Miele B 890 - Manual (Page 12)

Preparing the laundry
Correct preparation of the laundry is
essential for easy ironing.
Before ironing, the laundry should be:
– dampened
– pulled into shape and smoothed out
– sorted.
Correct dampness
The laundry needs to be sufficiently
damp, so that on the first pass through
the rotary iron at the correct
temperature, it will come out smooth
and dry. Dampen the laundry as you
would for hand ironing, preferably
several hours beforehand so that the
articles achieve a uniform degree of
dampness throughout.
If a tumble dryer is being used, select a
"Machine iron" program.
^ If preparation time is short use warm
water to redampen.
Material Dampness for ironing
Silk wrap in a damp cloth
to avoid water marks
Synthetics
e.g. Nylon,
Polyester, etc. slightly damp to dry
Wool
e.g. pants press under a damp
cloth
Cotton slightly damp
Linen quite damp
Pulling into shape and smoothing
out
^ Pull the dampened laundry into
shape as usual.
^ Smooth out ribbons, straps, seams
and hems.
^ Large items such as table cloths, bed
linens, etc. should be folded
lengthways into a number of pleats
so that they can be ironed as easily
as possible.
Sorting
^ Sort the laundry according to how
much heat is required for ironing.
Start ironing at a lower temperature and
gradually increase the temperature
according to the fabric being ironed.
Perlon, Nylon, etc.
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Woolens, Silk
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Cottons, Linen
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^ Iron starched items last to avoid any
starch deposits on other items.
Before ironing
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