People Are Just Realising What The Gap Above Your Iron's Plate Is For, And It's Genius

Ironing a shirt is one of those things ― like perfectly cooking rice, or doing a push-up ― that sounds easy but can be surprisingly hard to perfect. Personally, I always end up pressing a concertina-like line midway across the back of the shirt whenever I move it across the board. I’ve tried everything; it never doesn’t happen. Thankfully, though, a TikTok from @dailyoriginalvids has ensured my collars won’t endure the same fate.They recently revealed a secret function of some irons ― and it’s proof the gap between some irons’ plates and the rest of their body doesn’t have to remain decorative.What’s the secret? In their video, they ran the tip and edge of a shirt collar between the iron’s hot plate and its body.It had a similar effect to using a straightener on the area, which some Redditors have sworn by for years.Though the iron’s groove doesn’t cover the entire width of the collar, it does a beautiful job of giving the tip of the fabric a sharp, crisp, almost starched look. And @rawdenimenthusiast revealed on his Instagram page that the hack doesn’t just extend to regular shirt collars ― you can use it on T-shirt necks, too. “Say goodbye to wrinkled collars,” he wrote, scooping the iron’s gap along his T-shirt’s topmost section.View this post on InstagramA post shared by RawDenimEnthusiast (@rawdenimenthusiast)People were fans of the trickThough we couldn’t find any evidence manufacturers intended the iron plate gap to be used for collars,TikTokers were still pretty into the hack. “I’m 58 and had no idea,” one commenter wrote. “Make sure the slot is clean or you’ll have a mark,” another shared (yup, having tried this trick, I strongly recommend getting in there with a cotton bud first). “I just went to check my iron and I’ll be darned... Learn something every day,” yet another app user opined. @dailyoriginalvidsUse the tip to iron nice shirt collars #shirts#clothes#fashion#iron#shirt♬ original sound - Daily FunRelated...So THAT'S Why We Love Watching Our Own Instagram StoriesWomen Who Are Divorced Are Sharing How And Why They Left Their MarriagesA New UK Vaccine Programme Is Rolling Out To Pregnant People And The Elderly ― Here's Why

Sladic via Getty Images Ironing a shirt is one of those things ― like perfectly cooking rice , or doing a push-up ― that sounds easy but can be surprisingly hard to perfect. Personally, I always end up pressing a concertina-like line midway across the back of the shirt whenever I move it across the board. I’ve tried everything; it never doesn’t happen.

Advertisement Thankfully, though, a TikTok from @dailyoriginalvids has ensured my collars won’t endure the same fate. They recently revealed a secret function of some irons ― and it’s proof the gap between some irons’ plates and the rest of their body doesn’t have to remain decorative. What’s the secret? In their video , they ran the tip and edge of a shirt collar between the iron’s hot plate and its body.

It had a similar effect to using a straightener on the area, which some Redditors have sworn by for years. Advertisement Though the iron’s groove doesn’t cover the entire width of the collar, it does a beautiful job of giving the tip of the fabric a sharp, crisp, almost starched look. And @rawdenimenthusiast revealed on his Instagram page that the hack doesn’t just extend to regular shirt collars ― you can use it on T-shirt necks, too.

“Say goodbye to wrinkled collars,” he wrote , scooping the iron’s gap along his T-shirt’s topmost section. View this post on Instagram A post shared by RawDenimEnthusiast (@rawdenimenthusiast) People were fans of the trick Though we couldn’t find any evid.