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Post by ~summer~ on Jun 4, 2016 0:08:30 GMT
Basically never
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theshyone
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Post by theshyone on Jun 4, 2016 0:14:58 GMT
Perler beads
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Post by MichyM on Jun 4, 2016 0:30:25 GMT
I ironed today for an event tomorrow. I don't think I've had the iron out for a month prior to that. I do have a steamer which I prefer to use.
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Post by originalvanillabean on Jun 4, 2016 0:34:08 GMT
Rarely.
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Post by peanutterbutter on Jun 4, 2016 1:14:44 GMT
I hate ironing! I'm currently trying to steam the wrinkles out of my son's graduation robe he needs tomorrow. I'm too nervous to put the iron actually on it. Grrr.....
Put it in the dryer on low heat with a damp towel. 20-30 minutes ought to do it, works like a charm! This is pretty much how I "iron" everything. Well, my sewing projects get properly ironed lol!!
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Post by LilyRose on Jun 4, 2016 2:19:52 GMT
That would be a big, fat no. I used to send my work pants to the cleaners, which solved that problem.
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Peamac
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Post by Peamac on Jun 4, 2016 2:35:43 GMT
Just finished ironing dd's graduation gown for tomorrow~ she gets her MFA in Sequential Art from SCAD!
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phyllis
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Post by phyllis on Jun 4, 2016 3:01:49 GMT
I just finished my weekly ironing before I sat down! I hang dry hubby's dress shirts, polo shirts, and my casual tops. Mostly because we are tall & they seem to shrink in the dryer, then they need to be ironed!
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Post by cyndijane on Jun 4, 2016 3:02:16 GMT
Nope. That's what my dryer is for. My MIL asks where my iron and ironing board are every. single. time. she visits us, although she's yet to use it. So, I have a decent one.
Life is way too short to iron. I grab the ends of shirts when I try them on- if it wrinkles horribly from me wadding it up less than a minute, it stays in the store.
If I truly needed something ironed, I could. I've done it before, but I won't on a regular basis.
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Post by katlady on Jun 4, 2016 3:46:22 GMT
I iron at most twice a month. We don't really have a lot of stuff that needs to be ironed. I do it watching tv, so makes it seem less like a chore.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Jun 4, 2016 4:04:26 GMT
Nope. That's what my dryer is for. My MIL asks where my iron and ironing board are every. single. time. she visits us, although she's yet to use it. So, I have a decent one. Life is way too short to iron. I grab the ends of shirts when I try them on- if it wrinkles horribly from me wadding it up less than a minute, it stays in the store. If I truly needed something ironed, I could. I've done it before, but I won't on a regular basis. I agree. If it needs to be ironed, it stays in the store. I have no time and even less patience for that craziness. Even with dressier clothes, I refuse to buy anything that needs to be either dry cleaned or ironed. That's why sweaters and knits were invented! I couldn't even imagine taking the time to iron t-shirts or other casual clothes, underwear (seriously, what?), sheets, etc. I have way more exciting things to do with my time than that. Heck, there are times when the stuff sits in a laundry basket (clean) in a heap for 3-4 days before I even get around to folding it, and then it might take another day or so before someone brings the basket of folded stuff up to the bedrooms to put it away. No one in this house gives a rip if their stuff is wrinkly or not.
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Post by shaniam on Jun 4, 2016 4:08:13 GMT
All of my husbands work clothes. I have a few things that need ironing but don't wear them often.
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Post by idahomom on Jun 4, 2016 4:12:03 GMT
Ironing is my most hated household task. I got a new washer/dryer set two years ago and the dryer has a steam setting. I LOVE it and it does a fantastic job getting the wrinkles out of everything.
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Post by NanaKate on Jun 4, 2016 4:55:21 GMT
Ironing is against my religion. If it needs ironing, it's going to the cleaners.
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Post by berty on Jun 4, 2016 5:06:19 GMT
I iron at most twice a month. We don't really have a lot of stuff that needs to be ironed. I do it watching tv, so makes it seem less like a chore. My Mom always watched tv while ironing, too. (Actually, she still does but irons much less often.). One of my childhood memories is of hearing the tv and the old ironing board creaking in a steady rhythm as she ironed our clothes. Thanks for reminding me of that.
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Post by gar on Jun 4, 2016 6:35:22 GMT
Yes, quite a bit I suppose. Mostly tops and shirts/t-shirts though. I rarely use a tumble dryer so everything is line dried and would just be far too creased to wear un-ironed. My DD doesn't iron stuff and I just think it looks messy imo. I don't do any sheets/duvet covers though and certainly not underwear, tea towels or dusters JoP
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hannahruth
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Post by hannahruth on Jun 4, 2016 7:35:57 GMT
Obviously I'm old school as yes, I do iron most of our clothes, table napkins, the odd table cloth and then anything else that I think would look better pressed.
I visit my daughter on a regular basis and do her ironing as well - she doesn't do ironing but I think clothes look much nicer pressed. There are wrinkles from washing and then wrinkles from folding - I know what I prefer.
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wellway
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Post by wellway on Jun 4, 2016 7:41:36 GMT
I iron most things, not socks, dusters, towels etc. If I have a pile to do, I set it up so I can watch a film or TV while I work.
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joelise
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Post by joelise on Jun 4, 2016 7:42:13 GMT
I rarely iron anything.
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Post by imkat on Jun 4, 2016 11:43:44 GMT
I used to iron quite a bit: knife pleats in school uniform, creases in jeans, suits in between dry cleanings, etc.
Now the only ironing I've done in the past few years has been my kids graduation gowns.
I also don't dry clean anything anymore. Since business casual, I never wear suits anymore and I can wash all my sweaters on delicate and dry them flat.
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Post by anxiousmom on Jun 4, 2016 11:57:51 GMT
I iron at most twice a month. We don't really have a lot of stuff that needs to be ironed. I do it watching tv, so makes it seem less like a chore. My Mom always watched tv while ironing, too. (Actually, she still does but irons much less often.). One of my childhood memories is of hearing the tv and the old ironing board creaking in a steady rhythm as she ironed our clothes. Thanks for reminding me of that. My mom still does that too. About once a week she gathers up all her stuff, sets up the ironing board and goes to town while watching tv. Not a habit I ever got into-I am an ondemand ironer. My ironing board stays up though-I use it a lot for sewing projects.
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Post by MZF on Jun 4, 2016 12:17:20 GMT
Very few things. The funny thing is, I iron more items to wear on 'casual' day than regular work days.
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Post by peasapie on Jun 4, 2016 12:18:06 GMT
The only time my iron comes out to play is when I am sewing and need to press seams.
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Post by scrapqueen01 on Jun 4, 2016 13:28:14 GMT
I use to iron once in a while if something really, really needed it. Dd used my table top ironing board as a surf board when she was 4 which broke the legs on it. Haven't touch the iron since.
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Post by M~ on Jun 4, 2016 13:58:19 GMT
I iron all my clothes. Not socks or bras or underwear obviously.
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purplebee
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Post by purplebee on Jun 4, 2016 14:22:01 GMT
Not much, everything comes out of the dryer and gets hung up before wrinkles set in. Did have to iron a bit last month, Ds and Dh dress shirts for a funeral.
Ironed Ds cream colored western dress shirt, a cotton blend and a PAIN to iron. Was on the very last part - the front placket with the snaps - and discovered a stain, looked like coffee, that hadn't come out. Finally got it out with the help of oxyclean, but HATED that I had to iron it twice!!!!
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Jun 4, 2016 14:34:05 GMT
Nope. Nothing. I hate to iron.
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calgal08
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Post by calgal08 on Jun 4, 2016 14:38:15 GMT
Back in my UK life I ironed everything except undies and sock. Now I iron hardly any of the boys clothes, but pretty much all of mine and dh's tops, shirts, T-shirt, his under-shirts, all my skirts and all of our pants except jeans. Yeah, I iron a lot.
I'm another TV watching ironer. Pretty much the only time I watch TV is during the couple of hours a week I do the ironing.
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Judy26
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Post by Judy26 on Jun 4, 2016 14:59:05 GMT
Ironing hurts my back. I have a steamer that is wonderful. I can do my daily outfit in two minutes and get on with life. I do have a table cloth and some other linens that need freshened up soon. I will get the iron out for that.
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paget
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Post by paget on Jun 4, 2016 15:02:31 GMT
When I was a stay home mom I never ironed- never. But now I work outside the home and sometimes things do need to be ironed. Every other week I probably iron about four items- and not well. I still suck out it but I manage to get the really big wrinkles out.
Dh really Likes his clothes ironed and will do it himself. He will even iron a t shirt after work to put on to wear around the house. I find that crazy.
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