how much ironing do you do?

blueberrypie

jackieb wrote: »

Have you seen the plastic boards you can use to get all your t-shirts folded in uniform sizes http://www.flipfold.com/

You can make your own for nothing from an old cardboard box and save yourself $19! :-)

http://www.instructables.com/id/T-Shirt-Folding-Machine/

Caterina

I iron nothing for myself but do most of DH's shirts and occasionally t-shirts and trousers. I do it because so he can see how useful it is to have me at home instead of going to work full time, by being so useful and doing all these good jobs :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Of course I also do it because I love him and like to do things for him! :j

MissHiggerty

I am so relieved to see that there are others who don't iron....

I'm another one who hangs everything up on hangers to dry or folds them over a rail to dry. I don't use pegs. I empty the WM immediately when it is done, or leave it holding before the spin cycle if I can't do it straight away. We wear a lot of casual clothes; my DD's school uniform is crease-resistant and I buy DH 'no-iron' shirts from M&S.

I never iron any bedding, tea-towels etc. The last time I used the iron was for school uniform labelling with letter-transfers (oh bliss......these are seriously ace :T)

MissH
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piglet6

I iron shirts! (Mostly OH's, as I am gradually bringing my wardrobe round to having no cotton shirts in it...;)). However, I am obsessive about shirts. I iron them from damp because I find they are easier to get perfectly crease-free, and this takes longer. Not being very good at ironing, a shirt can take me anything from 10-20 minutes (depending on material/pockets/sleeve shape, etc) and I often end up going over certain bits twice to get rid of extra creases (which I have ironed in by mistake!! :rolleyes:).

Apart from that, I do have a go at ironing bedding - 100% cotton and superking sized, so even trickier than the shirts. Luckily, I am not so obsessed with the bedding, so if it is 90% less creased than when I started, thats good enough for me...:p

Everything else I just fold as soon as it dries (I admit, I do use the TD to start off some things and knock some creases out before hanging them - mostly Mr P's t-shirts, which he only ever wears under shirts or jumpers - then I don't feel the need to iron them ).

However, I am from a family of compulsive ironers - my parents iron underwear, teatowels, and even socks(?!?!:eek:). Thank goodness that gene seems to have skipped my generation - with my ironing prowess, I'd be ironing for 3 solid days every week (minimum!! ).

Piglet

penelopedee_2

I have to confess, I love ironing. I iron most things except underwear, towels, sheets, duvet covers, tea towels etc. The whole laundry process is the one bit of housework I enjoy doing (how sad is that!).

But I can't bear to vacuum - even made OH replace the whole of the downstairs flooring with laminate so that I could sweep instead of vacuum.:o

Apricot

I hate ironing and very rarely iron anything if I can get away with it. The problem is im not very good at it so often things look more creased after i've ironed them.
Last time I went on holiday I paid (not very mse) my boyfriend's little sister to iron my suitcase of clothes!

However my nan is very disappointed with this so when she came round to see my new flat and the bedding was really creased I plugged the iron in the bedroom and gave it a quick iron whilst it was on the bed so it at least looked like I'd made some effort!

greenbee

Valli wrote: »

erm
admits to ironing almost everything including dusters...
I don't iron socks though!
I like ironing tbh...

the job I hate is drying washed pots and putting them away.

Thought I'd find you here

I make a decision on ironing on a case by case basis... as I'm quite often out when the washing finishes, I do find things can be creased and need ironing. Summer is easier, as creases fall out on the line, but I've always found that the TD makes them worse.

I do like ironed bedding (well, not fitted sheets, they kind of do themselves), and other things (tea towels, PJs) are ironed because it means that they fit in the drawers better. Otherwise, it's not ironed if it doesn't need it, but I do need to look smart for work...

MrsE_2

Tootsiepops wrote: »

I must be a right saddo , i iron all my clothes and DD's, DH does his own. I seem to have a never ending pile of ironing, i'm gonna have to learn how to fold and put away quickly like you guys, i envy you all :T. Must admit though i don't iron bedding, towels, flannels or underwear (except for DD's vests) so i am learning slowly.

If you're sad I'm doubly sad, I do DHs as well & the pillowcases:o

MrsE_2

jackieb wrote: »

I don't put my t-shirts in piles. I iron them than put them on a hanger. I was fed-up of t-shirts getting crumpled in messy drawers.

Me too, only underwear & nightwear goes in drawers.

jackieb

MrsE wrote: »

Me too, only underwear & nightwear goes in drawers.

My sister-in-law hangs up all her matching knickers and bras in her wardrobe with the little hangars that they come with. :eek: Her wardrobe has a special rail for them.

No multi-packs of Tesco's bloomers for her.