Time to get the wrinkles out... let's talk ironing

Camper6 said:
Spitting. Our water is hard on metals and they eventually corrode the inside and then it starts spitting out rust particles.
I should only use distilled water. I found that out too late. They are still ok for non steaming ironing.
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Not good at all re: the rust particles.

As acceptable as our tap water is, I still find I have to give the electric kettle a good vinegar cleaning once a year to purge it of excess scaling and buildup, mind you we use the kettle daily.
 

I use a little steamer to get wrinkles out of clothes. Don't have articles that need sharp creases.
 

JaniceM said:
I think many ladies were happy when somebody invented Perma-Press (sorry, not sure of spelling).
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I'm not betting against you on that one! LOL!

For sure, what a game-changer that was. Just had a funny vision of homemakers all around walking their old ironing boards out to the back-alley for pick-up on garbage day, then dusting their hands off as they walk back to the house! :)
 
I think I must have been born with an Iron in my hand. I started ironing my school blouses at a very young age and have been ironing since then. When my 2 children were growing up Sunday night I would Iron my sons shirts and pants for the week,my daughters school clothes and at least 5 shirts for my husband. My MIL even bought me an iron for my bridal shower because she knew my future husband was obsessed with wearing the perfectly ironed shirt. The funny thing is after all these years he is still obsessed with the perfectly ironed clothes.
 
Camper6 said:
Yes I'm a gofer but I wear shorts to dress up as well. No cargo pants or rear end showing for this guy. Shorts don't fit right unless they are pressed. Neither does a dress shirt.
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Dear husband has taught me well... no creases in his pants or shorts, LOL! As for dress and sports shirts, crisp and fresh.

I absolutely 100% agree with you on shirts needing pressed in order to not only look good, but fit well, too.
 
Sassycakes said:
I think I must have been born with an Iron in my hand. I started ironing my school blouses at a very young age and have been ironing since then. When my 2 children were growing up Sunday night I would Iron my sons shirts and pants for the week,my daughters school clothes and at least 5 shirts for my husband. My MIL even bought me an iron for my bridal shower because she knew my future husband was obsessed with wearing the perfectly ironed shirt. The funny thing is after all these years he is still obsessed with the perfectly ironed clothes.
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We grew up in the same home! Laundry, including hanging washing on the line (my own included), and ironing, was all in a day's work for me when I was younger. There was 5 of us kids, and mom told me around the age of 8-9, I can't do it all, so you're going to have to learn how to do a few things, and I so did. :)

LOL, about the iron for your bridal shower! Now was that a hint, or was that a hint! :)
 
Aunt Marg said:
We grew up in the same home! Laundry, including hanging washing on the line (my own included), and ironing, was all in a day's work for me when I was younger. There was 5 of us kids, and mom told me around the age of 8-9, I can't do it all, so you're going to have to learn how to do a few things, and I so did. :)

LOL, about the iron for your bridal shower! Now was that a hint, or was that a hint! :)
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My MIL told me the first day I met her that her son(my Hubby) was a fanatic about his clothes and ironed his own clothes from when he was 10yrs old because he said she didn't do it right ! What was really funny was that he got drafted a few months before we got married so the first thing I had to iron for him was his navy uniform. Honestly I was scared to death !:giggle:
 
Sassycakes said:
My MIL told me the first day I met her that her son(my Hubby) was a fanatic about his clothes and ironed his own clothes from when he was 10yrs old because he said she didn't do it right ! What was really funny was that he got drafted a few months before we got married so the first thing I had to iron for him was his navy uniform. Honestly I was scared to death !:giggle:
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Your husband reminds me of my baby brother... a fuss-nut at heart he is, and to the bone. :)
 
Ruthanne said:
I have a brand new looking iron but rarely use it. I do not like ironing.
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LOL, Ruth!

Just think, if ever you need to iron something... something really important, or something important for an extra special occasion, BAM, you've got a brand new iron to perform the task with! :giggle:
 
Aunt Marg said:
Remember when ironing was part & parcel to all homemakers daily and weekly schedule?

When I was a young child my mom was forever ironing, and aside from ironing/pressing things like shirts, pants, tops and such, she used to sugar-starch and press her crocheted doilies.

To this day I loathe a crease running down the front of my pant-legs, because that's how my pants always were as a child growing up.

Nonetheless, I still iron regularly and actually enjoy it, and when it comes to items such as my husbands sports shirts, nothing looks snappier to me than a freshly pressed shirt, done proper.

Anyone else still iron regularly?
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I never iron, mainly because I can't, so I just hang up my undies and shirts and let em dry!

If I want big stuff drying ie sheets and things, its outdoors on the moors (I live next to the moors and bobs your uncle, dry in 5 normally.)

If I appear a bit scruffy, its because I am, but there again it hard to tell:)
 
evad said:
I never iron, mainly because I can't, so I just hang up my undies and shirts and let em dry!

If I want big stuff drying ie sheets and things, its outdoors on the moors (I live next to the moors and bobs your uncle, dry in 5 normally.)

If I appear a bit scruffy, its because I am, but there again it hard to tell:)
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I've always said, simplicity is the best! :giggle:

Good on ya, Evad! :)
 
I have to iron more during spring and summer because of the fabrics worn during those times. I hate being wrinkled but often it's unavoidable with cotton and linen. During fall and winter, the garments are mostly knit (sweaters, sweatpants and even knit skirts) so when taken directly out of the dryer and hung up most don't need to be ironed. My mother worked at a cleaners for a time and she was a presser. She taught me to iron real well. Clothes are easier to iron now than when I was younger due to fabric softener and less wrinkles due to quick dryer removal. When I was younger clothes didn't have softener, got hung on the line and were hard a very wrinkled when pulled in. My pants must have creases unless they are the jeans I wear down to the laundry room (other jeans get creased) or my sweatpants.
 
OneEyedDiva said:
I have to iron more during spring and summer because of the fabrics worn during those times. I hate being wrinkled but often it's unavoidable with cotton and linen. During fall and winter, the garments are mostly knit (sweaters, sweatpants and even knit skirts) so when taken directly out of the dryer and hung up most don't need to be ironed. My mother worked at a cleaners for a time and she was a presser. She taught me to iron real well. Clothes are easier to iron now than when I was younger due to fabric softener and less wrinkles due to quick dryer removal. When I was younger clothes didn't have softener, got hung on the line and were hard a very wrinkled when pulled in. My pants must have creases unless they are the jeans I wear down to the laundry room (other jeans get creased) or my sweatpants.
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The winter months definitely welcome-in a more relaxed homemaking schedule for me, as summer always means more changes of clothes - more frequently, and more light-weight cotton-wear, whereas over the course of winter, both hubby and I wear a lot of care-free things such as sweat pants and tops. Like yourself, I find removing things from the dryer immediately upon being dry equates to less wrinkles.
 
Keesha said:
Ironing?
Whats that?😝
I had a friend who used to iron her bed sheets. 😳
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LOL!

That was an aunt of mine... if it could be ironed, she ironed it. Her ironing board sat open and ready in the same place (24/7/365), and the only thing that ever changed was the number of laundry baskets that sat beside/around it.
 
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I'd run outside with a basket and bring inthe stiff clothes from the clothsline. The table was cleared and one at a time, lay out the piece of clothing. "Sprinkling" Was what was next. Dip your hand in a bowl ofwater and sprinkle it over the piece of clothing. Rollthe shirt, (or whatever it was) up like a log. The sprinkled clothes were placed at the end of the table like a stack of logs.
I'd lick my finger to test to see if the iron was hot enough. if it was, One at a time the item of clothing would be unrolled and I'd preceed to iron.
 
Gaer said:
I'd run outside with a basket and bring inthe stiff clothes from the clothsline. The table was cleared and one at a time, lay out the piece of clothing. "Sprinkling" Was what was next. Dip your hand in a bowl ofwater and sprinkle it over the piece of clothing. Rollthe shirt, (or whatever it was) up like a log. The sprinkled clothes were placed at the end of the table like a stack of logs.
I'd lick my finger to test to see if the iron was hot enough. if it was, One at a time the item of clothing would be unrolled and I'd preceed to iron.
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That's what I love so much about so many of the old-fashioned things and ways of the past, we all did things pretty much the exact same way. Loved the way you described it! :)
 

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