Hi, I'm Kirby Allison. In today's video, I'm going to talk about the importance
of owning a pressing cloth for everyday use ironing your high quality garments.
If you have any questions or comments during this video, please ask them in the
comment section below. I enjoy getting back to as many of those as I possibly
can. After collaborating with The Bespoke
Tailor based in New York, I'm excited to announce the launch of our new Hanger
Project pressing cloth. Our pressing cloth is made from a high quality, 100%
organic cotton twill that's undyed and is perfect for ironing and pressing your
clothing. Now pressing cloth falls into the category of really garment care
essentials and one that we haven't really taken an opportunity here at The
Hanger Project to speak enough about. The reason a pressing cloth is so important
is because it prevents a sheen from being developed whenever you press
either wool or cashmere fabric. You don't need a pressing cloth with cotton,
but if you're ever pressing any type of fabric that is either wool or cashmere,
it is absolutely essential that you use a pressing cloth in between the iron and
the garment itself. The reason is that it prevents the hot metal soleplate of the
iron from making direct contact with the fabric and thereby preventing the
formation of any type of sheen. You've all seen it, a guy walking around with
a shiny suit you know you know with a little bit of sheen on the lapels where
you can tell that they've tried to press the that garment themselves with an iron
directly. The problem with any type of sheen is that once it develops the
fabric is all but ruined. There's nothing you can do to reverse the effect of
sheening on fabric. Using a pressing cloth is very simple and can be easily
incorporated into your daily ironing routine. Again, you just need to use it
whenever you're pressing anything that's made out of wool or cashmere and not
anything that's made from cotton. So you're not going to need a pressing
cloth for pressing your shirts, but if you are trying to press a jacket or
trousers you absolutely need a pressing cloth. Simply spray the pressing cloth or
the area you wish to press with our spritzer bottle filled with water and
press. It's that simple. Again, the main feature of the pressing cloth is just
merely providing separation in between the hot metal soleplate of an iron and
the fabric itself. A pressing cloth is an essential. I recommend having one in your
laundry room, but I also recommend keeping one in your luggage for whenever
you travel. If you're traveling and want to just re-crease your trousers, having your own
pressing cloth allows you to press your trousers while you're traveling using a
hotel iron without any risk of ruining your trousers. The life of a garment can
be measured in how many times you send it to the dry cleaner and for that
reason here at The Hanger Project we absolutely recommend sending your suits
and your trousers to the dry cleaner as infrequently as possible.
Now that said, it doesn't mean that you can't touch up your trousers at home and
this can be done very easily using an iron and a pressing cloth. A sharp crisp
trouser crease is one of the hallmarks of a well-dressed gentleman and this is
something that you can do yourself at home with an iron and a pressing cloth.
Simply repressing the trouser crease, maybe even pressing some of the creases
out of the crotch area can do 90% of the work that a dry cleaners would otherwise
provide. A little bit of basic pressing, nothing complicated can really go a long
way to making your clothes look great. Especially a sharp crisp trouser crease
which is one of the hallmarks of a well-dressed gentleman. In as little as
5 minutes, you can easily repress the creases back into your trousers. And of
course our Hangar Project pressing cloths are now available on hanger
project.com. Click the link in the video description to get yours. If you enjoyed
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Kirby Allison and we love helping the well-dressed take care of their
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