This might be a better Monday morning question, but does anyone have any good, easy ideas on de-wrinkling drapes that have been packed in bags for a few months? Right now they sort of look like those intentionally-wrinkled skirts (and okay) but I'd like the landlord to see them smooth, if possible.
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Stephanie - Jun 13, 2009 4:38:42 pm PDT #24167 of 30000
Trust my rage
Zenkitty - Jun 13, 2009 4:39:32 pm PDT #24168 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Oh, yes, the joy of doing laundry at home! I think I washed everything I own just because I could. I replaced the standard blinds in the dining "nook" with wide-slat blinds and installed ceiling fans in every room, and I'm so darn proud of how pretty it looks! Living in a space is so different when it's yours.
Calli - Jun 13, 2009 4:40:56 pm PDT #24169 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Stephanie, are the drapes made of material that can take a little steam? If so, if there's a way you can hang them straight in the bathroom while people take showers, that might help ease the wrinkles a bit.
Barb - Jun 13, 2009 4:41:05 pm PDT #24170 of 30000
“Not dead yet!”
Stephanie, do you have a travel steamer? That can take care of wrinkles. In a pinch, the other thing that does a nice job is the Downy Wrinkle Releaser spray.
Zenkitty - Jun 13, 2009 4:41:29 pm PDT #24171 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Stephanie, do you have a dryer? My trick for removing wrinkles is to throw the item in the dryer with a wet - not dripping- washcloth for ~15 minutes, then take it out immediately and hang it up. The steam knocks most of the wrinkles out. I hate to iron.
tommyrot - Jun 13, 2009 4:42:19 pm PDT #24172 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
If you're gonna kill someone who engages in cellphone telemarketing, is it morally permissible to torture them first?
Calli - Jun 13, 2009 4:45:35 pm PDT #24173 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
is it morally permissible to torture them first?
No.
Stephanie - Jun 13, 2009 4:46:17 pm PDT #24174 of 30000
Trust my rage
The drapes are really heavy, formal things and there's 7 of them. I don't think there's anywhere to hang them in the bathroom. I'm a bit nervous about the dryer (cause there's hooks and stuff in them and I don't think they come out that easily or if they do, it would take a long time to put them all back in) but maybe I could buy a travel steamer. And I could totally buy some of that spray if I can find it here.
ION, my dogs have made it safely to Houston and should be taking off for Albuquerque in about an hour.
sarameg - Jun 13, 2009 4:46:59 pm PDT #24175 of 30000
Which reminds me, I need to run the cafe curtains I got for the front door through the dryer, because I hung 'em out of the package and they are wrinkly.
Stephanie, if they are the rubber backed kind and running them through a dryer alarms you, my mom always used to mist them down heavily after hanging them and then yanking on them. Only worked moderately well in NM, but PR, probably would work better.
Stephanie - Jun 13, 2009 4:49:43 pm PDT #24176 of 30000
Trust my rage
I was thinking about just misting them, but I didn't have a sprayer in the house handy. Now that I have two weeks here with nothing to do, I'll have time to go get whatever I need.