Doing the ironing......

siraxeman

Oh the irony of doing the ironing.....

So, someone I know actually irons everything. I mean socks underwear ..bedding and towels. Can someone tell me this isnt the norm??? Thats OTT.. ..I iron shirts, t shirts, jeans,shirts,combats, ie what visible is external and creased. I even have 2 shirts I can get away with straight out of the dryer....so they only get ironed on rare occasions. Methinks my standard is teh norm righty? You....smalls n bedding n towels???

EricTheWeary

I know this is very mumsnet but as I do the ironing in chez Weary ... mostly shirts, often t shirts are good enough out of the tumble drier/ line. When I was a kid I used to practice ironing ( what a rebel...) by ironing handkerchiefs, can't imagine doing that now but it was quite satisfying at the time. 

DLM

I iron nothing.

@thomasross20, on the other hand...

guitargeek62

I know a few people who iron everything, I on the other hand only iron clothes (where necessary). That said, it's nice to get into a freshly made bed with uncreased sheets, so I don't mind that my GF irons ours!

freakboy1610

My Dad was taught how to iron clothes in the RAF and he used to iron everything! He taught me how to iron a shirt to RAF standards and so, whilst I don't do socks etc, it still takes me ages.

BigMonka

I do the ironing in my house. Mainly it's my work shirt and trousers and a few of wife's shirts. Don't bother with most T-shirts, or jeans, and definitely not underwear.

Ironing towels seems like a dumb idea, wouldn't it make it a bit stiff and remove some of the fluffiness you get from tumble drying?

Ironed bedding is really nice to sleep in, but I can't be bothered to do that as a king size duvet cover is massive compared to our ironing board!

GSPBASSES

I iron everything including underwear  duvet covers sheets towels but not socks. I do not iron curtains, out the machine and re-hang them.

kaypeejay

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hotpot

Being a fine figure of a slob I cant remember the last time I ironed any of my clothes! I don't own a shirt, only T-shirts & they're fine straight off the line as are jeans & jogging pants.

ESBlonde

Herself get some satisfaction from ironing whilst watching drivel on tv, so she does the lions share (including T shirts). I iron collerd shirts and the like but not underwear or towels. A yes to crisp bedding though, I bought egyption cotton sheets because I like it so why not iron them too.

Fretwired

I do my own washing and ironing and she who must be obeyed does hers ... I don't see why my wife, who works, should do my ironing. I'm pretty much with the OP .. shirts, t-shirts, jeans. We have a big airing cupboard so there's no need to iron towels or sheets.

Snap

I like ironing.

We iron everything except undies & socks.

There is a therapeutic pleasure to be had in ironing shirts. There is a way.........

Iron inside out too, so you don't get shiny marks

capo4th

I iron my own shit then it's done properly

skunkwerx

I iron the normal shit. T shirts and jeans. Thats all I wear pretty much. In the winter a hoodie is added to the ironing list. 

Couldnt go out in public in creased clothes.. would feel like a bellend. 

Completely pointless ironing boxers,  socks and bedding though. Wash em, tumble dry em and done in a couple hours. 

Not only are they never seen, they are instantly creased and sweat laden from the get go anyway. I can't think of a better way to waste time and energy than ironing that lot. 

Anyway I'm off to iron my shoes... 

not_the_dj

I listen to punk albums when I iron my shirts for work.

BigMonka

not_the_dj said:

I listen to punk albums when I iron my shirts for work.

Nice. Stick it to the man, dude.

BRISTOL86

I iron anything that looks creased, anything that can be gotten away without ironing is left, hateful job!

ESchap

I get board ironing 

siraxeman

I get ironing board....even.

chillidoggy

What's an iron?

EricTheWeary

chillidoggy said:

What's an iron?

Bit like a toaster for clothes.