Nothing emphasizes the femininity and romance of a girl like a pleated skirt. Only one difficulty arises for modern women of fashion: how to stroke a pleated skirt?
Most often they are sewn from chiffon and fine knitwear. A huge number of folds are baffled long before the ironing process. In fact, how to stroke a pleated skirt, while maintaining its chic pristine look? Each ironing is preceded by a wash. Depending on how you wash your outfit, working with an iron is simplified or complicated.
Gentle washing methods :
Take a nylon stocking, place the full-length skirt in it, and secure with threads. In this form, wash and dry it.
Sew the skirt along the fold lines with large stitches, pay careful attention to the hem of the hem.
Wash the skirt manually or in the gentle mode of the machine. Spin is better not to use.
Roll the washed product without stocking and stitches with a loose tube, gently holding the folds, and dry in this form.
Before stroking a
pleated skirt, read the instructions for ironing the material you are interested in. Accordingly, calculate the heating temperature of the iron.
If the skirt is made of silk, iron it from the inside out. Do not use water; splashes may leave stains on the fabric. Steam jersey through cheesecloth. And if you purchased a silk knitted skirt, it is better not to iron it or gently hold it lightly with an iron from the inside, through a damp cloth. Gauze or cloth is recommended to moisten in water with the addition of vinegar.
Dry the skirt washed in the stocking, wet, without squeezing, hang by the shoulders. Usually she does not need ironing.
Iron the quilted product without removing the thread. Before stroking the skirt, dry it slightly and steam through the fabric while it is wet.
To smooth the lining, lift the pleat up and iron it with a steamer.
If you did not sew the skirt before washing and the folds fled, then sew them immediately before ironing. Then remove the threads.
If the pleating is straightened, then a dry bar of soap will come in handy. Mark the folds on the wrong side and gently iron them with an iron.
Knowing all the nuances of how to stroke a pleated skirt, its service life can be extended by 5 or more years. According to those who have repeatedly bought such products, a quality skirt is very difficult to spoil and, as a rule, it does not require ironing.
The pleated skirt is processed with a special substance, which helps to keep wrinkles for a long time. But if the folds are separated, then you can return them to their former property at home. To do this, make very soapy water from grated laundry soap, add egg white, a little vinegar and a little starch. Stir. Through a white sheet of paper, smooth the folds on the skirt from the wrong side, using gauze soaked in the prepared soap solution.
For clothes to serve for a long time and delight with their fresh look, it requires careful care. If in doubt about how to stroke a pleated skirt, then it is best to contact a good dry cleaning service.