Ironing

NotSpaghetti please a picture of it. Better still a video of it opening by itself. Does it say Good Morming in Italian as well?.

I’m in your ironing club . I don’t love it but I don’t hate it either . I iron pillow cases but not sheets or duvets , just give them a shake . I iron most clothes unless they’re not creased . Obviously not underwear and socks . My AC rarely iron .

HelterSkelter1

I can't imagine sleeping on an unironed pillow case. How do those who don't iron get them smooth?? Especially the one or two all cotton ones I have.

After a night's sleep the pillow case is smooth!

My ironing board is now a table! I only iron if absolutely necessary which hasn’t been for years since dh stopped going into work. He screws everything up in his cupboard even if I did iron it and I no longer feel guilt or to blame if he goes out with a crumpled shirt. I did discover all cotton non-iron shirts when he was at work - gave them a light iron and kept them round the back of a chair.

Oh my cod, I detest ironing; I find it so utterly boring!

I have a board and a basic iron, but they've literally not been used for several years. The board lives pressed in the gap between the wall and the fridge, and the iron is in the kitchen cupboard, both where I can't be bothered to see them! I live in leggings, T-shirts, shorts and sleeveless lightweight jackets, so I don't need to iron any of those, thankfully!

And on the rare occasion I do actually NEED to iron, there's no way in a bazillion years I'm ironing my drawers!

And I discovered that knickers are called drawers because ''to draw'', means to pull or haul something on!

HelterSkelter1

NotSpaghetti please a picture of it. Better still a video of it opening by itself. Does it say Good Morming in Italian as well?.

How fabulous that would be!
When I'm home I'll take a photo of it standing up on it's little legs ready to wheel away!

shysal
After a night's sleep the pillow case is smooth!
😱

My Mum used to iron everything- when I was a SAH mum I ironed similarly. Once back at work FT the ironing pile reduced dramatically to husbands shirts, school uniform- and anything cotton.
Nowadays its just bedding and summer clothes that get ironed (as and when) as offspring is no longer at home, husband rarely wears cotton shirts anymore, prefers polo shirts, and I'm retired and very much practising how to be a#lazygran following FGTs tutelage😉

I don't love it, but neither do I like it piling up into a veritable mountain. I used to tackle it all when o/h was working but he quite enjoys ironing, so he does his pile these days and I do mine plus the bed linen. I alleviate the monotony by listening to an audio book or podcast.

I'm ambivalent towards ironing. My mother taught me, beginning with handkerchiefs and tea towels.
I am a very good ironer, I have had praise for my skills and was asked to iron a wedding outfit for a previous employer.
These days I only iron what is absolutely necessary, DH's good trousers and shirts (he doesn't wear them often) and my summer dresses.
I tumble dry my sheets and duvet covers. Remove them when still warm and fold them up. The residual heat smoothes them so they don't need ironing.

It's this one.
Here's the "marketing video"

It's a Foppapedretti and the model is Assai

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Yes. Don't get the idea I iron everything!
On holiday I have been known to line-iron by carefully tugging linen flat when very wet and drying in hot sun so it goes stiff like a board.
You just need to flick it once very hard and it works fine!

A friend of mine came back from a holiday in an Airbnb swearing to give them a lamentable reviews. I thought the toilet must have backed up and flooded the entire place and the host did nothing about it, or the property was situated on the local tip. But no. It was because there was no working iron, the iron supplied was dead as a dodo. Goodness knows why anyone would want to iron on holiday. But then I gave up ironing ages ago.

Grandma70s

The last time I ironed anything was a pillowcase for my five-year-old grandson who was coming to stay. He’s 17 now.

Seriously, ironing is largely unnecessary and a waste of time. Some people just do it out of habit, and because their mothers did. Use your intelligence and avoid it. Spend your time on something more interesting.

A girl after my own heart 🤣Agree with what you say. My ironing board is in a cupboard and is really heavy. Dh has to get it out if it is really necessary which is really rare. The last time I used it was to get rid of a crease in a door mat I had delivered. I reversed it and placed a wet cloth over the crease and steam cleaned the crease out.

Ah, correction, I do use my iron, but not for ironing, every Preston Guild I get it out to remove any watermarks on my nice wooden table or coffee table, I just put a tea towel over the water stain and press down with the iron. Magic!
Perhaps that is really what irons were invented for. 😜

I'm with you, nanna8. I like to wear ironed clothes, and sleep in ironed bedlinen.
Looking at a pile of ironed items is very satisfying.

I iron most things.Not a job I enjoy but I like ironed clothes.DH will iron the duvet covers.

I remember DGD being fascinated by the iron when she was small.One of the occasions she came to stay DD had thrown her clothes in a bag as she was in a hurry and DGD said I think you need the flattering tool grandma!

DH says how do they always look so neat when they don’t iron anything.

Grandma70s

The last time I ironed anything was a pillowcase for my five-year-old grandson who was coming to stay. He’s 17 now.

Seriously, ironing is largely unnecessary and a waste of time. Some people just do it out of habit, and because their mothers did. Use your intelligence and avoid it. Spend your time on something more interesting.

Use your intelligence and avoid it. Spend your time on something more interesting. Interesting to whom, you?

We could all say that about things we dislike surely?
If you favour natural fabrics like cotton, linen etc they definitely look and feel better when ironed. It's rather condescending to suggest that those who do a lot of ironing are lacking in intelligence and wasting their time. Perhaps you've missed those posters who either enjoy ironing and find it relaxing, or those like me that don't particularly enjoy it but do enjoy the results?

As for men’s and boys’ shirts, my attitude was that if they wanted them ironed, they were welcome to do it.

Linen is tricky, because it does crease badly. But if you iron it, it creases again as soon as it is worn, so what to do? Iron it every time you wear it?

Grandma70s

Linen is tricky, because it does crease badly. But if you iron it, it creases again as soon as it is worn, so what to do? Iron it every time you wear it?

I don’t buy linen, creases as soon as you move, might be cool to wear in the summer but looks awful after wearing it for just a short time and obviously - I don’t iron - so is a no no.

Agreed, falling star. I don’t buy linen, either.

Before I buy clothes these days I crumple up a corner of the garment for a minute or so, to test if it creases badly. Many years ago I did buy a linen suit and was so embarrassed when a friend told me how much it had creased while sitting in a restaurant, never again.

Grandma70s

Linen is tricky, because it does crease badly. But if you iron it, it creases again as soon as it is worn, so what to do? Iron it every time you wear it?

Yes, although crumpled linen trousers are, I think, for one day’s wear by the end of the day.

I actually enjoy ironing. Although was quite surprised when my MIL expected me to iron her underwear and dishcloths lol.
I always iron bedding including sheets and pillow cases.
Not keen on ironing my husband's shirts so I always do them first
I set ironing board up, turn on radio, make coffee and will happily iron for a couple of hours unless my joints/back complain