I iron mine... do you iron yours?

[Matt Deckard]

So after i do my laundry I pull out the dress shirt and hankerchiefs and cotton trousers and get them set for the flattening.

How about you guys and gals... i see alot of awfully wrinkly shirts in my office.

Now and again I take the shirts to the cleaners.

 

[Pilgrim]

I hate ironing. I hate it so much that I won't ask my wife to do it - either I do it, or the item goes to the cleaners. I can't ask her to do something that I dislike so much.

All 100% cotton shirts and dry cleaning go to the cleaners. For shirts that are a poly/cotton blend, I'll iron the collar, cuffs and button placket - that's all it takes to make them look crisp. For cotton/poly blend short-sleeve shirts, I often iron the collar, sleeves and button placket.

That's it for me.

 

[Marc Chevalier]

Ironing is fine ... but I've never understood the American executive's obsession with having his button-down shirts laundered with HEAVY starch. I mean, it's the least dressy of all business shirts. The oxford cloth button-down was adopted by preppies for its unstudied ease and comfort. What's the point of making it stiff as a board?


Then again, I've known servicemen who have their boxer shorts heavily starched. Go figure ...

 

[Feraud]

I sure do! Certain poly/cotton blend shirts do not (thankfully!) need to be ironed but the 100% cotton shirts wrinkle like heck.

I believe I have lost the battle against linen clothes. They wrinkle as soon as I take 'em off the ironing board. [huh] lol

 

[Etienne]

I am astounded that any of you men iron at all!! My husband has never ironed a thing in his life--I doubt he even knows where I keep it! But then, I really enjoy ironing! I like the whole process of it (and I love taking care of my better half!) But I applaud you gentlemen! Good for you!

 

[BellyTank]

Well, I iron Mrs. Tank's clothes too..!

B
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[Feraud]

I am astounded that any of you men iron at all!! My husband has never ironed a thing in his life--I doubt he even knows where I keep it!

I am macho and can iron a shirt...I can even cook a meal! lol

 

[Miss Neecerie]

There was a period where I ironed the then bf's shirts....he had what felt like 300 of them, but was probably more like 30 or so, so it was a never ending cycle of washing and ironing them.

You get into a groove doing them and its not too bad.

Granted, he also got home to a nice dinner most nights as well....and was a total ingrate about it all....

 

["Doc" Devereux]

Shirts, handkerchiefs and cotton trousers are ironed. Linen looks better rumpled as far as I'm concerned, so I skip the whole ironing process and smooth them by hand while still damp and let them dry on a hanger.

 

[Zemke Fan]

Ironing is so... well... 1940s...

Nordstrom has solved the cotton shirt/ironing problem. A year or so ago they introduced a 100% cotton fabric called "Smart Care" that is amazing. Apparently it's a bioengineered cotton that produces a shirt that has all of the other characteristics of 100% cotton but is completely wrinkle free. Nearly all of their dress shirts these days are made from this fabric and I for one will never go back to any other fabric (except for an occasional custom shirt). I hated ironing and I despise the $1.75 per shirt that my local dry cleaner charges.

 

[shindeco]

I iron. Usually while talking to my parents on the 'phone (headset), while watching a movie, or while listening to an old radio show. It's not a task that requires a lot of brain power so I combine it with something that's enjoyable.

 

[mysterygal]

Feraud, you're just one of a kind
this is an area that I seriously slack in...I hate ironing myself. A trick I've learned though (this doesn't work with everything) is put whatever needs to be de-wrinkled into the dryer then put in with it a damp washcloth, let the dryer run on high heat for 15 minutes and tada!

 

[dr greg]

ironman

Hey, I even iron my wife's clothes, it's nearly as much fun as ironing your money

 

[kools]

Feraud, you're just one of a kind

I've ironed so much, I can iron while cooking.

 

[Barbigirl]

I very carefully take Maintcoder's shirt to the laundry where they wash and iron them for a mere .99 each. So completely worth it in my book!

(well, sometimes he takes them himself but it is on my way home)

75% of my clothes are dry clean only :-/

 

[Hemingway Jones]

I send everything out. I used to send my laundry out, but when we bought the condo with the washer and dryer, it was tough to justify it.

Still, I insist upon a nicely pressed shirt, though no starch for me.

 

[silhouette53]

shirts

Ironing - its a chore, lets be honest ! Although there's nothing to beat the feel and look of a freshly laundered and well ironed shirt. On the topic of shirts, does anyone have any experience of the shirts made by Bills Khakis ? They look good on their website but $97.50 ???? Thats the same price as their khaki trousers !!!:eusa_doh:
I can't seem to find a decent example of this style of shirt here in the UK - I bought one of Eastman Leathers 'Rangoon' officer shirts which is OK but is dry clean only. I need shirts I can throw in the wash now and then !!

Colin

 

[Tin Pan Sally]

Of our clothing that is machine washable, yes. I take laundry out of the dryer immediately; otherwise wrinkles will be set into the fabric. Then steam iron on a good board with a ham (not the meat). For ruffles, gathers, etc I use a hand held steamer. I highly recommend buying one if you haven't.

 

[Benny Holiday]

My parents raised me to be self-sufficient, except for cooking, which is my lazy area, so for years I've ironed my own shirts. My wife and I used to be organised and get all our ironing done on a particular evening every week, but since our little one has come along, and we're renting while our house two
suburbs away is being renovated . . . well, things seem to have gotten a bit more hectic of late. Now we just iron a shirt here or pair of jeans there whenever we need to wear them.

In less busy times, I quite enjoyed ironing my shirts and getting them the way I liked them to look. All my trousers are wither vintage or tailor-made high-rise 40's style, in gabardine or wool, so they go to the dry cleaners.

 

[Mojave Jack]

I iron when I have to, but I learned a hard lesson the other day: you must remove the shirt before trying to iron it!

In my defense, I was only trying to iron the little strap that keeps a rolled up sleeve in place, because it was bunched up inside the sleeve and driving me nuts. Out of habit I hit the steam burst button and raised a huge blister on my arm from the steam! :eusa_doh: