Say goodbye to wrinkles.
It all depends on how you use your iron and the punch in of fabric.
Both offer controls to control the temperatures for ironing different fabrics.
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A dry iron works well for lightly wrinkled denim, wool, polyester, and silk satin.
Many also feature a front “jet” to spray water on the clothes.
The added moisture helps remove wrinkles from the fabric.
A steam iron works better on cotton, linen, muslin, or any heavily wrinkled fabric.
Setting Up Your Iron
Both irons are simple to set up.
To use a dry iron, plug it into an outlet and let it heat to the selected temperature.
Both irons usually take five to 10 minutes to reach temperature.
Keep the soleplate clean to prevent staining clothes.
Wipe with a damp cloth to “rinse”.
The exception for adding moisture is when ironing a fabric like silk that can easily get water spots.
Leaving them in a heap causes more wrinkles to form.
Increase the temperature setting as you move on to natural fabrics like cotton.
It takes longer for an iron to cool than to get hotter.
Ironing on the wrong side of textured or napped fabrics prevents crushing and flattening.
