Alternatives to ironing?

Buster_Danog

Is there any way to steam clothes or buy some kind of drying system that will leave them crease free or has this not been invented yet?

I currently have no iron, but before I go out and buy one I am thinking about the alternatives. I have no dryer and am letting my clothes dry on some hanging rails in the bathroom. I would be interested in anything that does a good job even if it needs to be plugged in overnight or something?

Any suggestions as I have heard of things like these on shopping channels on TV,but don't watch these channels now. I should add that when I do iron a shirt or t-shirt I am quite thorough and like it to be perfectly free of creases.

anotheruser

Outdoor drying.

Take the clothes out as soon as they have finished and hang everything up by the waist on a washing line, preferably outside.
I haven't needed to iron shirts for years doing this; however drying them on a rack does seem to leave creases. But line drying won't give you the pristine finish ironing will.

Bed sheets and duvet covers don't seem to make a difference, they still need ironing.

notanewuser

anotheruser wrote: »

Outdoor drying.

Take the clothes out as soon as they have finished and hang everything up by the waist on a washing line, preferably outside.
I haven't needed to iron shirts for years doing this; however drying them on a rack does seem to leave creases. But line drying won't give you the pristine finish ironing will.

Bed sheets and duvet covers don't seem to make a difference, they still need ironing.

I'd never ever wear an unironed shirt. Nor would I ever ever iron bedding!!!

McKneff

Bed sheets and duvet covers never get ironed in my house. They straighten themselves out on the bed lol. What a waste of time.

Take your clothes out of the machine the minute it has finished.
Hang what you can on coat hangers to dry.

I only ever ironed my blouses for work.

whitesatin

I iron as little as possible. When I was working, before I retired, I used to fret about ironing and ironed everything including tea towels, underwear, duvet covers etc. I felt I had to be superwoman.

These days we just hang things up and don't iron unless something looks dreadfully creased. I doubt if anyone would notice the difference.

My daughter has two boys under 4 and irons nothing.

Thank goodness for modern fabrics.

paulwellerfan

whats an iron....... i havent used one or owned one in over 10 years/.
i just take out the washing machine and shake

Lieja

Haha I'm glad I'm not the only one who can't be bothered with ironing! My mother irons everything - underwear, bedding, curtains - the lot! I very occasionally iron a top for work if it's very creased. I don't even have an ironing board; if I have to then I use a tea towel on the nearest flat surface!

shammyjack

Wait till Tornados or strong gales forecast.

Hang out wet, triple peg, then fold and put in the drawer !

Buster_Danog

I'd like to hang things outside, but I live in a newly build block and they don't want things hanging outside as it makes he place look a bit less neat. I guess I will have to Google or ask my sister who like these shopping channels.

I would never iron sheets. Instead of ironing t-shirts I sometimes wear them around the house and go to bed in them which gets a lot of creases out.

notanewuser

Sergeant_Troy wrote: »

I'd like to hang things outside, but I live in a newly build block and they don't want things hanging outside as it makes he place look a bit less neat. I guess I will have to Google or ask my sister who like these shopping channels.

I would never iron sheets. Instead of ironing t-shirts I sometimes wear them around the house and go to bed in them which gets a lot of creases out.

My sister has this issue (she doesn't own an iron!). She bought a heated airer thing from Lakeland that runs on very little power and dries her clothes in no time. Other option is a washer/dryer?

clairibel

There are some items of clothing that only need a light iron but shirts need pressing to look crisp.

I never iron anything like duvets, like said before who see's them and they crease or uncrease once you get into bed.

But really you will need to get an iron for some things. If you get a washer dryer always take the stuff out and shake it first or you could dry the creases into the material. I used to iron for a living and the amount of people who did this was unreal and very hard if impossible to iron out once over dried.

Certain materials just crease so try to choose stuff that when you scrunch in the shop doesn't crease that way you can wash and go.