Pure cotton shirts are best to be ironed with a hot steam iron when they are moist. Start with the collar, followed by the yoke, then cuffs and sleeves, and lastly the body. To spare you frustrating hours of ironing and save you time and perhaps even your marriage I do suggest you find a good ironing service. In Sydney you may pay $1.75 to $2.50 a shirt for hand pressing – worth considering I say. However should you be a do it your self man, read on, I am more than happy to share my wealth of proven ironing tricks.