Ironing

Yep I iron, I couldn’t wear clothes that are creased.
Bedding I might skip since Covid if I can fold it neat.

Lovetopaint037

What is ironing?

Me too, I don't know

Nylon sheets! What a nightmare. I bought some when we were first married, pale pink. Nasty,nasty things. They don’t seem to sell them anymore , can’t think why 😁😁😁

I rarely iron, I only do my linen trousers and some cotton t shirts. No winter clothes get ironed.
I don't hang washing out either haven't had a line for over 30 years .

DH has just finished ironing his trousers .

I am congenitally lazy so find hanging most clothes while still that one step away from completely dry works for most things. Carefully folding sheets, quilt covers, etc and putting them in the warm airing cupboard for two or three days works well. These days I do only one half hour ironing session each month. Your lovely board cover has made me ashamed of my battered ancient one. I will seek out a new one.

Cotton tops and dresses yes. The rest no. My mum ironed everything and I vowed I would never become a slave to it as she was. DH irons his own shirts and my son does most of the ironing. He also cooks and does 50 % of childcare. My early feminist training has worked! I told my DH when we got married that I would not be doing any ironing. My mum was horrified and said ‘wives should do their husband’s ironing’! Why?

I love ironing, make a cuppa, warm the kitchen up, put Radio 4 on and off I go! Such a joy seeing beautifully ironed clothes, pillowcases, etc - but not sheets!!

Back in 70's & 80's, I always seemed to have a mountain of ironing. Used to do this late at night, children all in bed, and be able to watch tv at same time. There was really no alternative, hubbie needed ironed shirts for work and kids needed uniform all ironed. I NEVER ironed terry nappies (used to be really annoyed at tv advert. which showed a woman doing this). Nor such things as towels, t-towels, etc.
For a short period, when we were particularly hard-up, I actually went twice a week for a couple of hours doing the ironing for a family with four adult men who used to change their shirts at least twice a day.
These days, - just me - I do have an iron and a small Lakeland ironing board which has a hook, so hangs up. Only used very occasionally, most items I wear are non-iron, would not dream of ironing things like duvet covers or pillowcases.

Similar to Franbern. In the 70s and 80s with two children at school and my DH and myself at work, it was 20 shirts, 28 pairs of knickers/ pants, plus trousers, school skirts, PE kit etc. My ironing basket was always full. Luckily my DH , son and daughter ironed so that eased the task. Now with just me and DH the basket is cleared quickly. Both of us still iron.

MT62

Yep I iron, I couldn’t wear clothes that are creased.
Bedding I might skip since Covid if I can fold it neat.

Totally agree. Has anyone else noticed some of the shirts advertised on Vinted that are ‘creased’? Unsurprisingly they don’t sell. 🤭

My husband does ours

I still iron but not so much as a lot of, especially clothing, doesn't need to seem to need heat to smooth out the material. Wouldn't think of not ironing bedding and shirts, anything cotton really. I had 3 children, all wore school shirts and a husband whose uniform included white shirts having 20/22 shirts to iron every week. When kids reached 14 years I had them ironing their own shirts and trousers in anticipation of them leaving home for college/Uni. Husband did often iron his own stuff as he too had gad to survive on his own after school. When visiting one sne usually for a couple of weeks at a time he and his wife love it as I do all their ironing. Earn my keep so to speak!

Put on some music or the afternoon play on Radio and I can iron to my heart’ content. Love newly ironed sheets and pillowcases but I have cut back a lot since I retired and don’t need smart clothes for work.
I like a neat airing cupboard though !

I also remember Brentford Nylon sheets which never needed ironing and were really cosy in the winter . I did get static off them though 🤣

I took over the ironng when I was about 10 or 11 as I didn't like the way my mum ironed and I've ironed ever since. I don't like the look of unironed clothes or bedding.

Hardly ever iron, just obviously creased things and I don’t use an ironing board, I put a thick white cotton blanket on a kitchen surface top. I remember an aunt in the 50s doing the same on a table. No ironing board.

I’m not domesticated, but loved cooking early in my marriage and still enjoy mending, which I find satisfying.

I read that Jackie Kennedy used to have her fine denier stockings ironed, which seems unnecessary.

I don’t iron anything except pillowcases if we have guests.
Sadly I don’t have anywhere outside for a washing line but most things dry reasonably flat in my dryer or on my rack with a dehumidifier. I have a pure cotton super king duvet cover which I can only wash when the weather is nice enough for me to drape it over my garden table to dry - I bought the table specifically because it was the right size! I use a cotton sheet under the duvet which is fits in my tumble dryer and keeps the cover clean.
Like others posting here I simply don’t buy things that are likely to need ironing.

I like to have ironed clothes and bed linen. Not because it’s a habit or because my mother did it but because I take pride in my clothes and bedding.
Not pleased to be spoken to like that Grandma 70’s

Just got a robot hoover and can’t wait until they invent a robot ironed!

What is the point of ironing something that’s going to get slept on.
Most bedding nowadays doesn’t need it.
Also underwear? Do me a favour.!
Teatowels. Never! Absolutely pointless.

More time than sense if you want to iron absolutely Everything!!.

I love ironing. I always use linen spray, and the smell is wonderful. I still spray starch and iron my linen napkins (but only use them when we have dinner guests!)

My ironing costs me £10 per week for a bagful -collected, ironed, hung up or folded and returned.

I put my iron down when my husband retired. Never picked up in the last 12years. 🤣

Nope,not unless I have to,never have. None of myclothes are ever crumpled. Hung outside in summer,dried,folded/hung put away.In winter dried on airer sheets towels etcintumble drier, then aired and put away