Evening star., 1946-10-16
EASY IRONING.

fFrOm Mrs. h. W.. AringLOn.j
Mrs. G. AS ironing board prob
lem. can easily be solved by little
effort in shopping. I had pur-
Chased, suffered through, and final
ly thrown out, three ironing boards
before I decided that some real at
tention had to be paid to purchas-
ing one in the first place. I went to
town until I finally found a board
that was long and wide and did not
wobble. 1t was delivered, set 1t up.
1t wobbled. I sent it back and went
to the store and insisted that they
send out the identical one I per-
sonally selected. It's the only way,
ladies, but it's worth it. I have al
ways been a fast ironer, but having
a large, rigid board had stepped up
my time even more. Second, I find
it much better to nail a pad and
cover on the board than to use
draw string or elastic cover. They
seem to have tendency to slip or
wrinkle and slow one down. put
my pad and cover on the floor, the
open ironing board upside down on
top of it and then draw the cover
as tightly as possible all around,
fasten with thumb tacks, and cut
off the surplus. I use a round as
bestos ring as an iron stand, as I
find the metal stands permit the
iron to skid off.
One of my greatest assets toward
speed is support for the iron cord.
This is a spring which clamps on
the edge of the board and holds
the cord up away from the board.
It came with my iron and I don't
know where to buy one, but little
experimenting might enable you to
hook up something to keep your
cord off your work and still allow
enough slack to reach the bottom of
the board. It's we'll worth trying.
When buying your new board, ex-
anime the under side. Try to get
one that is screwed or bolted to-
gether. Many of those with metal
legs are welded I had one, and
when the welded joints snap there
is no way of repairing them
I find we'll padded sleeve board
Indispensable Not only does it per-
nit you to roll a sleeve and finish
shoulder without iron wrinkles,
but it's fine for doing an entire
child's dress or suit. An asbestos,
padded hand mitt is also good for
hard to get at places.
There's no law against sitting
while ironing If you can get a
chair the right height and find 1t
comfortable. by all means sit at the
lob. I can't because it makes 1t
slower for me, and I like to work
at break-neck speed and then loaf
with the extra time. If you stand,
however, please wear your most
comfortable feet supporting shoes.
Unless you have no foot or back
aches at all, you'll find you feel
much better after ironing if you
were wearing good shoes rather than
bedroom slippers or any old COM
fies."
Has any one tried the irons I've
seen advertised that heat by con-
tact with the iron stand? They have
no cords, which seems to me would
make them just ideal. But do they
maintain heat long enough and will
they get quite hot? Since I iron
very fast a minutes for a mans
shirt I like to use a very hot iron.
If any one has experimental with
these new irons, I would appreciate
hearing about it. I agree with Mrs,
G.. A. that since ironing Is quite a
job We should have the best pos
siole equipment. I tried a mangler.
I find it good for fiat work, but
otherwise too slow. However, If one
does all the fiat work at home and
does want it ironed, it is a fine
helm.