Ironing is one of those daunting cleaning tasks that usually gets left for the last moment. At the end of the week most people will put themselves in front of a mountain of dried and wrinkled clothes that will take ages to iron.

It is because of this that I could venture our first ironing tip will be: Do not leave it for too long! To iron a shirt nicely can take up to 7 minutes; so if you have a big pile of shirts, work trousers, jumpers and the lot, you could end up with 2 long hours of ironing… and a strong backache at the end.

Here are other tips to help you with your ironing:

– Read the labels! and follow instructions on your iron. Most “accidents” happen because we do not follow what manufacturers recommend.

– Organise your pile: Iron the clothes that require low temperature first, then medium and finally hot. This way you won’t need to wait for the iron to reach the correct temperature.

– For thick garments, iron the inside first and then the outside.

– Iron your shirts when they are wet (specially if they are 100% cotton) and put them on hangers to avoid wrinkles (make sure you button the top button to get the correct shape on the shirt).

– Use a reflective ironing board cover to save time while ironing.

– Clean your iron regularly and do not leave water inside the iron after use to avoid limescale deposits damaging your clothes.

Do you have any good ironing tip that would like to share? Let us know!