How to rescue burnt clothes when ironing

It can be said that ironing clothes is a daily job of most women. This job seems easy but if we are not attentive or careless a little, it will scorch the clothes and you may have to remove your favorite clothes or clothes. This article will suggest some simple ways to help save burnt clothes when ironing.

For a silk outfit

Silk clothes are often difficult to iron. Be very careful when you iron. However, if you do scorch this garment by mistake, then calm down and immediately take a little NaOH solution mixed with a little water into a paste then apply to the burn and let dry naturally. A few minutes later, you should see the mixture dry, the burns disappear and peel off your clothes.

Silk clothing is very thin and can easily burn.

For clothes made of felt

When the clothes made of felt is burnt, please do not hesitate to wash the garment a few times, then the velvet coat will be lost, the fabric will be exposed. Use a needle to gently hook the area where the hair is gone until the new coat is removed. Then, you use a wet cloth to cover the burnt surface, iron against the old coat a few times, the outfit will be normal again.

Wash the felt fabric several times and remove any burnt velvet.

For dresses made of cotton

Cotton-fiber outfits are popular, and it's pretty easy to salvage them. When new clothes burn, quickly turn off the iron and sprinkle fine salt over the gold burn. Next, you bring the clothes to gently pat, and dry in the sun for about 5 minutes and then wash with clean water. After using this method, if the burn is just a slight yellow stain, all the yellow marks will be lost, if the burn is dark yellow, try this method a few times.

Use salt to fix the burn on cotton.

For clothes with thick fabric

Clothes with a thick fabric are usually winter coats. If the garment burns, use a sandpaper and rub the burn with a small brush to make the burn disappear.

For thick layers of fabric when burned, use sandpaper to rub.

For chemical fiber apparel

When clothes made of chemical fibers burn, cover the burnt layer with a wet cloth and iron again. Light yellow burns will disappear immediately.

Notes on ironing clothes to avoid burning

Ironing clothes requires meticulousness and care. So if you want your clothes to not burn, there are a few things you should keep in mind when ironing. For example, you should not use the iron  on clothes that are too dry, this will quickly stretch and stretch, and are very likely to burn. In addition, you should not iron clothes in the front. Since there are some clothes made of thin materials such as silk, linen is very sensitive to heat, causing the clothes to discolor quickly. For these types of clothes, it's best to put an extra towel under the iron. At the same time, you should pay attention to choose the appropriate temperature for each fabric, to avoid heat shock and flammable fabric.