{"id":409,"date":"2017-01-18T14:38:28","date_gmt":"2017-01-18T14:38:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toddshelton.com\/blog\/?p=409"},"modified":"2022-09-29T12:21:47","modified_gmt":"2022-09-29T12:21:47","slug":"make-khakis-look-better-by-ironing-two-seams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toddshelton.com\/blog\/products\/make-khakis-look-better-by-ironing-two-seams","title":{"rendered":"How to Care for Khakis"},"content":{"rendered":"

We are often asked for advice on how to care for khakis. We recommend machine washing khakis, then hanging to dry. Air drying will reduce surface abrasion. We also prefer the crisp hand of the fabric after they\u2019ve air dried. In contrast, tumbling dry will soften the fabric, if that\u2019s your preference, it\u2019s perfectly fine.<\/p>\n

After washing and drying, you may decide to iron your khakis. Three non-obvious seams, the outseam\/inseam and center-back seam, often get no attention during ironing. If you\u2019ll iron these three seams, you\u2019ll improve the look of your khakis.<\/p>\n

\"How<\/a><\/p>\n

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How to Care for Khakis: Iron the Leg Seams and Back Rise Seam<\/h2>\n

Turn your khakis inside out. Lay one leg flat on the ironing board, keeping the seams in the center of the leg. Open the seams with the iron and press flat. Keep the iron centered on the seams, do not iron the edges of the pant<\/a> \u2013 you don\u2019t want to create stubborn creases you\u2019ll have to iron out later. Next, repeat this for all four leg seams.<\/p>\n

\"How<\/a><\/p>\n

While the\u00a0pant is still turned inside out, pull the back of the waist onto the top of the narrow side of the ironing board. Then smooth out the back rise seams and press flat.<\/p>\n

\"How<\/a><\/p>\n

If you don\u2019t know how to iron, consider learning the basics \u2013 you can improve your look with these basic steps.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Three non-obvious seams, the outseam\/inseam and center-back seam, often get no attention during ironing. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":797,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,6,88],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-409","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-khakis","category-pants","category-products"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nHow to Care for Khakis and Ironing - Todd Shelton Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"We're often asked for advice on how to care for khakis. We recommend machine washing and hanging to dry. 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