The use of synthetic fibers in the production of fabrics has become widespread, and the most common material used in weaving is polyester.
Material properties
Polyester is part of many fabrics and gives them a lot of advantages. The advantages of synthetic material include low cost, resistance to deformation during washing and color fastness. In addition, polyester products are not prone to abrasion, do not shed or shrink, wash off dirt well and dry fairly quickly.
The fabric is characterized by low weight, uninteresting for moths and is characterized by reduced wrinkling.
The disadvantages of the material include poor ventilation and low hygroscopicity., which is due to the coarse structure of the fibers of synthetic fabrics. Polyester is actively used for sewing bedding, curtains, bedspreads, windbreakers, dresses, blouses and outerwear.
Despite the low wrinkling of the material, polyester still has to be ironed. Synthetic fabrics in general are very demanding in terms of temperature, polyester is no exception. This causes certain difficulties when ironing and makes you more carefully approach the choice of temperature. However, in some cases, the ironing procedure can be avoided altogether. We are talking about the correct washing and subsequent drying of products, the competent implementation of which will allow you not to take on the iron.
To wash a polyester product in accordance with all the rules, it is necessary not to use water with a temperature above 40 degrees, do not add bleaches and soak only with light-colored products.
Machine wash should be performed in a delicate mode, and it is recommended to wring things out at low speeds.
Instead of powder, it is preferable to use liquid products. This will eliminate the likelihood of an ugly plaque, which may turn yellow when ironed. When machine washing large items such as jackets, coats or down jackets, it is recommended to place them in the drum one by one. Otherwise, the products will fill the entire working volume of the machine, do not stretch and are very wrinkled.
All outerwear should be turned inside out and placed in protective bags. If the jacket has heavily soiled sleeves and collars, then before placing them in the drum, it is recommended to wash the stains with a brush.
And also you need to take into account that products made of polyester are highly electrified. Therefore, during rinsing, it is recommended to add a small amount of antistatic agent to the water.
After the clothes are washed, they are removed from the machine, blotted with a dry towel, shaken and hung on a coat hanger. Polyester skirts should be hung to dry by the belt, while jackets and coats should be hung buttoned up. It is recommended to dry products away from heating devices, periodically straightening folds and creases with your hands.
If it becomes obvious that some places will not be able to crack down, then you should not wait for complete drying. In this case, it is necessary to smooth the wrinkled area with wet hands and send it under the iron.
Ironing rules
Read the label before ironing polyester. Usually, it indicates the recommended temperature for ironing, which in no case should be neglected. Otherwise, you can easily burn through the material, damaging not only the product, but also the soleplate of the iron. The ironing mode is indicated on the tags in the form of an iron with dots located on it.
A single dot is usually drawn on the label of polyester clothing., indicating that the maximum allowed temperature should not exceed 110 degrees. On many factory models, there is a small test piece on the wrong side, designed to test the temperature regime of the iron.
If there is no flap, then smoothing should begin with inconspicuous areas of the products located on the wrong side.
In general, polyester products are recommended to be ironed from the wrong side, using damp gauze or a dry paper sheet. The lack of direct contact between the soleplate and the synthetic material helps prevent thermal distortion of the polyester product. If the thing is very wrinkled, you can slightly increase the temperature by setting the switch between one and two points. After the iron has heated up and the indicator light has gone out, place a damp cotton cloth on top of the wrinkled area and gently press the iron against it.
If the crease or crease does not disappear, it is recommended to soak the product in lukewarm water. and without squeezing hang it on a coat hanger or clothesline. When the thing dries a little, you need to inspect it again for problem areas. If they still remain, you need to cover the product with damp gauze and repeat smoothing. Then the model must be hung on a rope or hanger, let it hang and dry completely. Usually it takes no more than 2-3 hours, after which the thing can be put on or put away for storage in the closet.
Steaming
If your iron has a vertical steam function or your home has a steam generator, wrinkled polyester items can be steamed. To do this, you need to hang the thing on a coat hanger and carefully level it. If you have to steam a raincoat, coat, windbreaker or jacket, then they should be fastened with all buttons, and then straighten the lining and pockets. Then the device will need to be set to the delicate steaming mode and begin processing the product, moving from top to bottom.
First of all, the front and back parts of the product are usually steamed, after which they move on to the sleeves. Steaming must be done very carefully, holding the device at a distance of 3-5 cm from the surface of the fabric.
Using this method, you can not only smooth out the caked-on product, but also revive the colors, as well as rid it of unpleasant odors and moderate contamination.
In the absence of special steamers, you can use a fairly effective folk method. Its essence boils down to the following: in a bathroom or other small and warm room, a basin or a tank of boiling water is installed, or simply poured into a bath. Then, things are hung on hangers over the floating container and left until the boiling water stops soaring and the products are moistened. In the process of active vaporization, it will be necessary to straighten and smooth out problem areas, moistening your hands in warm water before that.
The key to success is a tightly closed door into the room and a sufficient amount of steam. If the procedure is carried out in the bathroom, then you can simply open the hot tap, wait until boiling water starts to flow from it, and leave the water open for 15-20 minutes. Usually this time is enough for the material to be completely moistened and finally straightened out. Then the clothes will need to be transferred to a dry room and left there for a while to dry.
Strict adherence to the rules for handling polyester, as well as competent and regular care, will allow you to preserve the original appearance of your favorite item for a long time and significantly extend its life.
For information on how synthetic clothing affects the body, see the following video.
After washing or long-term storage, unwanted wrinkles and creases appear on the jackets, which must be straightened out. How to iron a thing depends on what material it is made of: mixed or synthetic fabric, leather, suede. There are subtleties in the care of insulated jackets.
The simplest solution, but not the cheapest, is to dry-clean the jacket. Specialists will clean, get rid of stains and iron the thing according to all the rules. But clothes can be put in order at home, using household appliances and available means, following the care instructions indicated on the label sewn on the wrong side.
Ironing textile jackets
The properties of the fabrics from which outerwear is sewn determine how to care for it. It is important that the material is waterproof and not blown. These conditions are met by synthetic bologna fabric. It has been known since the middle of the 20th century and is named after the Italian city of Bologna, where it was first made. The material is nylon or nylon treated with polymer acrylate and silicone impregnations.
In order not to spoil the fabric, things from bologna should not be cleaned with organic solvents (containing acetone) and ironed with an iron heated above +100 ° C.
Jackets made of nylon (100% polyester) are very popular: this material is breathable, easy to wash and clean from stains. It is also unstable to acetone and high temperatures.
Fabric care instructions are on the label. Clothing made from synthetic fabrics has useful qualities:
- can be washed at 30 °C;
- does not shrink and does not deform when washed;
- does not shed and dries quickly;
- fabrics do not fade and do not collapse in the sun;
- practically does not wrinkle when worn;
- resistant to pollution.
How to iron a synthetic jacket
Before proceeding, you should study all the symbols on the label and strictly adhere to the manufacturer's recommendations. Perhaps the product cannot be ironed at all or it is forbidden to steam.
To make it easier to iron a bologna jacket (or made from another fabric containing more than 60% synthetic fibers), you need to follow simple rules:
- do not heat-treat worn items, otherwise greasy stains and other contaminants will be absorbed into the fabric, and it will be very difficult to get rid of them;
- after hand washing, it is advisable to wring out things slightly, wrapping them in a terry towel. For machine washing, you should select the spin mode with a minimum speed (no more than 500) so that the thing does not wrinkle much and deep creases do not appear;
- it is best to dry windbreakers or down jackets in a straightened form on wide hangers, exactly the right size. Pre-fasten all zippers (buttons, buttons) so that things do not deform.
There are several ways in which you can give synthetic outerwear its original look after washing or folded for a long time:
one). The jacket is neatly straightened on the back of a chair or on a hanger and things are allowed to hang down. If the fabric is not heavily wrinkled, the jacket will flatten under its own weight after a few hours.
2). If the thing sagged, but remained mint, you can try another method without the use of household appliances. The jacket on a hanger, in a buttoned form, having previously smoothed the fabric with your hands, is placed over a bathtub or basin (for example, on a curtain rod) and hot water is drawn into the container. The door to the bathroom is tightly closed and the thing is kept under the influence of steam for 15-20 minutes. After the procedure, the jacket hanging on the shoulders is dried in a ventilated room, away from heating appliances.
Steaming helps most products 3). Good results are obtained by processing with a household steam generator or an iron with a vertical steam function. The windbreaker jacket is turned inside out. The sleeves are given volume by filling them with unnecessary wrapping paper (newspapers will not work) or rolled up towels. A down jacket with any insulation: synthetic winterizer or natural down, - steamed on the front side.
A jet of steam is directed onto a jacket hanging on hangers or a mannequin, holding the device at a distance of 10–15 cm from the fabric. The wrinkled places are processed from top to bottom, starting with the collar and sleeves, then on the back and shelves (in the same order as a men's shirt is ironed). The thing is left on a hanger until completely dry.
Tip: The steam must be dry, without water droplets that can stain the surface of the fabric.
four). In order to iron a nylon jacket (as well as a bologna or a blended jacket), you can use a regular iron or a table press.
Select the mode, depending on the markings on the label of the jacket, on the iron or ironing press. As a rule, the manufacturer recommends the mode for delicate fabrics at a temperature not exceeding +100 °C. On the iron or press, set the mode with the marking: one dot or the inscription Nylon or Silk (nylon or silk). The jacket is laid out on an ironing board or on a table; for the convenience of processing small parts and sleeves, it is advisable to use an undersleeve.
Iron delicate items from the side of the lining and through a damp piece of cotton fabric (ironing iron).
Tip: the steam mode on the iron must be turned off so as not to deform the fabric.
Clothes with insulation are ironed through the iron on the front side, trying not to press the iron too hard so as not to damage the filler. It is impossible to touch the iron directly to the surface of the synthetic fabric: so-called leggings may appear - shiny spots that can ruin the thing. First iron the collar, cuffs, lapels of pockets and sleeves, then the back and shelves.
Tip: Before moving on to the next section, you need to completely cool down just ironed.
The steamer tackles almost any crease How to iron a jacket made of genuine leather or suede
All of the above methods are also suitable for things made of leather or suede, but taking into account the properties of these materials.
Natural materials are elastic and beautiful, but very sensitive to water and the pressure of an iron heated to a high temperature (above 100 ° C). To iron a suede or leather jacket, proceed in the following order:
- inspect the thing, remove dust and any stains so that they do not eat deeper;
- select the delicate mode (marking on the iron: one dot or the inscription Nylon or Silk);
- as an iron, use a fabric without a pronounced texture or white thick paper without drawings and inscriptions. The fabric should be wetted and squeezed hard, almost to dryness;
- iron only wrinkled areas or creases on the front side, without pressing hard on the iron so as not to stretch the skin;
- products made of natural suede are ironed from the wrong side or from the front, without touching the surface with an iron, so as not to crush the pile;
- you should process a small area and immediately check the result: wait until it cools down before ironing another place;
- put the jacket on a hanger so that the skin on the shoulder seams and sleeves does not deform. The thing should dry completely in a natural way, away from heating appliances.
Leather jackets can be treated with moisturizers available in shoe and sports stores, but homemade treatments will work as well. Glycerin, vaseline, walnut and castor oil have an excellent effect on natural skin. Treatment with these products gives the skin a fresh look and shine, it will smooth out by itself, under the weight of its own weight.
Nylon is one of the oldest synthetic fabrics. The material is distinguished by high elasticity and elasticity, wear resistance and extensibility, attractive appearance.
Nylon is used to make swimwear and underwear, stockings and pantyhose, casual and outerwear. Men's nylon jacket and shirt were especially popular in the 20th century.
Today, the addition of nylon fibers to natural fabrics is popular. For example, in cotton or satin. Such compositions are also used for the manufacture of clothing, as well as for covers and furniture upholstery. Mixed compositions with other types of fabrics are more environmentally friendly and safe, because 100% synthetic nylon can cause allergies.
Of the minuses, we also note that nylon products stretch when wet and do not tolerate high temperatures. Therefore, in order to preserve the shape and properties of products, it is important to ensure proper care of this material.
Let's figure out how to wash nylon and at what temperature it is allowed to do it, so as not to lose shape and keep the products in their original form. We will learn how to care for the material correctly.
Nylon Care Instructions
- Be sure to read the label before washing, drying or ironing any item. The label will indicate the best way to do it. It will tell you whether it is possible to wash, iron or send products without harm to the fabric. You will find the decoding of characters;
- Do not wash nylon in hot water as the material will wrinkle and wrinkle. The maximum allowable washing temperature is 40 degrees;
- Nylon products should not be twisted, strongly crushed and squeezed. Allowed light spin in hand wash and spin at minimum speed - in machine wash;
- To bleach nylon, a bleach containing sodium perborate, but without chlorine, is added during washing !;
- For washing, do not use chlorine-containing detergents;
- To get rid of the yellow or gray tint on the fabric, add starch during washing in the proportion of 15 grams of powder per liter of water;
- When rinsing, add conditioner to soften the water and fabric;
- To prevent lint, threads and dirt from sticking to the material, an antistatic agent can be added when rinsing;
- For drying, things are hung on hangers in a well-ventilated area away from batteries and heaters;
- It is not necessary to iron nylon, but if necessary, you can iron things at temperatures up to 110 degrees;
- Be sure to follow the care instructions on the clothing label;
- Home-dyed nylon should be washed the first two or three times in cool water without using bleach. By the way, it is easiest to dye white, cream and nude nylon. But the dark material must first be soaked in a solvent, otherwise it will not stain.
- Nylon can be dyed very easily. They do this to give a new or update the old color, paint over scuffs and stains that cannot be removed. Nylon is dyed in several ways. These are chemical or food colorings. The second method is more gentle and safe, but it requires more effort and time.
How to wash and dry nylon
Wash nylon items often enough, as the material quickly absorbs sweat and odors. You can do this in the washing machine and manually. Wash nylon clothing separately from other types of fabrics. Also, wash white nylon separately so that it does not get a gray tint.
Do not use bleaches, stain removers, powders or other detergents containing chlorine! For washing in the machine, use a temperature of up to 40 degrees and spin at low speeds, or select a no-spin mode. After the process is completed, do not leave the products in the washing machine, but take them out immediately.
For hand washing, use slightly warm water up to 40 degrees. Add laundry detergent or non-chlorine detergent. Put things in soapy water and wash. After that, thoroughly rinse the products in clear water several times, wring out the material slightly, without wrinkling or twisting.
After washing, hang clothes over the tub and wait for the water to drain. Then lay out a nylon jacket, raincoat, shirt, or other item on a light, thick fabric. You can use a terry towel or sheet.
Carefully straighten the material, remove wrinkles, folds and streaks. Leave things in a horizontal position until completely dry. Do not dry nylon in an automatic dryer or in a washing machine, otherwise the material will shrink!
How to iron nylon
If you properly organized the drying of products, the fabric will independently take the desired shape and smooth out. However, if creases, folds and bruises have formed, you can iron nylon items with a home iron at a low heating temperature of up to 110 degrees without steam treatment.
Lay a thick fabric on the material and iron the product carefully. It is not recommended to iron tights, stockings and other similar items.
Nylon jacket and shirt, jacket and coat, dress and other significant items of clothing can be steamed. To do this, use an iron with a vertical steam function or a steam generator. By the way, the last device most effectively smoothes the fabric.
Pour water into the steam generator or iron and heat to the minimum temperature. Hang the item on a hanger and steam the items at a distance from the surface until the fabric is completely smoothed out.
After steaming or ironing, leave clothes on hangers at room temperature for two hours. Only then can things be put away in the closet or put on.
Nylon things are quite simple and undemanding to care for. This material is easy to wash, it dries quickly and rarely needs ironing. Properly wash and dry nylon, then the products will retain their color, shape and presentable appearance for a long time. With proper care, the products will not stretch, shrink or deform, and will last a long time!
The need to steam the jacket at home arises after long-term storage folded or washed. When choosing an ironing method, it is worth considering the marking on the product, recommendations that are regulated by the manufacturer, material and filler.
It is not necessary to buy a steamer because of the one-time need to get outerwear in proper shape, as there are alternative steaming methods that do not require special equipment or skills.
Features of steaming jackets
Correcting dents and creases on outerwear is always extremely difficult, some materials deteriorate from ironing and exposure to high temperatures. If the product is carefully stored, you can avoid the need to steam it after washing. This can be done by following simple rules:
- wash at low temperature, not higher than 40 degrees;
- use the delicate wash mode or wash by hand;
- carefully wring out the product, allowing some time to completely drain the water;
- smooth the still damp cloth with your hands.
It is extremely difficult to avoid creases on a polyester jacket; minor marks almost always remain. Manufacturers often give the product a special wrinkle effect so that the consumer does not face the problem of ironing.
It is difficult to fix dents in polyester with an iron, since only the depth of the folds changes, but the effect of creases remains. The only way to get rid of them is to use a steamer or methods that replace it.
3 effective ways
Before choosing an effective way to steam a jacket without a steamer at home, you need to read the markings on the wrong side of the product. The manufacturer often fixes a sample of the fabric surface there so that the consumer has the opportunity to test the reaction to high temperatures and the effect of the iron on it.
When using an iron, it is almost always recommended to use a gauze or cotton cloth previously moistened with water. Wet material will help to avoid heating and deformation of the product.
It is quite easy to ruin polyester, even using low temperatures, not higher than 40 degrees. Often there are minor defects, traces of melting and other changes that can affect the appearance of the whole thing, rendering it unusable.
Bolognese jackets are even more demanding in care. Winter down jackets are often made from this material, since, unlike polyester, it is not able to pass the wind. In this case, only damp items that are in the process of drying are allowed to be ironed. Experienced housewives claim that bologna fabric does not react equally from the outside and inside to high temperatures.
Classic ironing
It is recommended to use a modern iron, with the ability to set the heating temperature. If this function is not available, then the device must be heated, then turn off the power and allow to cool to an acceptable temperature. You can check it by spraying clean water: if, when touching the metal surface of the heating device, it does not hiss, but rolls down, then smoothing can begin.
The iron is not entirely effective when ironing deep creases, so the impact is always carried out from the front side. The jacket must be placed on a hard surface, after which, pressing enough, slowly iron each section, moving from top to bottom.
Almost all fabrics have synthetic components, they have the ability to melt even when exposed to low temperatures. You can iron them only through the fabric. This will help avoid shiny areas. For ironing with simultaneous steaming, wet gauze folded in several layers is suitable.
Steam iron
Almost all modern appliances are equipped with a steam function. In most cases, it replaces a full-fledged steamer, as the steam released under pressure copes with the elimination of creases and dents in the fabric. The jacket must be hung in a vertical position on the coat hanger. It should not be in contact with the wall or anything else.
This method has an undeniable advantage in eliminating defects on products with down or feather filling, and is suitable for jackets with padding polyester. The inner layer is not deformed, is not pressed through, after the end of the impact it dries. The iron does not come into contact with the product, so there is no risk of specific shiny stains.
Polyester jackets are beautiful, practical, comfortable to wear. When buying such things, people first of all think about their ability to pass air and resistance to pollution. The question of how to iron a polyester jacket arises only after washing, when it starts to look really wrinkled. When trying to iron polyester in the usual way, it does not bring the desired result. Kinks and folds remain, only their depth changes. Achieving the perfect smoothness of the fabric is not at all difficult, you just need to know a few tricks in its processing.
Polyester wrinkles after washing, and it is quite difficult to iron it.
Warn ironing
Polyester as a material is wrinkle resistant. It is enough to follow simple rules for caring for things made from it, so as not to worry about ironing:
- Wash in warm water, temperature not more than 40 degrees.
- Can be washed by hand or machine on delicate cycle.
- To avoid stains on things, it should be carefully wrung out.
- After wringing, place on a coat hanger and smooth the jacket with your hands. Each break during drying will have to be removed with the help of ironing.
It is important to take into account one more feature of things made of polyester - many manufacturers give the fabric a wrinkled effect on purpose, which allows the consumer to completely forget about the need to iron the thing. It retains its appearance unchanged, both before washing and after it.
To wash a polyester jacket, select the delicate cycle.
Safety first
Before you start ironing a polyester trigger, you should check the reaction of the fabric to the selected ironing mode or method. It is convenient to use a small piece of fabric for this purpose, which is usually sewn in by the manufacturer from the wrong side of the product. If there is no test piece, then you can try on a small and inconspicuous area.
Ironing should be carried out at low temperatures, and steam should be supplied evenly and in small portions to avoid stains on the product.
Ways to iron polyester
In the presence of a steamer, it is enough to simply steam the trigger from a distance of 1-3 cm. After processing, the thing is carefully hung on a coat hanger, preventing kinks from appearing, and allowed to dry completely. It is not necessary to have a special device for steaming, you can use a regular iron with the appropriate function.
If there is no way to act on the fabric with steam, then in addition to a hot iron, a damp cloth will be required. It must be clean and only damp, not wet. Use thick cotton fabric or gauze in 2 additions. Simply layer it over a polyester jacket and run it through with a hot iron for a perfect finish. If it is impossible to use a lining fabric, do not heat the iron above 40 degrees.
You can iron a polyester jacket only through gauze
Smooth out your winter bolognese jacket
Tidying up a down jacket at home is somewhat more difficult than a summer or demi-season polyester jacket. After a mandatory check of the reaction of the fabric to temperature and the method of ironing, the product is moistened. This can be done simply by leaving it suspended for a quarter of an hour in a closed bathroom with a hot water tap open, or by wetting and squeezing. Ironing starts from the wrong side. You can use a steamer or a damp cloth in combination with a hot iron. Upon completion of ironing, the item is turned inside out, if there are folds on the outside, the procedure is repeated. It is important to consider that the fabric on the wrong side and the front one may react differently to the effects of temperature, so a preliminary check should be carried out with each of them.
After exposure to the product, it should be hung on a hanger and left for 2 hours to protect it from the appearance of new wrinkles until completely dry.
It is more convenient to iron down jackets or raincoats in a suspended state with the help of steam. To do this, the thing is placed on the shoulders, all buttons or locks are fastened, and then hung up. The iron is set to iron delicate fabrics using steam, or you can take a steamer. The household appliance is kept at a distance of 3-10 cm (depending on the capabilities and features of the appliance) from the fabric. You should steam the bolognese jacket from top to bottom, starting from the back. At the next stage, the sleeves of the product are exposed. Only after that you can steam the shoulders. Ironing is completed by the impact on the front of the jacket. After that, the thing is left to cool and dry completely. When dry, the fabric is resistant to the appearance of new kinks or folds.
A polyester jacket will reliably protect its owner in any weather and look great if you follow simple rules for caring for it. Gentle washing in non-hot water and ironing with steam will ensure that the fabrics are perfectly smooth and the jacket is attractive. It is recommended to store an already ironed item on a coat hanger in order to avoid kinks and not return to the exhausting ironing procedure.