Help me prove her wrong...Ironing Debate

[Salsa]

no i do not iron or fold undies.

[skybie]

i refuse to iron! the only thing i will do is shirts, like suit shirts and givin the fact DF rarely needs to wear a suit, i rarely need to iron! i used to when we first moved out together, and i'd iron everything pillow cases, tea towels, hankies! but i really cant be bothered anymore, everything falls into shape after about 10 minutes of wearing it so i really dont see the need

[mrscricket]

I hate ironing but I love ironed clothes so I definiately iron. I usually do it on Wednesday afternoon - I tape Packed to the Rafters and watch that while ironing. The only things I don't iron is DH's work clothes (he is a builder so no point) and undies. I even iron DS's pj's - nothing cuter than my little blonde haired boy in his crisp cotton jammies .
And seeing as it's Wednesday.. I better go tackle my basket.

[~Flossie~]

I just bought myself a new super dooper iron! I love its new steam shot button.. I iron at least twice a week.. everything gets ironed in my house.. i iron at night when i am wathing tv.. cant stand clothes that are not ironed. and i fold underwear.

[sunshine_sieben]

Sorry, i don't iron either. Only some things liek dress shirts. I usually give my clothes a quick spin in the drier (only 15-30 minutes), then hang them to finish drying on clothes hangers in the laundry. Most things wouldn't look better, even if I did iron them (maybe that's just cause i'm seriously challenged when it comes to housekeeping stuff).
I do fold undies and socks. They take up way less room that way. Having said that, I have a laundry full of stuff that needs to be folded and put away. and it's been sitting there for over a week... so we jsut live out of the laundry... Shame on me.

Sasa

[Bathsheba]

I don't iron much but I do iron. I don't iron my DH's business shirts though, unless he's running reeeeeally late and pleads for my help LOL He would return the favour by ironing me a shirt too if I worked outside the home and was running late too... has been known to happen when i worked.

These days I basically only iron for pleasure... for some reason I like ironing my collection of 1950's linen tea-towels that I inherited (almost unused) from my MIL. I also like to iron my DS's shirts. I buy lots of 100% cotton shirts (with buttons up the front and collars) for my boys (just because I think they are cute) and ironing them is quick and easy and almost "fun" like I am playing house LOL

I also occasionally iron-dry my DD's school dress if it's not 100% dry after washing it the previous night. I use my iron in favour of my tumble dryer.


I understand what you mean by lovely steam facials too... especially on a cold winters day when it's raining outside and you are too stingy to turn on the central heating!

ETA: I also fold my knickers. Mine are only black or white... so they are stored in two stacks... when I fold my DH's knickers I lay they in his drawer in rainbow order as he has lots of different colours. He appreciates this and never messes it up. It's one reason why I love him.

[Sequoia]

I iron all our clothes and fold knickers and jocks too.

I'm trying to convince DH that I need a LauraStar iron centre, but he won't be in it....yet. I still have a lot left in me to wear him down.

[ubba82]

I only iron when its needed. I fold and put everything away and when it is going to be worn I pull the iron out. I too fold undies.

[ss_storm]

I fold underwear/bras/hankies etc and iron...well like Liz I have intentions of ironing....one of our lounge chairs has been covered with a pile of clothes that need ironing for a while..it hasn't seen the light of day for quite a few months! I never get around to completing it, just iron work clothes when I need them and a few other things at the same time if I have time for it...one day I will reach the bottom, that's my goal! Lol

[Ca Plane Pour Moi]

I iron occasionally. Work shirts and linen clothes. Smart stuff. Not bedding, T-shirts or pants! If the clothes look a bit scruffy then I do iron the odd item of leisurewear, but usually just shirts, blouses, skirts... about 20% of our washing.

[kristy J]

Nope i don't iron either!

We each do our own as we need it. having said that if i was to ever get up to date with my washing and folding i would probably consider doing it. but right now i seem to have this endless supply of clothes than needs folding. if only the days were longer. actually no thats a lie! it would still be there i would just shop for longer or something.

[missymiss]

I hardly iron and I never fold undies. I think it's really funny that people fold knickers.
I have maybe 2 dresses that require ironing, and the man's shirts when we go out. Everything else I can just wash and hang up.

[Marlene]

I dont iron. If I really want to wear something that is crinkled I will iron that item...but I dont iron at any other time. I do fold undies in half.

[Amy_jellybean]

I just bought myself a new super dooper iron! I love its new steam shot button.. I iron at least twice a week.. everything gets ironed in my house.. i iron at night when i am wathing tv.. cant stand clothes that are not ironed. and i fold underwear.

Hey Mrs T,

Totally agree with you. I get it from my mother I think who would never let me leave the house until my clothes were ironed!!!

[missymiss]

Hey Mrs T,

Totally agree with you. I get it from my mother I think who would never let me leave the house until my clothes were ironed!!!

I just don't own hardly any clothes that require ironing. I think it does come from your mother though. My mum always just ironed as she wore, and same as me, didn't have many clothes that needed it.
I think less people iron now because the fabrics are different these days.
I have a friend, who lives in a share house of 4 young people. And they don't have an iron! In the whole house! I couldn't get by with that, I do need to iron a garment maybe every fortnight or something.

[DoubleK]

whats an iron?? lol

no ironing in this house! everything is folded straight form the line (that includes knickers/boxers, hankies) t-shirts/my tops are hung on the line on a coat hanger, so they're fine. nothing gets thrown into a pile which causes it to crease. when i hang stuff up on the line, i give it a good shake to get rid of any creases!

in the 3 years wehave lived out of home together, i have ironed DD's birth certificate when it got a little wet, a pair of jeans that i had tried on but wanted to return(skinny jeans that were baggy.. they just crumpled!) and i have ironed a shirt for dp when we were going out ONCE (that tells you how many times we have been out somewhere that requires something other than a t-shirt to be worn!)

like someone mentioned, when dd goes to school, and her uniform needs ironing, i will iron it. we dont look scruffy.. our clothes just dont need to be ironed!

[missymiss]

I think it really depends on the style of clothes you wear, and therefor, the fabric. Also, like you said, whether you have a clean washing basket where the clothes sit. I hang mine straight away too.
I hate ironing so I'm glad I don't have to do it much!

[~breeze~]

I have to iron DH's work shirts Also I iron jeans if they have heaps of creases...

I also fold everything.... including knickers & jocks, socks etc