How do you stop creases forming when ironing shirt sleeves?

Friday, January 30th, 2009 at 2:02 am

Lenny asked:

I have the most frustrating time business ironing shirts. Often when I iron the sleeve, I turn it around only to find that I've ironed a crease in the other side. I then iron that crease out and I make a crease on the first side.

Reply:

slip a piece of cardboard between the two layers of the ironing shirt sleeve. Thin cardboard like the type that comes in a men's packaged shirt works very well. When you iron the top layer of the sleeve, the cardborad prevents the under layer from creasing. Then flip and do the other side. once smooth you can remove the cardboard and iron as normal.

I spent 26 years in military and I used this process always. My creases on top were always razor-sharp and sleeves wrinkle-free.