Ironing the wrong way round

NanTheWiser that was my reaction!!

On the subject of which way round - iron stand to the right, pointy end to the left and stored with point down. I'm right handed

I have been following this post with amazement. SO many posters discuss being tired, napping and so on, yet spend time on (IMHO) a totally unnecessary pastime. We have fabrics that crease much less than those of yesteryear, spin cycles rather than wringers and if things are smoothed after drying I cannot see the need for an iron.

Having said all that I shall be ironing seams when I dressmake but that is a once in a while pursuit. I shall now go and put my head below the parapet.

But. To answer the original question, pointy end is irrelevant as our ironing board can be operated from both sides apparently, and it is stored with broad side to the floor for safety reasons.

Previous paragraph courtesy of Mr. Izabella

Sunshining, so backpack and drink to the ready. Apparently this will be our last warm day

Ironing is totally unnecessary. Body heat sorts it when you put the clothes on. Washing up is necessary so let him do it. I wish I had someone to do that!!! Close your eyes and just enjoy your 'lover'!!! Life is too short!

oldbatty Martin from The Bridge. Drool... He's in Killing Eve... very attractive.
Pointy bit to left when iro ing, up when stored.

Pointy end up for me - always! Though I'm right handed, I use my left hand a lot. When standing with the board in front of me ( point to the left), the folding lever is on my near side, slightly to my left,mane I use my left hand to raise it. It feels natural to me to raise the pointed end up, and have the wider, more solid end on the floor for putting away. It feels too heavy if I do it the other way round. My ironing board was a wedding present fifty years ago, and is much heavier than those of my DDs. I always feel that theirs are going to topple! DH used to put it away for me sometimes- always the other way up. The lever was then at the bottom of the board!

No it's not a man thing, coco!

It’s a man thing! My ex husband and my partner always stored the bit where the iron should go at the bottom.

Iron on the left,, pointy end on the left. Don't really do much ironing these days though! Oh almost forgot pointy end facing downwards when stored.

Pointy side down when folded, to the left when erect. Same height for DW and me. Portable TV or laptop facing me when I iron shirts, trousers, hankies, or DW''s blouses., as I believe in long sessions.

My ironing board is held in the closed position with a clip under the wide end. So I always have that at the top, i.e. pointy side down, when folded.

In use - pointy end to left, iron stand on right (I'm right handed). Put away - pointy end downwards to floor. But if he does the ironing I couldn't care less which way the ironing board goes.

I always stored my ironing board pointy bit down or the board would open up and collapse. Now it stays up on my landing so no problem.

I have a steam generator iron, which is on a small table on the right, and I always used to have the pointy bit to the right, because that’s the way I’ve always done it. But I found the steam hose always got trapped between the board and the (unused) iron stand, so I turned the board round to point to the right - problem solved.

I do my ironing in a spare room, so I hardly ever take the board down. When I do, it usually goes on its side against the wall.

Never thought about it but we are all left handed in this house and we all do our own ironing. I consider it a life skill for all mums to teach their sons how to iron when young.

Pointy end to the left, steam generator and iron on tray on right hand side of board.
Pointy end down when put away!
I see mabon1 is being a little ray of sunshine again!

I am right handed. Ironing board pointy bit up when folded and to left when ironing.

You will find yourself compromising on many things....give and take etc...

Pointy end to the left. Iron on the right. Pointy side up in the cupboard - it would collapse otherwise!!

OUR 2 children! I didn't check spell checker!

I'm right handed for everything except ironing so it's pointy end to the right & iron on the left. Board is stored pointy end down. Interestingly, both my parents are left handed as were their siblings,5 in all. Neither my sister nor I have more than a tiny nod to the trait- she had to have a left handed hockey stick but that was all. I married a left handed man but are 2 children are completely right handed. It's very interesting why some are & some aren't!

aepgirl perhaps life is too short to take a light-hearted thread too seriously!

I don't suppose there's any chance of you putting a picture on here of the lover doing the ironing, is there?

Never put board down. I seem to iron most days as DH needs clean shirt for work every day & I wear things that need ironing. It stays by window in back bedroom & cats like to lie on it looking out at garden which means it is always covered with a towel when not in use. I used to have a Stella Star ironing system for many years & that was too heavy to move so I got used to it being up all the time.

Just like other right handers, I used to iron with the pointy end to the left. However, my ironing board has curved legs so that you can iron sitting down with space for your knees. Guess what....the pointy end is to the right! And it has to be stored downwards when collapsed. I wonder whether it is specifically for left handers or have we all got it wrong?!

Pointy end down to store. Is it your board Eglantine? I hate my daughter's ironing board!

I look forward to hearing how you fold sheets together. I learned to fold them with my mother who was left handed whilst I was right handed so it worked really well. DH and I are both right handed so we end up in a twist!