Before Ironing; Preparing The Laundry; More Advice On Correct Dampness; Pulling Into Shape And Smoothing Out - Miele HM 16-83 User Manual

Preparing the laundry

Correct preparation of the laundry is
essential for successful ironing.
Before ironing the laundry should be:
– suitably damp for ironing
– pulled into shape and smoothed out
– sorted
Residual moisture
The laundry needs to be sufficiently
damp, so that when it is passed just
once through the rotary ironer at the
correct temperature, it will come out
smooth and dry.

More advice on correct dampness

Material
Silk wrap in a damp cloth to avoid
water marks
Synthetics slightly damp to dry
e.g. dralon,
nylon,
polyester etc.
Wool press under a damp cloth
(e.g. trousers)
Cottons slightly damp
Linen quite damp
Dampness for ironing
Pulling into shape and smoothing
out
Pull damp laundry into shape as usual.
Smooth out ties, straps, seams and
hems.
Large items such as table cloths, bed
linen etc. should be folded lengthways
into a number of pleats so that they can
be ironed as easily as possible.

Sorting

Sort the laundry according to how
much heat is required for ironing.
First iron synthetic fibres such as nylon,
polyester and artificial silk which only
require a low temperature. Then iron
silk, wool, cotton and linen at increasing
temperatures.
Iron starched items last of all to avoid
any starch deposits from affecting the
finish of other items.

Before ironing

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