Ways and methods how to smooth leatherette and products from it

Leatherette is a popular material for sewing clothes, accessories, and upholstery.

Imitation leather is distinguished by the richness of the palette, has a pronounced texture, and has proven itself well during use.

Sometimes bags and leatherette clothes wrinkle, so they need to be ironed. We will tell you how to smooth leatherette at home in the article.

Can I iron artificial leather?

Features of use depend on the type of artificial leather. It is based on a canvas, on which a synthetic layer is applied, which imitates leather.

The procedure for ironing leatherette:

1. Studying the product label.
2. Turning clothes inside out.
3. Rollers of tightly rolled towels are placed in sleeves, trousers and other places that are narrow enough and inconvenient for processing.
4. The temperature on the iron is set to a minimum - "silk".
5. The steam function on the iron is turned off.
6. The process of the eyes is carried out without pressure and stretching of the material, and always through cotton fabric.
7. After ironing out the last crumpled section, the thing is turned onto the face.
8. Hang up leatherette clothes in a free state and allow to cool.

Whether it is possible to use an iron to smooth things, you need to clarify on the label for the product.

How to iron leatherette with an iron, the video will tell:

Simple recipes for straightening eco-leather at home

Using an iron is not the only way to deal with creases and creases in clothes.... Simple recipes will come to the rescue using improvised means, such as a hair dryer, vinegar or glycerin.

Plain water

Straightening a leatherette item with water is one of the simplest methods of exposure. It is possible to moisten the surface by spraying from a bottle, or using a wet sponge. This method is suitable even for newly purchased clothes.

Procedure:

1. Preparation of the thing itself. It hangs freely, inside out.
2. Prepare clean water.
3. The product is moderately moisturized.
4. Straighten all the crumpled places.
5. Leave for half a day or longer - until completely dry.

When wetting the product, it is undesirable to allow it to become completely wet through and through.

Hair dryer

Using a hair dryer is an affordable procedure that will help to deal with creases and creases... To use this approach, the leatherette product is freely suspended.

Glycerol

A leatherette thing is laid out on a flat surface or put on a mannequin with the front side out. If the product has sleeves, legs, a hood, etc., it is necessary to give them the necessary shape with the help of towels rolled into tight rollers.

After the leatherette thing is prepared, they proceed to systematic processing, moving slowly from site to site.

A clean napkin is moistened with glycerin and begin to process the object with rubbing movements... After processing is completed, the product is left hanging vertically so that the glycerin is completely absorbed and the fabric softens.

To achieve the effect, the same area must be processed several times with interruptions.

Vinegar

A vinegar-based recipe can be used to smooth leatherette clothes. To do this, mix the following components in equal proportions:

• conditioner for washing clothes;
• water;
• vinegar.

The resulting solution is poured into a container with a spray bottle and treated with leatherette on the front side. In this case, the thing should be in a suspended state, not in contact with other objects.

When the weather matters

High humidity is one of the factors that helps in case of crumpledness leatherette. Sometimes it is enough just to walk in a jacket in thick fog or rain.

You can also simply hang a leatherette item with high humidity on an open veranda or balcony.

Restoring the shape of the bag

Leatherette bags have many advantages, including an affordable price, fashionable styles and visual appeal.

In case of formation of creases on the leatherette, straightening a bag is a little harder than a piece of clothing.

"Wet processing"

Due to the complex shape of the leatherette product, straightening can be carried out only after shaping the bag.

For this you will need:

• a lot of crumpled paper for stuffing the bag;
• sheet.

Work order:

1. The bag is tightly tamped with crumpled paper.
2. Moisten a sheet in water.
3. Wring out.
4. Wrap the bag with a wet sheet.
5. Leave the sheets to dry.

If the method does not help, you can try another option - soften and saturate the leatherette.

Cream or milk

This method is aimed at softening the leatherette... For smoothing, you must first fill the bag tightly with crumpled paper, as in the previous method.

After that, a fat cream (you can use a nourishing cream for the face or for hands) or glycerin is gently rubbed into the dented places with a napkin. After a time, when the cream is absorbed into the leatherette, the process is repeated.

Another way to straighten folds and creases on a leatherette bag is presented in the video:

Prevention of the appearance of folds

In order for leatherette clothes to last longer, they need proper care. Proper storage is essential.

Like genuine leather products, leatherette does not tolerate being folded, squeezed, and even more so not straightened under a pile of other things.

Even being on a hanger does not guarantee that a leatherette item will not wrinkle in the closet, especially if it is densely packed with clothes.

Another preventive measure can be considered periodic processing of the material with emollients., for example, glycerin. Such care makes the material softer, which prevents the appearance of folds on things.

9 useful tips

When smoothing leatherette, you must adhere to the following professional tips:

1. You cannot use force, stretch a thing, put excessive pressure.
2. Excessive wetting of the material is highly undesirable.
3. Exposure to high temperatures should be limited to the readings on the product label.
4. Some types of leatherette can withstand washing. The spin is turned off or set to the minimum. If you straighten the garment well afterwards while it is wet, you may not need to iron it later.
5. Just a dusty thing can be cleaned with a damp cloth, without resorting to complex manipulations that can lead to creasing of the leatherette.
6. You cannot use hard brushes with an abrasive surface to straighten leatherette, as this can lead to damage to clothing.
7. Leatherette clothes that have been moistened to smooth out should not be dried on a radiator, in the sun or near an open fire.
8. If you are in doubt whether the new way of ironing things will harm you, it is recommended to check it from the wrong side in an inconspicuous area.
9. It is not advisable to expose leatherette moistened for smoothing to temperature extremes, since the material is very sensitive to this circumstance.

Conclusion

Simple homemade recipes can help bring crumpled leatherette back to normal, return the lost shape and shine to the product. Having mastered the methods of straightening artificial leather, you can quickly eliminate the defect without causing harm to things.