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By *ickshawed OP Couple
over a year ago
Wolverhampton |
Does anyone still do the ironing?
Do we need a support group for those who have quit?
I'll start - Hi, I'm Dee and I gave up ironing 8 years ago 
I'm worried as we have a wedding in 2 weeks and I'll need to get out the old iron. Will I be able to give it up again after?
Seriously though, am I an oddity or is ironing a thing of the past? (I take no offence if you call me odd  ) |
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By *og-ManMan
over a year ago
somewhere |
I do all the ironing in my house on a Sunday afternoon for 5 grown ups
Its the only thing I do around the house and I'm good at it
I catch up on films I've never seen while doing it as recommended by other fabbers
How sad am I |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Here just observing which females enjoy ironing
I always iron my shirts for work, even the so called non-iron ones "
Clearly, a fellow gentleman that appreciates the fine crisp clean lines of a well ironed shirt. |
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"I do iron still. I wear shirts most of the time and I leave them in the washing machine for longer than they should be  "
There’s a tipping point ... not long enough in the drier and the bloody things are wet , too long in the drier and they are unironable. |
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"I try not to wherever possible...I'm guilty of using my hair straighteners to iron blouse collars and then putting a jumper over the top so you can't see that the rest of it is creased  "
Outstanding innovation! |
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"Here just observing which females enjoy ironing
I always iron my shirts for work, even the so called non-iron ones
Clearly, a fellow gentleman that appreciates the fine crisp clean lines of a well ironed shirt. "
Pure cotton shirts- nightmare but look and feel good. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I iron whilst watching TV at this time of the year.
In summer I get the extension lead out, take it all out in the garden, oil up and pour some Margaritas.
Best tanning schedule  "
Oil and clean washing sounds like the stuff of nightmares!
Man, this thread is horny...  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I iron whilst watching TV at this time of the year.
In summer I get the extension lead out, take it all out in the garden, oil up and pour some Margaritas.
Best tanning schedule
Oil and clean washing sounds like the stuff of nightmares!
Man, this thread is horny... "
Steamy. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I quite like ironing, I’m
Ex army so shirts are always sharp enough to cause injury. I iron my jeans and t shirts. Only thing I’ve stopped ironing really are my
Shirts, sports kit, I even iron my duvet covers |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I only iron when it's necessary. I tumble dry and that is effective in wrinkle free clothes...if you get them out in time!"
Definitely I do this hack for t-shirts. It’s a life saver. If avoiding ironing was to save lives |
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"I only iron when it's necessary. I tumble dry and that is effective in wrinkle free clothes...if you get them out in time!
Definitely I do this hack for t-shirts. It’s a life saver. If avoiding ironing was to save lives "
It's saving the time I have left |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I'm worried as we have a wedding in 2 weeks and I'll need to get out the old iron. Will I be able to give it up again after?"
If you really haven't used it for a while, give it a blast on a towel or something first. Mine stained my shirt really bad after I hadn't used it for ages. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I try not to but smart shirts and trousers are necessary. Everything else can be hung up and the creases can fall out themselves!  "
A few female friends have associated the merits of a clothes steamer. But I’ve so far avoided buying another gadget. |
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"I only iron when it's necessary. I tumble dry and that is effective in wrinkle free clothes...if you get them out in time!"
Getting stuff out of the drier and hung up well is a vitally Important step. Saves a lot of time |
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"I iron whilst watching TV at this time of the year.
In summer I get the extension lead out, take it all out in the garden, oil up and pour some Margaritas.
Best tanning schedule
Oil and clean washing sounds like the stuff of nightmares!
Man, this thread is horny... "
I wipe my hands first...don't want my glass slipping from my hands. |
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"I'm worried as we have a wedding in 2 weeks and I'll need to get out the old iron. Will I be able to give it up again after?
If you really haven't used it for a while, give it a blast on a towel or something first. Mine stained my shirt really bad after I hadn't used it for ages."
Are we still talking about ironing here? |
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I very rarely iron anything - occasionally iron shirts for my husband but I buy clothes that don't need ironing.
I once donated a gorgeous dress to charity because it needed ironing and was a pain to iron properly |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"If you really haven't used it for a while, give it a blast on a towel or something first. Mine stained my shirt really bad after I hadn't used it for ages.
Are we still talking about ironing here? "
Depends who's asking  |
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By *ickshawed OP Couple
over a year ago
Wolverhampton |
"I'm worried as we have a wedding in 2 weeks and I'll need to get out the old iron. Will I be able to give it up again after?
If you really haven't used it for a while, give it a blast on a towel or something first. Mine stained my shirt really bad after I hadn't used it for ages."
Thanks for the heads up.
As it happens the weddings in Scotland so we'll be using my father in law's iron. I'm sure he uses it fairly often so I won't worry about it malfunctioning and staining anything |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I'm a dab hand at ironing shirts........
And putting a razor sharp crease in trousers too!  "
I’ve never put a crease in my trousers. I leave that to the experts. But when I have done so, I’ve made a mess.  |
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