Do you iron tea towels

Until recently I ironed everything, but it’s just too fecking dear to have the electricity on for longer than necessary!

Yes, I iron my tea towels to fit into the drawer and I think the heat, plus previous hot wash, possibly kills more bacteria.

I enjoy doing the ironing it is relaxing brought a pair of headphones listen to my music and way I go. I don't iron tea towels or pants

No I don’t, they don’t need it. Also would never iron any bloke’s pants

Ironing was invented to destroy the fleas and other bugs that infected clothing in the 'old days.' I always steam iron tea towels to kill any bacteria/viruses that might have survived, as I don't boil, just wash them in with everything else.
I'm impressed that many of you have so many tea towels that you store them in a drawer- mine go straight back into use!

Only the linen ones, the others are just folded and put away.

No never have and do people really change their tea towel every day.

What??
I iron as little as possible…why make work?
I’d sooner be gardening/walking/ chatting.

Strangely, tea towels are pretty much the only things I iron, apart from pillow cases. All the rest comes under Fluff and Fold.

I iron practically all my clothes, except socks and pants which I fold in a way that makes it possible to stand them, one behind the other , in my drawers. My drawers look a bit like filing cabinets and I love them like that. OH irons his clothes and we share the ‘household’ ironing but he tends to do more of it because he enjoys it. If he didn’t, I’d do it because it keeps the drawers tidy. I love to open a drawer and know exactly where everything is and I enjoy leaving a freshly washed and ironed tea towel out every night for the next day - even though OH tend to do most of the washing up that doesn’t go in the dishwasher. I hate creases and couldn’t wear creased clothes. Before I buy something to wear I always crease it up in my hands and if it creases easily I don’t buy it because I know it will look tatty half an hour after I’ve put it on.

I only seem to iron in the summer when there's linen or cotton clothes on the go. The rest of the year only occasionally if I've used good napkins or tablecloths. I do like natural cotton bedlinen but only iron for visitors coming. When my husband was teaching he had a clean polyester cotton shirt every day but washed in a cool wash and drip dried,never ironed and never looked creased. If you never iron them you never need to.

Callistemon i replied to your post about Dashing Away with the Smoothing Iron - but it seems to have disappeared'
I sometimes tease Husband by singing it when he's obsessionally ironing. One of my favourite folk songs.
But really I'm glad he does iron

I used to iron everything, even pants, when the kids were at home. Now I only iron going out clothes and my bedding-love the feel of newly laundered and ironed sheets

My DIL irons everything but my DD never irons anything absolutely nothing. I usually iron more in the summer as I actually enjoy ironing, so tops and dresses are always ironed. I like pure cotton duvet covers and pillow cases so I do iron those with difficulty. I don't iron tea towels or formal trousers. OH does trousers as I never end up with just one crease down the front.

Ironing flattens the pile of towels and makes them less absorbent

I dont think ironing tea towels is needed I fold and smooth from the line

I love ironing but I have to be in the mood for it and have either a podcast or music to listen to. I have to say that tea towels snd pillowcases are my favourite things to iron.

Yes! Do exactly the same as you ?

No. I mostly use hse the towelling type so no ironing needed.

I iron absolutely nothing ! I buy clothes and bedding that doesn’t need it

Yes, I'm a saddo! I iron everything, including tea towels, underwear, socks, handkeis (his - I use paper hankies) even towels if they seem a bit damp or too dry! I iron sheets and pillowcases too, even the cats blankets when they get washed!

I rarely iron but when I do I will do a tea towel. But only if it is in the basket otherwise it doesn’t get done

I definitely iron tea towels and dish cloths. They fit in my drawer and look neat.
I stopped ironing sox and underwear decades ago but still enjoy ironing most other items .

I iron as little as possible. My tea towels are terry towelling and dont need ironing.

I don't iron anything if I can help it. If I want to wear something that is creased I will iron it. Mostly I wear something else.