Re: I hate Ironing!

Nuttmeg · ‎03-09-2010

I have owned an Rowenda iron since 2002. I have a Rowenda steam generator iron for the big jobs, and a floor steamer for things that can't be pressed. I don't like wrinkled clothes.

AuntG · ‎03-09-2010

Yep, my sister comes over and irons for me. Have any advancements been made in ironing board covers? Mine is ancient.

minkbunny · ‎03-09-2010

No real secret but I do love ironing, always have.

My husband is a great ironer as well, even mixes his own starch for his all cotton shirts (wants it light and cannot tolerate spray starch). Even in high school, I would press all my clothes for the week, even my gym suit bloomers ${#emotions_dlg.biggrin}$

evergreen · ‎03-10-2010

I'm just the opposite; I like to iron. I listen to NPR and find it all very calming. I even iron my pillow cases and the top part of my top sheet. I sometimes think I'm the only one left who irons because none of my younger sisters do. I've tried getting things out of the dryer immediately but I still think things need ironing. I realize that when women are working they don't have time to iron and I totally get that. I have the time and enjoy being able to do it so that's why I do it. I have an old Rowenta that is great but I would hate to replace it because I think the newer irons aren't as good. I bought a new one a few years back because I thought it might be better but it couldn't compare to my old one.

chickenbutt · ‎03-09-2010

Ugh! When I was growing up, pretty much everything had to be ironed. Of course I, being the Cinderella of the bunch, had to do all the ironing from the time I could reach the top of the ironing board. Now, that was some ironing - back then.

We had the little 7-up bottle with the sprinkly top on it. Had to sprinkle everything down and then roll it up. Once I had a big pyramid of the mother's husband's damnable white cotton shirts I had to start ironing.

Then there was my first husband's fatigues. argh! Took about an hour and half and almost a whole can of starch for one set of fatigues. (too poor to take them to the quartermaster back then) Back then, everybody who had to do their own ironing bought starch by the case.

For many years I didn't iron anything ever. Now I do from time to time, but not too often at all. Once I got my first Rowenta it became a pleasure. Now I don't hate ironing. Well, it probably helps that it's not something I have to do all the time. It's mostly a top/shirt here and there or my jeans (I like a soft crease in the jeans), or curtains.

jlkz · ‎12-02-2013

Hate ironing. As a youngster I was the oldest and got rewarded with having to iron my and my two sisters' long sleeved, starched uniform blouses. Then, my Dad's shirts. Today, I don't buy stuff that requires ironing. I've gotten good at taking things out of the dryer after a few minutes of dewrinkling and smoothing or stretching. Clothes then get hung over the PVC pipes in the back basement to finish drying. Years ago I inherited 2 sets of steel pant stretchers for my DH's Bermuda shorts and casual slacks. If he insists that a pair of slacks need pressing, he does it. ( honestly, there's no need for the added effort. ). Some of the pant stretchers I've seen in one catalog are made from aluminum -- this is too flexible to create sharp creases.

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evergreen · ‎03-10-2010

On 7/4/2014 chickenbutt said:
Ugh! When I was growing up, pretty much everything had to be ironed. Of course I, being the Cinderella of the bunch, had to do all the ironing from the time I could reach the top of the ironing board. Now, that was some ironing - back then.

We had the little 7-up bottle with the sprinkly top on it. Had to sprinkle everything down and then roll it up. Once I had a big pyramid of the mother's husband's damnable white cotton shirts I had to start ironing.

Then there was my first husband's fatigues. argh! Took about an hour and half and almost a whole can of starch for one set of fatigues. (too poor to take them to the quartermaster back then) Back then, everybody who had to do their own ironing bought starch by the case.

For many years I didn't iron anything ever. Now I do from time to time, but not too often at all. Once I got my first Rowenta it became a pleasure. Now I don't hate ironing. Well, it probably helps that it's not something I have to do all the time. It's mostly a top/shirt here and there or my jeans (I like a soft crease in the jeans), or curtains.

I remember having to starch, sprinkle and roll!! Maybe that's why I don't mind ironing now because it's so much easier than when I was young. The worst were my husband's heavy uniform shirts when he was in the Marine Corps or later his white dress shirts. Did you ever starch, sprinkle and roll and not iron right away only to find them getting moldy and then have to re-wash and start all over? Those weren't the good old days.

FranandZoe · ‎03-09-2010

I iron in the evening while watching TV. I use a Rowenta iron also - the best. I iron most things - even knits - just like a crisp look.

goodstuff · ‎03-09-2010

I do very little ironing. More and more, I buy knits and fabric blends that are wash and wear. Right now I have three dress blouses and shirts hanging in the laundry room that need ironing and have been there for weeks. When I get a couple more, I'll set up the ironing board in front of the TV and get those five or six pieces ironed and out of the way. Happens every couple of months or so. DH and I are retired, and our lifestyle and wardrobe are more relaxed. Ironing is less and less a part of my life. And I LOVE it that way!

Travel Around · ‎07-05-2014

I enjoy ironing. I have two types of ironing boards - standing and one you can use while sitting. I use the sitting one for small projects like pillow cases and tops.