Clothes iron Coloring Pages

A tool to smooth out wrinkles in clothes

A Clothes iron is a tool that smooths out wrinkles in clothes to make them look neat and tidy.
The flat surface on the bottom gets hot. When you slide it over your clothes, the heat smoothes out the wrinkles.
You can make your shirts and handkerchiefs look nice and crisp.

Steam Clothes iron

Most Clothes irons today are steam Clothes irons.
When you put water inside, hot steam comes out of the small holes on the bottom.
Moistening your clothes with steam helps get the wrinkles out even better.

Ironing board

You use a Clothes iron on a special board called an ironing board.
The top of the ironing board is covered with heat-resistant cloth, and it feels nice and soft.
In the first coloring page, you can see a low ironing board with short legs that you use while sitting on the floor.

Charcoal Clothes iron from the past

Before there were electric Clothes irons, people used charcoal Clothes irons.
They put burning charcoal inside a metal box and used its heat to smooth out wrinkles.
The little chimney in the back was used to let the charcoal smoke out.
Even before charcoal Clothes irons, people used a ladle-shaped tool called a hi-no-shi.

How to put away a Clothes iron safely

A Clothes iron stays hot for a while even after you finish using it.
Stand it up on the ironing board, and put it away after it cools down completely.
Be careful not to trip on the cord so you do not pull the Clothes iron down.

Helps that you can do

Before ironing, try helping out by picking out handkerchiefs and shirts from the laundry.
Folding the ironed handkerchiefs neatly is another great way you can help.

Different ways to use a Clothes iron

Besides smoothing out wrinkles in clothes, a Clothes iron is also used to make neat folds in handkerchiefs and napkins.
You can also use the heat of a Clothes iron to stick school name tags and patches onto clothes.

3 Coloring pages

There are 3 coloring pages: a Clothes iron and ironing board, a parent and child helping with ironing, and an old charcoal Clothes iron.
A Clothes iron gets very hot, so always be with an adult when you use one.

Colors of the Clothes iron

There are Clothes irons in many different colors, like light blue, navy blue, and white.
If you color the first Clothes iron in navy blue, and the second Clothes iron in light blue and white, it will match the photo.
Let's color the flat bottom part silver.

Ironing boards can have stripes too

Many ironing boards are gray, but making it gray and white stripes looks very stylish!
The second ironing board had a striped cover on it.

Make the laundry colorful

Try coloring the laundry hanging on the line in the second picture with lots of colors like white, blue, and light blue.
If you color mom's apron dark brown and her shirt mustard yellow, it will match the photo.
If you color the back wall light blue, your picture will look bright and fresh!

A charcoal Clothes iron is the color of iron

Color the third charcoal Clothes iron in dark brown or dark reddish-brown to make it look like rusty iron.
If you color the handle red, it will match the photo.

Add patterns to the handkerchief too

Try drawing patterns like polka dots or stripes on the handkerchief and shirt on the second ironing board.
It is also fun to draw the same pattern as your favorite handkerchief!

The kids' clothes

Let's color the girl's shirt in the second picture light blue, and make the boy's shirt a plaid pattern.
If you color the girl's headphones blue, it will match the photo.
If you color the three kids' cheeks with a little light pink, they will look very sweet.

Hinoshi

Long before charcoal irons, people used a tool called a hinoshi.
It was a metal bowl with a long handle. People put hot coals inside and slid it over clothes.
They used it to smooth out wrinkles in kimonos.

Changing the Heat for Different Fabrics

You need to change the heat of the Clothes iron for different fabrics.
Use high heat for cotton and linen, medium heat for wool, and low heat for thin synthetic fabrics.
The label on your clothes shows a special mark for the right heat level.

Fuse Beads

A Clothes iron is not just for getting wrinkles out of clothes! You can use it for crafts, too.
Fuse beads are a popular craft for kids. You line up small beads and melt them together with the heat from a Clothes iron.

The Secret of the Clothes iron's Shape

The front of a Clothes iron is pointy like a triangle so you can reach small spots, like collars and around buttons.
The back is flat so you can stand it up safely.

Hot Steam

The steam from a steam Clothes iron is very hot, so keep your hands away!
You can also get wrinkles out of clothes while they are hanging on a hanger just by using the steam.