rid of wrinkles and to press the creases that run vertically from the pinch pleats to the bottom of the drape. What's the best way to do this? Can they be ironed while on the rod? If so, how? Regards, Key Bored Don't 'iron' them; hang them and steam them - stand a boiling kettle under them for a few minutes: for more stubborn creases, puff steam at them with the iron, without actually letting the iron touch them. -- Kate XXXXXX Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons http://www.diceyhome.free-online.co.uk Click on Kate's Pages and explore! |
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Key Bored wrote:
Thanks for your reply. After removing wrinkles by steam method, how do I iron the crease lines to give them a crisp look and allow the drapes to stack better when open? By "crease lines" I mean the vertical folds in the drape between pleats (similar to the crease lines in trousers). Thanx, Key Bored You don't: they are not supposed to be sharp like trouser creases. Once the wrinkles are out, open the curtains fully, so they are all stacked in a column, and tie them with wide wrapped 'bandages' at intervals down the length, as they hang from the rail. Leave them for a few days. You can use any strips of fabric for this, but be sure not to pull the bandages tight or you will set in a whole new lot of wrinkles! -- Kate XXXXXX Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons http://www.diceyhome.free-online.co.uk Click on Kate's Pages and explore! |
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"Kate Dicey" wrote in message
... You don't: they are not supposed to be sharp like trouser creases. I concur, the pleats should have a nicely defined crease without being "sharp". Once the wrinkles are out, open the curtains fully, so they are all stacked in a column, and tie them with wide wrapped 'bandages' at intervals down the length, as they hang from the rail. Leave them for a few days. You can use any strips of fabric for this, but be sure not to pull the bandages tight or you will set in a whole new lot of wrinkles! I use several strips of waxed paper long enough to go around the stacked draperies, and pin them about three sets per drapery with straight pins. It is easy to adjust the wrappers up and/or down, and they are wide enough to maintain the pleats in nice straight lines without having to make them so tight they cause new wrinkles. -- Beverly ---to reply, delete no spam and .invalid--- |
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