Ironing Day Blues!!

hollyh

I can manage to not iron anything (except Ds2's school tshirts which for some reason no matter what i do look creased:mad:) if i'm very strict with myself when it comes to washing.

I have to

Make sure i don't overload the washing machine
Take it out of the wm as soon as it finishes
Take each item out, shake about 5 times & fold
Put in tumble dryer for 10 mins
Take each item out, shake about 5 times, fold or hang on a hanger
Stuff that gets hung up in wardrobes gets put on a hanger & hung on the washing line or airer
Stuff that goes in drawers gets pegged on the line or hung over the airer
As soon as it's dry take all the stuff on hangers in & hang straight in the wardrobe
All the other stuff gets folded carefully & then put straight away in drawers etc

This does work very well but most of the time i can't be bothered with the faffing and then regret it when i'm facing a mammouth ironing session.:cool::o

Paulie'sGirl

Heya,

I'm in a similar position, I wear a suit everyday for work, and have to take them abroad frequently too.

I've done similar to greenbee and I don't have tops which would require ironing. I buy smart tops in stretch fabrics which just wash and wear.

I don't iron anything which isn't seen, so no knickers, socks or anything like that.

Which just leaves the suits themselves. I have a few tricks here to extend the life. I change out of my suit as soon as I get home (it helps me feel like I've changed out of work mentally as well) so I'm not sat around in it, hang it on a proper suit hanger (with the wide pieces to support the shoulders) and hang it in the bathroom when either I or OH are having a bath or shower, as the steam helps the creases drop out. That means I only press the trousers as they really need it.

As soon as I get to an hotel (I try to travel in jeans) I hang the suit in the bathroom and run the shower for a minute or two to get some steam going.

Hope some of this helps

PGxx

Izzy.

I hate ironing too and its wonderful how folding properly or hanging as soon the washing has dried and aired reduces the need for ironing it.

valk_scot

EllieA wrote: »

I know there are people on the boards who iron very little, so my question is HOW!!??? because i would love to re-gain some of my time.

Take iron. Place in dustbin. Don't buy another one.

There, that was easy, wasn't it? Worked for me anyway for nine years. I've got an iron now but it's for pressing seams when sewing, not actual ironing. I don't buy clothes that need ironing, I hang everything possible up to dry or at least make sure it's pinned neatly out on the line and I don't squeeze stuff into the wardrobe too tightly. If something really is looking a bit crinkly I hang it in the bathroom while we all have showers in the morning.

Sublime_2

You can pay people to to your ironing for you. There are a few which collect, and drop off.

jammy_dodger

o i am sp glad i am not the onlyone that doesnt iron , the only time i can recall getting the wretched thing out was to iron the table cloth for xmas table:D
i try to buy too clothes that resist creases and as othe rposters have said fold them straight away correctly on hangers or at their seams .
i am a great bliever that "body heat " drops out creases thats what i told my family anyway and am sticking to it ...life is too short to stand ironing a slong as clothes are laundered so what

i had to laugh one time when on holiday my DS was very young at time and for seem reason i had ironed all the clothing before we went (was a long time ago ) he declared "mumm whats happened to my pyjamas ? they are all smooth ":rotfl:

I know child line will be on to me for neglect

Ditch the iron

gizmo111

valk_scot wrote: »

Take iron. Place in dustbin. Don't buy another one.

There, that was easy, wasn't it? Worked for me anyway for nine years. I've got an iron now but it's for pressing seams when sewing, not actual ironing. I don't buy clothes that need ironing, I hang everything possible up to dry or at least make sure it's pinned neatly out on the line and I don't squeeze stuff into the wardrobe too tightly. If something really is looking a bit crinkly I hang it in the bathroom while we all have showers in the morning.

Pretty similar to what I do.
Ellie - the washer/dryer combi machine is awful for creasing. As I remember the one I had you can't even put your hand in mid cycle and take out something damp to hang you have to wait for the machine to unlock during which time it creases beyond being retreivable without ironing.
M&S are fantastic for reasonably priced non iron smart work wear.
I spin at 900 -1100 then hang trousers/skirts over back of chair next to radiator to reduce creasing in winter - when heating is off in warmer months I hang on line in garden or still over radiator and just room temp take over.
Linen clothes/suits are not so easy, for warmer months:(

jazzyman01

I hold my hand up, I love ironing! The pleasure of sitting down in front of some rubbish on the telly, not being disturbed by the family (somehow they are under the impression that disturbing me before I shout for them to collect their ironing means they will have to do it) is bliss.

Sad eh?!

claire07

I too like ironing. I set everything up in the spare bedroom and go through all my favourite music on youtube, progressively turning up the sound. Usually start with old Rod Stewart, Bob Seger and finishing with a blast of Bruce Springsteen and Meatloaf. OH usually knows with the final chords of Bat out of Hell everything will have been magically ironed and put back in the wardrobe. Great when I'm feeling low as it makes me feel young(er) again for a few hours!

jcr16

i iron every day. i find doing a little and often is better. mondays i generally will have 5 loads of washing ( bed changing day 4 beds ) plus the usually couple of daily loads. i will dry all the washing weather it line dry or tumbly dry and i will always put away every evening.

i find best time to iron is after school and before dinner. once we get in from school , we do homework or reading. thne once kids settled down playing while i'm sorting dinner i will set ironing board up in kitchen. prob takes about half hour. i not the best ironing, but it all looks neat. will fold it and take up stairs. then after dinner i will quickly put it all away. if i was faced with a weeks worth of ironing prob (15 loads worth prob) i just wouldn't do it. i'd just keep putting it off. but for me my system works great.