https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ironing-question-ruffled-blouses Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 03 May 2026 06:03:31 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ironing-question-ruffled-blouses#post-279718 Thu, 13 Jan 2011 16:52:42 +0000 Diana 279718@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>OK, Refugee, I am officially in awe of your ironing skills too! I do not have a curling iron though - maybe I should invest in one if I keep acquiring ruffled items! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ironing-question-ruffled-blouses#post-279584 Thu, 13 Jan 2011 04:49:26 +0000 Refugee 279584@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>LOL, Maya, I'm here. If the shirt is cotton, like the one you reference, ironing it when it is a bit damp, as Sveta suggests, is very helpful. When you first take the blouse out of the wash lay the blouse flat and shape the ruffles a bit with your fingers and let the blouse dry to barely damp. Then iron cuffs, sleevess and collar first, then the nonruffled part olf the body. To iron small ruffles, and keep them from being ironed into pleats and just looking worse, I have been known to use a fat curling iron on them. Alternating directions to give a nice ripply ruffle. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ironing-question-ruffled-blouses#post-279575 Thu, 13 Jan 2011 04:27:04 +0000 Maya 279575@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Where is Refugee? Her ironing skills are the envy of all of YLF (or at least me). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ironing-question-ruffled-blouses#post-279567 Thu, 13 Jan 2011 04:20:50 +0000 Diana 279567@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Steam! Why didn't I think of that? Oh, right, because my iron is defective and drips water all over the place when I try to use it to steam. Grr...<br /> I wonder if I should get a garment steamer instead. Seems to be easier to use for an ironing idiot like me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ironing-question-ruffled-blouses#post-279559 Thu, 13 Jan 2011 03:50:30 +0000 Sveta 279559@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Diana, I have not used starch in ages. When i used it before we just soaked the item in it after washing for 5 min or so and then hang to dry. Then you definitely need to iron while it is still damp. There may be a spray or something out there to use just before ironing for starching...<br /> I do not have any cotton ruffled items now, only silk ones and they iron quite well. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ironing-question-ruffled-blouses#post-279556 Thu, 13 Jan 2011 03:46:05 +0000 Megan 279556@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I use the steam function on my iron (with not completely dry but only JUST damp clothes)- hold over ruffles, steam for a few seconds, smooth ruffles into place, hang up.</p> <p>Easy as pie </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ironing-question-ruffled-blouses#post-279534 Thu, 13 Jan 2011 03:16:26 +0000 cloud9 279534@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I use a garment steamer instead of an iron.. I wouldn't even know how to start ironing all those ruffles! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ironing-question-ruffled-blouses#post-279220 Wed, 12 Jan 2011 19:31:56 +0000 Bianca 279220@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I HATE to IRON and like Louise haven't ironed in years. My suggestions would be:</p> <p>1.Put it in the dryer for 10 min and hang dry<br /> 2. Use a garment steamer<br /> 3. or my my favorite way to "iron" is by using that Downey spray wrinkle reducer.</p> <p>Also I sometimes like to hang close in the bathroom when I take a super hot shower.</p> <p>You too, can become a non-ironer! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ironing-question-ruffled-blouses#post-279215 Wed, 12 Jan 2011 19:27:03 +0000 Louise 279215@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sorry can't help I haven't ironed in years!! I take things out as soon as they have finished washing, give them a good shake and pop on a hanger to dry x </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ironing-question-ruffled-blouses#post-279152 Wed, 12 Jan 2011 17:47:46 +0000 Diana 279152@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks, Sveta! I'll definitely try ironing when still wet. And I'm intrigued by the idea of starch... do you apply it before or after ironing, and does it stain dark colored clothes?</p> <p>My mother would be appalled if she found out how bad my ironing skills are... I was that kid who went to school with ironed jeans! Seriously, she irons EVERYTHING, up to and including my dad's undershirts. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ironing-question-ruffled-blouses#post-279129 Wed, 12 Jan 2011 17:15:25 +0000 Sveta 279129@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I usually iron items with ruffles when they are not completely dry yet. I iron the blouse body first and then each ruffle separately, laying it flat on the board outside of the body itself (not sure if I explain it well :-). You can also starch your cotton items as this should make a crisper ruffle. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ironing-question-ruffled-blouses#post-279128 Wed, 12 Jan 2011 17:06:46 +0000 Diana 279128@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've thought about the dry cleaner, but I really prefer not to go that route.. despite the fact that I have, like 7 dry cleaners within walking distance to me, I don't really trust any of them all that much, and I am a little leery of the stuff they use to clean (even if it is just laundering and not real dry cleaning... I have really chemical sensitive skin AND I hate any detergents with fragrance...) Plus, I am cheap and the dry cleaners here are expensive! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ironing-question-ruffled-blouses#post-279096 Wed, 12 Jan 2011 16:06:55 +0000 chewyspaghetti 279096@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You can always take it to the dry clearner and let them deal with it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ironing-question-ruffled-blouses#post-279077 Wed, 12 Jan 2011 15:32:14 +0000 Diana 279077@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So I've got a snow day today and am about to tackle some laundry, including some cotton blouses with ruffled necklines similar to this one:</p> <p><a href="http://bananarepublic.gap.com/browse/product.do?cid=5039&#038;vid=1&#038;pid=783201&#038;scid=783201002" rel="nofollow">http://bananarepublic.gap.com/.....=783201002</a></p> <p>I'm always scared to wash these types of blouses because the ruffles never look the same after washing. I've spent ages ironing them and they still don't ever look like they did prior to washing. Does anyone have any good hints for how to keep my ruffles looking new? I would prefer not to have to iron for 30 minutes a blouse! (Plus, I am not a good ironer.) I usually wash on cold in the machine or by hand, and air dry on a hanger. Would drying it flat and shaping the pleats while wet help? The blouse that I wore to a bunch of holiday parties has a bunch of knife pleated ruffles around the neckline, and I'm really afraid to wash it, but it desperately needs a wash soon!</p> <p>Also, I'd prefer not to have to dry clean... </p>