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To iron or not to iron - that is the question

Marianne72

I used to iron far more when I was younger. I sometimes feel guilty because I rarely iron bedclothes - I don't know why as I'm the only one in the house! I usually iron tops and trousers but not household linens. A friend used to iron her underwear and even shoe laces! What do you think? Is it lazy not to, or is it foolish to worry about something so trivial? Does this represent dignity or wasting valuable life-time? 

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  • in reply to LucyLandRover
    LucyLandRover said:
    I iron my sheets but it makes no difference as they still look crumpled.

    Steam is what temporarily reactivates the threads so the heat smoothes them out.

    If you don't have a good steam iron then use a spray bottle of water, give the fabric a quick misting of water first and them move the iron steadily over it so the water all turns to steam and you should notice the creases fall out.

    I used to work with my wife in a fashion business and we had to transport cases of clothes to exhibitions and they would be creased when we got there. Ironing boards are impractical to travel so we used a postable steamer - effectively a bucket with a hose feeding a spray nozzle with a heating element in it - the water would be turned into steam and you just point the steam at the creased areas and they dissapear in seconds.

    I'm thinking of getting one for home instead of my iron as it does actually work better in my experience.