https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-ironing-when-do-you-do-it Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 25 Apr 2026 12:59:31 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-ironing-when-do-you-do-it/page/2#post-478009 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 02:40:59 +0000 anne 478009@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for replying everyone!! I had fun reading your responses!</p> <p>Oh and Katiepea - by and large I am well and happy? How about you? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-ironing-when-do-you-do-it/page/2#post-477922 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 01:20:02 +0000 Katiepea 477922@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ha-ha, this post is great and very appropriate, because my ironing board literally broke yesterday! (And I mean properly break - the welding somehow sheared apart.) As such, I would say I am for the next week or two having the joyous experience of doing no ironing at all! </p> <p>When I get my new board, it will be one mammoth session to try and desperately get back up to date and then revert to ironing on an as need basis. Preferably early in the morning before it gets disgustingly hot.</p> <p>PS: Nice to see you - hope you are all well and happy! x </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-ironing-when-do-you-do-it/page/2#post-477902 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 01:05:40 +0000 Kari 477902@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hardly ever. </p> <p>Usually, if I've just washed something that needs ironing (like a woven shirt), I'll hang it up in the bathroom while I'm showering, since the steam generally removes the wrinkles. </p> <p>If I have a super fancy event, like a job interview, I will occasionally iron. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-ironing-when-do-you-do-it/page/2#post-477832 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:11:18 +0000 Aziraphale 477832@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What Alicat said.</p> <p>I do it whenever the urge strikes, and I've accumulated quite a pile of collared shirts. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-ironing-when-do-you-do-it/page/2#post-477783 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 23:35:01 +0000 Anonymous 477783@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>As seldom as possible. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-ironing-when-do-you-do-it/page/2#post-477780 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 23:31:47 +0000 Ornella 477780@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, what a great question.</p> <p>I'm TEAM 3, no doubt about that. My friends always laugh when I tell them about how I do my ironing. </p> <p>If I had bigger house and it made sense economically, I'd have a laundry room. The whole process of putting out the ironing table and waiting for the iron to warm up makes it such a torture for me even before I begin. I do not joke when i say I'd rather wash dishes after a wedding banquet for 500 people!</p> <p>So, here is the little O-ironing-ritual for 30+ items.</p> <p>1. Wait until we're in desperate need for ironed clothes.<br /> 2. Wait until Friday evening! This is important bit, it must be Friday evening, i.e. it's weekend tomorrow and I have time to recover! (Emergency ironing throughout the week is done on a "need to" basis, otherwise it all waits for the giant session).<br /> 3. Pour myself a glass of red wine.<br /> 4. Put on a fun DVD I love, chick flicks, comedies, anything uplifting and what I've already seen 10 times or more so I know every single line. If you're interested, Sandra Bullock films are the most common choice, although the competition for the Friday ironing spot is quite fierce in fact!<br /> 5. Take a deep breath and off we go... it's lasagna-style ironing: easy stuff, then some I hate to iron, then some easy, and so on.</p> <p>It's not uncommon that I go through 2-3 DVD's (worth of clothes to iron!!) per night. I stay on one glass of wine though </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-ironing-when-do-you-do-it/page/2#post-477742 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 22:20:24 +0000 Laurie 477742@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I iron our sheets -- 1000 count egyptian cotton is very wrinkly. it's a pain, but so worth it. And i do the rest of the things that pile up during the week at that time. I do have the same feeling of tiny accomplishment from ironing that others described. At least this one thing is under control! I like to paint too, for the same reason.</p> <p>I wish I were tuned in to my dryer enough to grab the clothes out immediately, but I always get stuck on a conference call and so, like today, my no-iron white button down came out wrinkled.</p> <p>Real Housewives of BH is my ironing show - mindless activity, mindless show. I only got hooked on it because my former boss knew Cedric personally. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-ironing-when-do-you-do-it/page/2#post-477673 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 20:52:18 +0000 DragonflyJane 477673@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I save it all up for Sunday afternoons.<br /> I enjoy ironing &amp; find it very therapeutic but then we don't have basket fulls as there's only 2 of us. If I'm dressmaking, I'm pressing every step of the way! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-ironing-when-do-you-do-it/page/2#post-477644 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 20:16:48 +0000 rachylou 477644@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>#1... if I'm off to a job interview ;&gt; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-ironing-when-do-you-do-it/page/2#post-477638 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 20:03:05 +0000 mm88 477638@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>#1: I iron as necessary, most of what I iron are uniform parts or dress shirts. Before I need to wear an item, I wet the item then toss in the dryer with a wet towel and tumble on low heat. When I pull it out, it usually comes out wrinkle free. Then I touch up on the creases or removing packing creases if it's brand new, as necessary. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-ironing-when-do-you-do-it#post-477622 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:46:59 +0000 banananutmuffin 477622@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>#1. Although, full disclosure, my husband does the ironing because I hate it so much. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-ironing-when-do-you-do-it#post-477609 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:32:18 +0000 Elly 477609@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Right before I wear an item-- honestly, since i tumble for 5 minutes in the dryer and then hang almost everything to dry, I rarely need to iron except when traveling. Even cotton button downs that are of any quality come out crisp enough for daily wear with me, or I might Iron just the front placket, cuff and collar ( my mother actually runs a hair straightening iron that we got free over her collars if they are misbehaving). </p> <p>I'm good at ironing, I don't mind it, I just find it taxing. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-ironing-when-do-you-do-it#post-477605 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:29:59 +0000 catgirl 477605@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Never. The only exception is my cotton items from India, which have to be ironed to look right. Otherwise, if it requires ironing, I don't buy it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-ironing-when-do-you-do-it#post-477604 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:28:43 +0000 Janet 477604@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>#3 -- I've always been that way. I used to iron my dad's shirts when I was a kid, and no, no one requested me to. I know, I was not a normal child! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-ironing-when-do-you-do-it#post-477603 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:28:04 +0000 Scarlet 477603@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Um, when I am putting off something else unpleasant? That would be a big session including kitchen towels. Otherwise I often have to touch something up in the morning. I am so bad. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-ironing-when-do-you-do-it#post-477596 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:24:52 +0000 Sarah 477596@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>#1 for my clothes and #2 for DHs. I don't mind ironing, really.<br /> I used to iron during Project Runway. I need a new ironing show. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-ironing-when-do-you-do-it#post-477586 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:17:43 +0000 Patty 477586@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>If the craft requires. Like waxing autumn leaves. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-ironing-when-do-you-do-it#post-477581 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:13:01 +0000 Louise 477581@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>#4 I never iron!! I find if I put things on a lowish spin and get them straight out of the washing machine and hang them up then they don't need ironing x </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-ironing-when-do-you-do-it#post-477289 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 07:35:30 +0000 Amy 477289@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Things get crushed in my tiny closet, so even if I ironed them directly out of the dryer, I'd have to iron them again before wearing them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-ironing-when-do-you-do-it#post-477283 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 07:01:44 +0000 kate 477283@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I never iron. I don't mind laundry--I don't love it but I don't despise it-- but I do despise ironing. Generally if something needs to be ironed I'll wear something else. Occasionally my husband will ask me to iron his work clothes if he's running late. Of course I do it because I love him, but it's like torture. =) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-ironing-when-do-you-do-it#post-477273 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 06:23:21 +0000 Laura (rhubarbgirl) 477273@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I usually iron while watching TV - usually there's one night a week where I have a show or two or a hockey game I want to watch, and I do the week's laundry and, every couple of weeks, the ironing. There's a rod near the washer/dryer where I can hang things if I'm not ironing right then - sometimes just the hanging will work most of the wrinkles out, especially if the steam from the dryer rises. </p> <p>I don't mind ironing, but since I end up doing a lot of it (well, pressing, to be accurate) when I sew I get tired of it sometimes. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-ironing-when-do-you-do-it#post-477267 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 06:11:11 +0000 Refugee 477267@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm a 2 on this one. Laundry is done some time during the weekend so I iron while I watch TV on Sunday night. I still double check everything before I put it on and will touch things up if necessary. I'm part of the minority that thinks a perfectly ironed shirt is a thing of beauty. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-ironing-when-do-you-do-it#post-477260 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 05:58:18 +0000 Lantana 477260@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love ironing, so it's mostly #2 for me. I set up the board where I can watch the ocean. So calm, so peaceful, aaah.<br /> But, above all, I love the control aspect of ironing. I might not be able to solve the world's problems but I sure as hell can smooth out fractious fabric. Faced with me and my iron, clothes just BEHAVE! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-ironing-when-do-you-do-it#post-477256 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 05:39:40 +0000 AJ 477256@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mostly 1, sometimes 3. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-ironing-when-do-you-do-it#post-477212 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 04:17:10 +0000 velvetychocolate 477212@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Joy - I'm glad to know I'm not the only one who actually likes ironing. I've ironed tea towels...just because I felt like it. Don't worry, only the ones that actually needed it - ie. Irish linen. </p> <p>A seasonal tip? The ironing board is a great place to wrap presents. Not kidding. You're not bent over, you can unroll giant rolls as far as you need to and so on. Much easier on the back, neck and shoulders than a kitchen or dining room table, or the floor. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-ironing-when-do-you-do-it#post-477211 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 04:12:56 +0000 Makrame 477211@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mostly #2. I air-dry a lot of my clothes, which means that most of them need to be ironed. I dry them for a few days on a drying rack, then iron before putting them on the hangers.</p> <p>I try to take clothes out of the dryer quickly so that they don't need to be ironed. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-ironing-when-do-you-do-it#post-477210 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 04:11:33 +0000 chewyspaghetti 477210@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I iron as I wear things. I find that if I iron and put things in the closet, they just get wrinkled again. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-ironing-when-do-you-do-it#post-477209 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 04:10:19 +0000 Anonymous 477209@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I enjoy ironing when listening to public radio or a book on tape. It's like having "me" time. I like to do it in 15 to 30 minute sessions a couple of times a week and even prolong the time by ironing pillow cases and sometimes sheets because they feel so smooth and wonderful when I do. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-ironing-when-do-you-do-it#post-477202 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 04:04:53 +0000 Ana 477202@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I try to do #2 but usually end up doing #3 instead (I'm kind of lazy). But I actually like ironing, I think it's relaxing (to a point). : ) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-ironing-when-do-you-do-it#post-477200 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 04:04:04 +0000 bella 477200@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>In our house only dress shirts get ironed. I let them accumulate, do one big load and try to iron everything straight from the dryer, while they are still a bit damp. If you use starch, shirts keep pretty crisp in the closet. </p>