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Posted by Kate Dicey on September 19, 2005, 3:58 am
Andy Fish wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have recently found myself in the position of having to do my own washing
> and ironing for the first time in many years.
>
> I had been taking clothes out of the machine after the spin cycle and
> hanging them straight out as I assumed this was the way to minimise creases,
> but my mum informs me that tumble drying them actually results in less
> creasing than hanging them out damp.
depends on the fabric - and some may shrink if tumbled!
>
> Is this really true? how does it work? what is the best strategy for
> minimising my ironing workload?
Take the clothes out hot but still slightly damp and hang them.
Some things, like towels, are better washed WITHOUT fabric conditioner,
and tumbled to bone dry deserts!
READ the care labels in all the garments! Some high performance fabrics
are ruined by fabric conditioners (wicking fabrics used in
sports/outdoors gear, for example). I never use the stuff these days -
but we have softened water, so it is largely unnecessary.
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