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Old January 29th 04, 09:53 PM
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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,
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Old January 30th 04, 12:08 AM
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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,
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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.
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Old January 30th 04, 12:33 AM
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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!
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Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.diceyhome.free-online.co.uk
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Old January 30th 04, 01:28 AM
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"Kate Dicey" wrote in message
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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.

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