Avoiding ironing

I only iron clothes I have bought by mail order that have been folded in a packet for ages and have deep creases.

Sheets, duvet covers and so on don’t need ironing. It doesn’t matter if they’re a bit creased. Most clothes look ok if you hang them up straight out of the washing machine. If my husband were still alive and wanted ironed shirts he would do them himself, as my sons did. One son, who needs smart clothes for his job, sends them to the dry cleaners/laundry.

I have lived in this flat since October and the iron has only been used once. Why waste your life?

I always use fabric conditioner, and hang everything on a clothes hanger or use the tumble dryer and take things straight out before they get cool. They often don't need much ironing then.

Is there some reason why you can't / won't iron ? I can't imagine wearing wrinkled clothes, just for the sake of avoiding a brief amount of ironing.

I can't imagine wearing wrinkled or creased clothing either.
Luckily my method mean they always look ironed...even cotton shirts.

I'm one of the ironing brigade as well, really love my sheets etc ironed. Clothing as well. My children and grandchildren rarely iron anything.
My ironing pile has grown during this heatwave, I'm trying to ignore it.

DH irons his shirts, I iron a few blouses, pillow cases, table cloths, but I do not use fabric conditioner any more. It made the dispenser drawer mouldy!

I iron as little as possible. Bedding is folded and put straight in to the airing cupboard. UNdies into drawers. T shirts folded careful or hung on hangers. Maybe once a week i iron a couple of DH tops and my own but no, as little as poss. Once i ironed everything, but now i am retired I frankly don't give a damm and I don't have time!!!!! lol.

I have a very good reason, Stella; I'm lazy!

I am one of the ironing brigade too have just come back from holiday and there has been one neck of a pile
A few bits I can get away without ironing but most would look unsightly without a press
So fan on and nearly done
I must be missing something but can't stand the sight of wrinkled clothes

Most washing machines will allow you to reduce the temperature on each program.
Just select the program and click the temp button. The LED display should now show the lower temperature

I use mind over matter. I don't particularly enjoy ironing but tell myself that clothes will look as though I've slept in them otherwise. I fill the iron with water and do just one 'tank-load' at a time whilst listening to the radio and looking forward to something more enjoyable.
I don't use fabric conditioner but try to iron before things get too dry as that makes it harder work, not that you need me to tell you that. And earlier in the day during this heat.

I do most tops and trousers on a gentle wool cycle. Thats all they need really, so not very creased in the wash.

I have not used conditioner for many years and saved myself a fortune,

I am very particular how I hang up clothes, inside or out and also I fold them neatly, do not have a crumpled heap.

I would iron if it were necessary but I have not done so for years. I would deliberately not buy anything with linen in it because I would have to iron that item.

I used to do mountains of ironing when I had a young family, but now that I am retired and on my own, I just don't buy anything that will need it. Up until now I have only done my bed linen as I starch it and love the cool feel, but in this hot weather I am considering not doing so for once to see how they feel. The folding and smoothing method works well and any slight creases in clothes drop out on wearing.
I wasn't put on this earth to slave over housework or ironing!

I actually wonder how good all these highly scented conditioners, sprays, room smellers are I tend to use as little ‘stuff’ in the cleaning aisle as possible and none of the highly perfumed room sprays and stuff that I really think are told us we need to make money

Auntyflo
That's because you didn't clean it.
I take out and clean the whole dispenser drawer plus wipe round the inside and drum, seal and door after every use. Takes maybe 2 mins and I leave both door and drawer fully open when not in use.

My bad back absolutely hates ironing so I only do what is absolutely necessary. The rest gets folded and patted.
I don't like stuff like fabric conditioner. It's all chemicals.

line dry fairly wet .

Get a husband like mine who does all the ironing. The previous husband did the ironing as well!

Having had a weekly ironing day ritual back in my 20's & 30's, I now only iron if I really have to (shirts etc). The rest gets hung over a line or goes on hangers to dry. Or tumble dry if necessary.

We keep ironing to a minimum. Bedding is never ironed, other than the occasional cotton pillowcases, for guests. Most larger clothes (shirts, tops, trousers, etc) are hung up on a Lakeland Ltd "Hangaway" www.lakeland.co.uk/2180/HangAway-Clothes-Hanger-Stand So there is minimal creasing. Oddly most of our ironing seems to be table linens and tea towels. (The latter store better when ironed.) DH does the ironing and listens to the radio while doing it.

Oh, and we haven't used fabric confditioner, for many years.

I haven't ironed in 40 years. I use the dryer balls, and take clothes out, and fold straight immediately. I also wear organic cotton, and linen, and have learned to love the slight "crumpled" look. Husbands shirts go to the laundry. Life is too short to iron.

Wash clothes, tumble dry using 1 tumble dry sheet, remove from dryer while warm (if you can) and smooth them out a bit then fold or hang straight away. It takes hardly any time and no ironing involved. I do iron occasional items before I wear them if they have been folded at the bottom of a pile for instance, but this is very rare.

Hubby irons his own cotton shirts if needed, casual knitted type shirts don't need ironing if folded or hung up straightaway.

We never look crumpled!

MissAdventure why not treat yourself to paying someone to do the ironing from your trip - because you're worth it!

ElaineI, I can remember seeing a doctor on TV some time ago that said he had been seeing more women with gynae infections since they had stopped either ironing their knickers or wearing G strings!
I only iron cotton things , don't bother to iron duvet covers and sheets, but will iron pillowcases.
I use an Ecoegg to wash with and only use fabric conditioner if I have a lot of polyester items in the load to cut down on static , but otherwise my clothes are line dried and then folded or on hangers as soon as they come off the line.