Abstract: An ironing mangle for pressing fabric includes a heating member or shoe which transfers heat to a fabric conveyed thereover. The heating member includes a concave surface which forms a substantially semi-cylindrical cut-out section over which the fabric is conveyed and at least one other surface over which the fabric is also conveyed for maximizing the heat transfer from the heating member to the fabric. The concave surface preferably includes two end edges which are arranged so that the angle between the plane connecting the end edges and a vertical plane passing through either of the end edges is in the range of 0.degree. to 30.degree.. The ironing mangle further includes a cylindrical pressing roller for applying pressure to the concave surface, in which the roller is adapted to rotate about its central axis in order to convey the fabric over the concave surface when applying pressure thereagainst.