Steam irons for clothes?

RadishRose said:
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My grandmother used one of those.
 
Keesha said:
Actually this is true that ironing kills bacteria and fungus and so does drying clothes on the line in the sun. It sterilizes the fabric and smells fabulous.
There’s nothing like freshly hung sheets on the line that have been ironed but I’d never do it. 😏🤫
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They do smell great when hung out to dry in the fresh air then ironed, but I don't have time to do either.
 

C'est Moi said:
I also have a Rowenta. I don't iron much but it works great and no "sputtering."
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They are the best but I do not iron as everything comes out of dryer looking great. I do make it a point to open the dryer after 35 minutes to avoid wrinkling if they finish the cycle and are not taken out immediately.
 
I read about a hack where you press your dampened clothes with a covered pot of boiling water 😮 and/ or with a flatiron used for your hair.

You can hang some things in the bathroom while you shower.
 
I use a little hand-held steamer to remove wrinkles from clothes. Easier than getting out the ironing board, etc.
 
I have a Black+Decker iron for about 4 yrs now and it works great. I don't have to iron as much as I did before since it's only me and Hubby now. I used to have to do about 15 shirts a week between my Husband, Son and Daughter. Now I only have to make sure Hubby's clothes are ironed perfectly because he is a fanatic about what he wears, even around the house.
 
Holly wrote:
Did you know that if you just want a collar and or cuffs done you can use a hot hair straightener ?

I've done that .. works great on ribbon too.
 
Sassycakes said:
I have a Black+Decker iron for about 4 yrs now and it works great. I don't have to iron as much as I did before since it's only me and Hubby now. I used to have to do about 15 shirts a week between my Husband, Son and Daughter. Now I only have to make sure Hubby's clothes are ironed perfectly because he is a fanatic about what he wears, even around the house.
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I no longer iron hubs clothes, they all go to the dry cleaners....I hate ironing, especially shirts!!
 
I buy clothes that need no ironing now. Had enough of that when I had to iron shirts for my husband.

If I do inadvertently buy something that needs ironing after it has been washed and hung on the clothesline, it is donated to a charity shop.
 
I bought a Rowenta. My first. I read the instructions and plugged it in. Nada. The light didn't go on and it never even got warm. Back to the store with it. Sheesh. I'm tired. We're going into a major heat wave next week and my hot weather pants are all wrinkled! Help!
 
Mike said:
Why?

Shirts are easy, 2 minutes per! I was trained in the Air Force.

I iron all/most of my clothes, usually on a Sunday afternoon
while watching football, soccer, on the TV.

Mike.
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So you had to be trained ?...I didn't say ironing was hard, in fact it's very easy..who needs training?..I've been doing it since I was 6 years old..I just said I hated it!! It's monotonous and back breaking !!
 
chic said:
What about all the chemicals dry cleaners use???
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Not my problem... if hubs is happy to have them done at the dry cleaners, fine by me, it was his decision !! I don't send my own clothes there... but then aside from the odd thing, I rarely buy anything that needs ironing..
 
hollydolly said:
So you had to be trained ?...I didn't say ironing was hard, in fact it's very easy..who needs training?..I've been doing it since I was 6 years old..I just said I hated it!! It's monotonous and back breaking !!
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Perhaps "trained" is the wrong word, I had to learn
all by myself that smooth was good and not smooth
got me into trouble.

Mike.
 
hollydolly said:
I no longer iron hubs clothes, they all go to the dry cleaners....I hate ironing, especially shirts!!
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My Husband is a fanatic about his clothes and has always been that way. One of the reasons my Mother in law loved me was because I took him off her hands. She said he always picked on how she ironed his clothes so at 10yrs old he started ironing his own clothes. He absolutely refused to take them to the
cleaners. I even had to teach guys wives that he worked with how to iron their husbands shirts. Oh I don't miss those days. At least now that he is retired I don't have to iron as much as I did before.
 

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