Ironing

Yes, it seems that ironing isn't the big deal it used to be. But I can't break myself of the habit, although I have stopped ironing pants (I know - stupid).

I hate ironing but I still do it. I visited absentdaughter in New Zealand in March/April last year. She said that she was looking forward to seeing me and had been saving up the ironing from the previous July. I thought she was joking. She wasn't.

DD always irons but she does not have children so probably has more time. DS irons his handkerchiefs but I don't see much evidence of anything else. I don't iron at all, having passed that chore on to DH when he retired. He is now very good at it.

absent You must have spent the whole time ironing!

Sorry..what is this ironing?

Ironing is the only household job I really enjoy. I find it quite relaxing: it's not too energetic and it's possible to think or listen to music/radio or have a chat with someone at the same time. It is quite satisfying to see the pile of completed ironing grow and these days most materials are quite easy to iron. Now cleaning windows or the oven.......that is something else.

gorki I enjoy ironing too, for the same reasons as you.
We extended our house to provide a double garage and utility room and it's my favourite room - it looks out over the garden so I can see the flowers and birds. I put my music on, shut the door and I'm happy.
Hate cleaning the car though!

I fold quite well !

Both my daughter and daughter in law change the children's clothes 2 or 3 times a day, even if they are just slightly soiled, perhaps that's why they don't iron. When my children were little, if they spilt something I just sponged it off! What a bad mother ;0)

That's because things weren't so easily washed, Roseyposey, and also the fact that children didn't have so many clothes then!

Eloethan Not the whole six weeks.

I have to be in the mood for ironing but when I feel like it I will iron everything in sight,mr.glamma is a dab hand with the iron and will iron if he see's it piling up, he stops though at little fiddly collars on my stuff and back it goes to the bottom of the pile

When we had five children at home I hated ironing and rarely, if ever, got to the bottom of the basket. I quite enjoy it now there are only two of us and even take in DD3's if it's looking overwhelming!

I iron rarely, just things which get very creased.

DD has a friend who does not own an iron and will not buy anything that she thinks might need ironing.

I used to iron all my family's clothes when the children were at school and my husband was at work. Now I only iron my own, my husband irons his, my youngest son who lives with us probably isn't even aware that we have an iron, or for that matter what it's purpose is. My older son who doesn't live with us tells me he irons the front of his shirt the bit that will be visible under his suit jacket but in the summer reluctantly irons the whole shirt as it might be necessary to take his jacket off! I think a lot of childrens' clothes these days don't really need ironing so I don't blame anyone for not ironing piles of clothes, but some fabrics like linen and pure cotton really do need an iron.

My DS1 irons (very expertly) when it's necessary as does his wife. My other DS's partner is a thorough ironer, although she does stop at underwear. But boys' t-shirts? Why? To do him justice, he also does his bit to prevent her getting too tired - they both have demanding jobs and work very hard. They have an ironing system, with a tank that sits on the floor sending steam up to the iron. I have tried it but don't think it's worth what it apparently cost. I like my ceramic-soled steam iron, if I have to use one!

I only iron what really must be ironed. My DIL is obsessive on this subject, and even irons pyjamas. She spends at least 4 hours ironing every Sunday. My DD doesn't even own an iron, but spends a fortune on dry cleaning of her work wardrobe. Neither of them can sew on a button or repair a dragging hem. My DIL regularly posts DG's Cubs sweater down to me so that I can sew on badges for him.

My mum ironed everything pants, tea towels the lot. I thought that was excessive so developed my own system of ironing about 80% of items. Then DD got married and I realized she only ironed about 5% so I thought what the heck her family look fine. So now I do the same.

I do think the common use of a tumble dryer has eliminated the need for a lot of ironing.

My mother ironed everything in sight, including bra straps! Now that I have retired, I iron very rarely. When I buy clothes, I actively look for items that require minimum or no ironing.

I don't have a tumble- drier and I quite like ironing so I, too, iron everything in sight sometimes even wrapping paper to re-use. Call me stingy if you like !!

I have to confess to ironing tea towels!! But I don't do most undies or some of my trousers which are fine after being on a radiator. I find it surprising how many clothes now cannot go onto the tumble dryer - most thermal things for a start - I find that really annoying.

I'm the slovenly hussy of GN! I don't iron anything. I stand by my favourite quote - Shirley Conran's 'Life's to short to stuff a mushroom' (then there's a little added afterthought from me - 'or iron a pair of socks')

Hate ironing but do it because I hate things screwed up looking. When my sons got to about 16/17 I wondered why i was still ironing for 4 adults [ish}. So I taught them how to iron a shirt. They were shocked {more fool me}. But I persisted despite groans and it was a case of scruffy shirt or do it themselves. it was liberation for me.

Do DH shirts because he does a lot including shopping.