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Buy an iron & ironing board and your problem is solved. It doesn't take long and it's better than spending money to have something ironed. Some dry cleaners will not iron clothes that they haven't cleaned because ironing it can set stains or body odor into the garment. I hate cleaning the bathroom but I do it anyway rather than have a nasty, dirty bathroom.
Thanks. My problem is that I can literally spend an hour on one pair on linen pants. I take them out “almost dry” and use starch but still, doesn’t seem to be jiving.
Thanks. My problem is that I can literally spend an hour on one pair on linen pants. I take them out “almost dry” and use starch but still, doesn’t seem to be jiving.
Then you do not know how to iron. Do not over spin, shake, hang on clamp hanger with creases on place, iron pockets/fly inside out, stretch, iron with a thin cotton cloth to avoid shiny seams. Finish drying on hanger.
Have a very good iron. Mine takes almost a cup of water for a western shirt. Cleaners refuse to handle them.
putting linen pants into the dryer is a no no. Hang dry out of the washer then iron while still damp, yes it takes a little more effort but the results are worth it.
the cost of just press is too much, not worth it. Recently i helped my little brother move in for his summer internship. Some of his clothes got wrinkled during the move, especially his suits looked bit creased. Him being an almost 21 year old, he wasn't comfortable ironing suit. So asked local dry cleaner. We went to 3 different place.. All of them gave similar answer
cost to press one time - $5
Cost to dry clean and press one item - $5.50
It was the same for shirt
For my whole working life I ironed my own suits and sport coats, usually weekly. It was far too expensive to have them dry cleaned just to get rid of the wrinkles. No, I did not use starch, though while in the military I sent my Class A shirts to a professional laundry for heavy starch. They stayed presentable for more than one wearing that way.
My mother taught me how to press a suit when I was 14 years old. It's not rocket science.
Thanks. My problem is that I can literally spend an hour on one pair on linen pants. I take them out “almost dry” and use starch but still, doesn’t seem to be jiving.
I have the same problem, so with materials such as linen, I either wash by hand (soak in cool water with a bit of dissolved shampoo, then hang up soaking wet in the tub to drip dry... no squeezing or wringing) or use those Dryel home dry cleaning kits. The problem is your linen pants are being wrung out in the washer & that's causing creases I've also found impossible to totally eliminate once dry.
The day of affordable pressing or dry cleaning, in my experience, is gone. I remember when it cost under $8 to dry clean a long, heavy, wool winter coat with a lining. I began using Dryel when I went to have a short, lined skirt cleaned 7-yrs ago & it was $10. It was an Ann Taylor skirt I'd bought on sale for $9.
Haven't dry cleaned since then.
Also, you might find some YTube vids on how to iron wrinkled linen. There are tons of them, but I haven't watched them, so don't know which you'd find helpful. If the pants are dry, you could mist them slightly with water, place a damp dry tea towel on top of it to iron on steam on the board. That's what my mum would have done, back in the day when there were only natural fabrics that all had to be ironed.
Only items I have pressed are some pleated skirts. Cost 7.00 each.
Beyond that I love.....and I mean love to iron!!
Linen is not an hour effort to press. Try ten minutes perhaps. I use a steamer...get one of those if your intimidated by ironing.
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putting linen pants into the dryer is a no no. Hang dry out of the washer then iron while still damp, yes it takes a little more effort but the results are worth it.
Does anyone here get (some of) their clothes pressed without washed?
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