Why do clothes crease

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Dry it right. A fold in time…. Emergency crease removal. Keep reading. How to load your tumble dryer properly?

Things that should never go into your tumble dryer. How to transport your tumble dryer when moving home? How to read Tumble Dryer Energy Label? How to avoid shrinking your clothes during washing and drying? Rather talk to someone? Turn on the hair dryer and focus the heat on the sections of the garment that are most wrinkled. You can also hand smooth, if needed.

Just make sure that you don't hold the dryer too close to your clothing and risk burning the fabric. The flat iron you use on your hair makes a great ersatz clothing iron—and even works better on smaller areas like collars or those tiny spaces between buttons. Before turning the flat iron on, it's important to make sure the plates are clean and free of any product that can stain your clothing.

Even if the plates don't appear dirty, clean them off with rubbing alcohol before doing anything else. Then make sure you are using the proper settings: For delicates and silk, use a low temperature; for sweaters and thicker fabrics, a warmer temperature will work best.

About to get ready and realize your outfit is wrinkled? Multitask and steam out the wrinkles in your clothing while you take a shower. Put the garment on a hanger, and hang it in the back of your shower.

Then turn the water on the hotter the better , but be careful not to splash or get soap on your clothes.

If water spots on the fabric are a real concern, you can always keep the hanger on a towel rack or hook outside of the shower. If this is the case, turn up your shower all the way and let the room get steamy. Then leave the water on for approximately 10 minutes, and when you come back, the outfit will be ready to wear.

Keep in mind that this isn't the most environmentally friendly method of steaming out your clothing, so try not to keep the hot water running for too long. And don't forget to shut the door and windows.

A hot pot or teakettle isn't quite as good as an iron, but it can be close enough. Boil a medium-sized pot of water. Once the water starts to get really steamy, spill it out.

Then quickly "iron" the garment with the bottom of the pot on a table or another hard surface. This method is best for cotton, wool, and linen. Don't put a hot pot on clothing that has plastic embellishments or is made from vinyl because it could cause melting. And be careful when handling the hot pot, of course.