Do you iron your sheets?

I much prefer ironing to cleaning. I don't do everything, but I do iron duvet covers, pillow slips and cotton sheets, unless they they come out of the tumble drier really crease free. I did my mother's ironing until she died 18 months ago, and I do some for both daughters when I visit, and also for my batchelor brother! I enjoy seeing a pile of ironed articles. I think if I had lived in a previous generation, I would have been a laundress!
Cleaning is done from necessity. My husband has done the hoovering since he retired 15 years ago - he has even bought the last two vacuum cleaners by himself! He is not so well now, so I realise that I will have that chore sooner rather than later, unfortunately!

Absolutely not. Pillow cases , yes. Ironing is my pet hate.

I have to admit i do iron my Duvet covers, pillowcases, towels, in fact all washing except socks. Many of my friends think it strange as they try to do as little ironing as possible but i enjoy ironing and making my laundry look finished. My Mum was the same so it is just what i was used to but i wouldn't criticise anyone who doesn't iron bedding etc. If they are happy then why not.

I do iron my sheets, pillow cases, and Duvet covers, I love the feeling of getting into bed on nice clean ironed sheets. I do draw the line at ironing tea towels, and knickers, a friend of mine does and only recently stopped ironing socks!!!

Wow! This topic has set us on fire. Seems to be a 'Marmite' topic... love or hate it!

I actually enjoy ironing, sad, I know! I have recently begun to iron only one side of our duvet covers (shortcuts, you see... the thin end of the wedge? Am I now on a slippery slope of sluttishness?!) but do pillowcases and tea towels too, so perhaps I should get out more....?

One daughter irons everything and the other nothing. Can see the difference and like some other posters have, on occasions, been aching to secretly creep in and polish off a few dresses and tee-shirts.

Surely un-ironed pillow cases are all bumpy and wrinkly? Even if using the tumble dryer, ironing makes items more comfortable, no?

Obviously, we are all different (the joy of Granset) and there is no one correct answer!

I fold my duvet (and my daughter's as I do all her ironing) and iron on top. It looks as if they have been ironed and takes no more effort. I find ironing a relaxing activity but hate my son in laws twisted seam jeans

Only iron summer cotton tops and DGS school uniform when he stays over.

I think someone earlier on this thread suggested watching YouTube for how to fold a fitted sheet and said 'it will change your life'. Well I did watch it and, thank you, I think it will change my life!

I couldn't sleep in non ironed bedlinen and tea towels need ironing to sterilise them. I never iron towels, knickers or socks.

I'm like you Ruby, I like ironing and I like ironed bedding and tea towels.

Life ladies is all choices. So iron or not to iron is a choice and you live with the result. So Hey Ho enjoy life.

I remember when my mother bought nylon sheets was it around the late 50's?- I almost slithered out of bed- they were ghastly, but did not need ironing.

I only iron sheets for the guest beds.

Remember the brushed nylon sheets? You could strike sparks off them just by turning over in bed.

I would love ironed sheets but I do not have an iron and if I started giving DD sheets to iron I think I would end up wearing them !!

I too love ironing and will iron all the extra bits like tea towels , underwear but haven't yet ironed socks.

Yes, duvet covers and pillow cases because I love the smell and feel of them. I'm lucky that I have a wooden floor and do the covers on that - wouldn't bother if I had to use the ironing board. And it's a great excuse to watch crappy TV while I'm doing it.

Folding is the answer to bedding. Smooth them out as you fold then put at the bottom of the bedding pile. Come time to use them they'll be just as good as ironed.

Iron-free since 1973

Three daughters, only one ironer among 'em!!

I used to iron them, but then I stopped and no-one has noticed.

This business with ironing is whether you like to use your hands or not. I feel happy using my hands and do a lot of practical things: embroidery, sewing, knitting, ironing, wallpapering, painting walls or pictures, arranging flowers etc I even like using a screwdriver and fixing IKEA cupboards.

Compared to that ironing is restfull.

As I have a guest coming this week, I stretched a point, put the sheet on the bed and ironed it in situ, then did the same with the duvet cover and pillow cases.

I iron sheets, pillowcases and the top of the duvet covers, plus a couple of blouses that look so much nicer when the collars are crease free. In good weather, when I can line dry the bedding, then a smooth out is all that's needed. Because I don't have to iron a lot, I enjoy it especially if I'm listening to a radio play, which also serves as a timer. By the time the details of the cast are being read, the iron must be off and the kettle on!

After wrestling with our super king duvet & cover again yesterday, I do wonder whether sheets and blankets might be easier. And better accommodate changing temperatures? Does anyone still use them?

EllenT - yes in the summer months. I'm glad to have my flat sheets, even now I only have a summer duvet and a blanket for in the middle of the night if it gets very cold.
Here in Germany couples have their own duvets. They couldn't cope with having to share a large one.