Do you iron tea towels

Surely life is too short to spend it ironing unnecessarily? I do not iron bedding, underwear, nightwear, tea towels, or socks. I iron my outerwear and tablecloths. Two of my children simply hang things up when damp and don’t even own an iron. Elder son was in the Royal Marines and irons anything that moves. OH irons his things when he needs to.

N, I don't.
But DH does.

The only tea towel I iron is the redundant glass cloth that I now use as a pressing cloth when I am sewing. All my tea towels are terry cloth and don't need ironing. Life is far too short for ironing anything other than shirts, blouses, dress trousers, etc. Definitely don't iron underwear, sheets, towels, and who in their right mind would iron socks?!

I enjoy ironing and do the lot - yes, including tea towels - but not our underwear which is tumble-dried to sterilise it after a cold wash.

I particularly love getting into bed with freshly ironed bedding, it's so ... luxurious.

I set up the ironing board in front of the tv and enjoy a pleasant hour with something like Sewing Bee or Bake-off or anything with Monty Don; so I get to watch a programme that DH wouldn't enjoy and we get nicely ironed stuff. Win-win. And an hour a week at 10 in the morning doesn't eat into my social life, even better.

Some tea towels are ironed; it depends on the material/creases. Mr 1968 does our ironing - there isn't a lot, because we hang up clothing immediately after washing in order to minimise creases. So most of our ironing is cotton table linens & aprons.

I iron as little as possible but occasionally iron DHs shirts and trousers if he plans on doing it. I do it much faster than he does. The iron comes out when I’m sewing and need to press items

I remember my mum ironing hankies and pressing each fold. No steam iron in those days but she used a jam jar of water with holes dad made in the lid. Bless them ?

I'm in the ironing camp- tea towels and bed linen.
DD loves it when GC's come to stay and all their clothes are returned clean and ironed - she doesn't iron anything unless absolutely necessary.

Yes I agree, they don’t fit in the drawer if you don’t iron them, and sad though I am, I like to see a nice clean, ironed tea towel on the rail every morning. What is worse, if my husband just shoves it on the rack anyhow it makes me very cross!

I always iron tea towels because it sterilises them. If you have a burn or wound a fresh ironed tea towel is a good temporary dressing.

Errrr ( cough, cough ) I actually love ironing and yes I iron tea towels.

I love to see results, from a crumpled mess ? to perfectly smooth ? ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

My MIL used to iron everything even white dish cloths and bras and pants. She once asked me to go and iron all her flanalette fitted sheets. Gosh that was a fight ironing those things. I only iron now when I have too and definitely not tea towels dishcloths underwear and especially not fitted sheets. My DD doesn’t iron anything apart from her midwife tunics.
I don’t think your mad at all though as I can understand how you’d want them all looking nice in the drawer.

My mother who had one day off a month used to iron bra straps and underwear. She did not have time to enjoy the house she was too busy cleaning it

My latest ironing board has been in its wrapper for around 4 years and will stay there.

I iron tea towels or they don’t fit in the drawer. Takes very little time and effort in the steam press.

Yes, one of the few items I iron. I have a small storage drawer for tea towels and they fit in better when ironed. Quite satisfying too!

I iron for 3 adults (and 2 GC every weekend). I think I have more than enough ironing to do, without ironing things for the sake of it - teatowls and knickers? Madness. Bedding? I fold things straight and flatten them down.

I used to iron clothes but since I broke my wrist a couple of years ago and couldn’t iron I hardly ever do it. Shake and pull into shape from the washing machine, hang on an old fashioned wooden dryer and 99% of the time that’s enough.

MrJ does the ironing, 99% his shirts, I fold my stuff and reckon body heat gets rid of any minor creases.

I can't remember the last time I ironed anything.

I’m in the no ironing camp, the last time I used my iron was to iron some craft squares to make Christmas tree decorations during the first lockdown!

I tend not to but clothes that need ironing such as linen as it annoys me when it gets creased as soon as I start wearing it! I recently bought some tunics in a crinkled fabric which are fantastic - no ironing and don’t get creased in a suitcase!

Several of my tea towels have lovely pictures, illustrated maps, for example, so they get ironed. I only iron when I have a pile of things that need it, so about once a month, or more in summer as I wear more cotton items.

I iron them depending on the material;. I have some that curl up along the long edge so I iron those. The thicker towelling one I just fold if they have been in the drier.

I iron most things except socks and underwear.

I always buy cotton sheets and duvets as I find polyester mixed too hot. They can be a nightmare to iron but I always do as I like to see a nicely ironed duvet on the bed

It's easier to disinfcct these by a quick boil on the hob.

Yes, I do.
I iron everything.

Noooooo! never..