I like to iron

[kenny]

Do you?

I don't iron underwear, sheets, towels or T-shirts.
People who do should be shot at dawn.

All my clothes are cotton; I won't weary anything with a thread of synthetic fabric in it. Yuck!
I iron button-down shirts for work or going out when I want to look nice. (which is not often)

Ironing is almost a sensual experience, full of tactile sensations.
You can get lost in the beauty of the patterns and colors in the fabric.
The fabric changes from soft to firm, undisciplined to disciplined.
The fabric's flesh is aroused and changes from cold and limp to warm and inviting.
The cotton yields to your pressure as steam rises with a whoosh of release.

There's the variety of shapes and sizes you work with; it's like a puzzle to solve.
There are little areas near the shoulder where you have to be tedious, and there are big areas like the back where you can move with big sweeping motions.

Near the armpits sleeves can have funny curves to the fabric's cut that boggle the mind.
I line up the seam at the bottom of a sleeve and iron a crease into the top if it is a solid color but no seam if it is a pattern - or not.

Then there's that satisfying moment when you slip it onto a hangar and light up a smoke.

 

[MonkeyPie]

Oh kenny, you should have been here when some of the ladies were talking about the older crank irons - hopefully they come running when they see this post!

Personally? I don''t mind ironing, but it doesn''t bother me. I tend to buy stuff that doesn''t wrinkle easy so I have to do it less.

 

[Haven]

We have a steamer, it works so well and it''s easier than ironing, in my opinion.

All my years as a costume designer in college left me with a lot of bad ironing memories. Costume spray--yuck!

 

[freefly]

Hmm... I wish I could see ironing as a sensual experience. I unfortunately see it as a chore....

 

[dragonfly411]

I hate ironing... we don''t iron... I hang everything that would need ironing to dry.


IIII Love grocery shopping.

 

[LostSapphire]

OMG Where's Gailey when I need her?

Maybe she's ironing her sheets! Me, mine were done this last weekend ("mangled", I should say!)
https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/do-you-iron.95088/

I should add to this thread that I DID manage to purchase a used Mangle Iron (The IronRite 85 model dated 1947!!) LOVE LOVE LOVE it.

LS

 

[Skippy123]

Hey Kenny you can help MissGotRocks in this thread if you like ironing.

https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/recommendations-for-an-iron.129052/ you should tell her which iron you like.

I HATE IRONING; my hubby says I am the worst at ironing too (well because I hate it!) lol

When I am ironing I curse too; that is how much I hate it! So I don''t iron too often! ha!

 

[LostSapphire]

Date: 11/13/2009 12:42:55 PM
Author: LostSapphire
OMG Where''s Gailey when I need her?

Maybe she''s ironing her sheets! Me, mine were done this last weekend (''mangled'', I should say!)
https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/do-you-iron.95088/

I should add to this thread that I DID manage to purchase a used Mangle Iron (The IronRite 85 model dated 1947!!) LOVE LOVE LOVE it.

LS

Found the 2nd thread, here: https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/do-you-iron-take-2-paging-canuck-gal.109502/

Kenny: this is "hard core" so be careful if you start looking!
LS

 

[portia]

OMG, I can''t believe you used the words ironing and sensual in the same sentence! LOL

I absolutely hate ironing so I steam everything. Much easier, quicker and usually pretty good results. When I absolutely have to drag out the iron it''s a serious job!

 

[stone-cold11]

I hate ironing. Only iron my formal shirts and pants and of course the military uniforms. Takes me extra long to iron.

 

[Maisie]

Date: 11/13/2009 12:43:42 PM
Author: Skippy123
Hey Kenny you can help MissGotRocks in this thread if you like ironing.

https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/recommendations-for-an-iron.129052/ you should tell her which iron you like.


I HATE IRONING; my hubby says I am the worst at ironing too (well because I hate it!) lol

When I am ironing I curse too; that is how much I hate it! So I don''t iron too often! ha!

I can''t imagine you cursing skippy! There goes your angelic reputation!

 

[hisdiamondgirl]

I love ironing. Maybe not as much as you Kenny, but it is really the only chore that i actually LIKE doing. I iron my clothes, my SO''s shirts in the morning, and whenever I get new curtains/drapes, I am soooo excited to iron them!

 

[monarch64]

Kenny, what you posted reminded me of some bad poems I wrote for a creative writing class in college. Heavy on the sexual innuendos, light on actual literary worth. LOL!

I don''t mind ironing but I never do it. Wrinkle Releaser is my friend.

 

[lilyfoot]

Nope, never. I guess we buy non-wrinkling materials, because we never need to iron.

 

[MonkeyPie]

Date: 11/13/2009 12:43:42 PM
Author: Skippy123
I HATE IRONING; my hubby says I am the worst at ironing too (well because I hate it!) lol

When I am ironing I curse too; that is how much I hate it! So I don''t iron too often! ha!

I would PAY to see you cursing at the iron lol. I just cannot imagine sweet little Skippy doing that!

 

[Novel]

Kenny, I''m totally with you! I love to iron but I refuse to iron unnecessary things (sheets, towels). I''m lazy! When I was a kid my mom gave me a penny per cloth napkin I ironed before the Jewish holidays. Loved it

 

[Kaleigh]

I hate it!! It''s gotta be an act of desperation for me to pull my iron out!!!

 

[kenny]

Date: 11/13/2009 2:04:51 PM
Author: monarch64
Kenny, what you posted reminded me of some bad poems I wrote for a creative writing class in college.
Heavy on the sexual innuendos, light on actual literary worth.
LOL!

Hey whadya want? it''s IRONING!

 

[Skippy123]

Date: 11/13/2009 2:35:49 PM
Author: MonkeyPie

Date: 11/13/2009 12:43:42 PM
Author: Skippy123
I HATE IRONING; my hubby says I am the worst at ironing too (well because I hate it!) lol

When I am ironing I curse too; that is how much I hate it! So I don''t iron too often! ha!

I would PAY to see you cursing at the iron lol. I just cannot imagine sweet little Skippy doing that!

LOL MP and Maisie.

 

[zoebartlett]

I hate ironing, and in fact, I don''t remember when I used our iron last. If something does need ironing, I throw it in the dryer for a while. My husband is the same way.

 

[Ara Ann]

I don''t like ironing, but do it when I have to.

My best friend however, is always ironing and even irons their clothes before they head off to camp! I always give her a hard time about that...it''s just too funny IMO. But they are probably the best dressed and least wrinkled family at camp every summer!

 

[Sha]

Uhm...ok. Can I send my ironing to you, kenny?

Unfortunately, I don''t share the joys of ironing...but I don''t mind it either. My husband hates ironing - so I usually end up doing both mine and his...

He likes all his T-shirts ironed too.

 

[Lynn B]

Kenny... with all due respect, my friend, methinks you need to get a life!!!

 

[KimberlyH]

I iron every day, I even iron jeans. I find it soothing.

 

[Lynn B]

Date: 11/13/2009 7:31:24 PM
Author: KimberlyH
I iron every day, I even iron jeans. I find it soothing.

Really???! You, too?

Man, I missed that gene!!!

 

[luv2sparkle]

I only iron when I absolutely have to. I have 15 shirt/blouses that have hung dry and need ironing. I really hate ironing curtains after I have washed them.
But alas, the dust makes me sneeze so I must, but only if I can watch TV to totally distract me while I do it.

 

[radiantquest]

Date: 11/13/2009 4:16:24 PM
Author: ZoeBartlett
I hate ironing, and in fact, I don''t remember when I used our iron last. If something does need ironing, I throw it in the dryer for a while. My husband is the same way.

Exactly. No better way to put it.

I do have an ironing story though. When I was younger and living in cramped quarters I was ironing on the floor, for a lack of a better place and was squatting in my undergarments. I managed to basically sit on the side of the iron. It blistered up about a half an inch and one night the blister burst while I was sleeping and rolled over on it. You cannot even imagine! To this day I have a 1 inch by 5 inch scar on my upper thigh right near my butt. Maybe I have a special loathing for irons.

 

[arjunajane]

oh Kenny...you my friend sure are an interesting character..

 

[platinumrock]

Date: 11/13/2009 11:39:11 AM
Author:kenny
Do you?

I don''t iron underwear, sheets, towels or T-shirts.
People who do should be shot at dawn.

All my clothes are cotton; I won''t weary anything with a thread of synthetic fabric in it. Yuck!
I iron button-down shirts for work or going out when I want to look nice. (which is not often)

Ironing is almost a sensual experience, full of tactile sensations.
You can get lost in the beauty of the patterns and colors in the fabric.
The fabric changes from soft to firm, undisciplined to disciplined.
The fabric''s flesh is aroused and changes from cold and limp to warm and inviting.
The cotton yields to your pressure as steam rises with a whoosh of release.

There''s the variety of shapes and sizes you work with; it''s like a puzzle to solve.
There are little areas near the shoulder where you have to be tedious, and there are big areas like the back where you can move with big sweeping motions.

Near the armpits sleeves can have funny curves to the fabric''s cut that boggle the mind.
I line up the seam at the bottom of a sleeve and iron a crease into the top if it is a solid color but no seam if it is a pattern - or not.

Then there''s that satisfying moment when you slip it onto a hangar and light up a smoke.

WOW, I''ve never heard anybody describe ironing like that....

I don''t like ironing, but now I have this sudden urge to go find mine. Wherever I may have misplaced it.

 

[bebe]

I like ironing, it''s kinda relaxing for me.
But I don''t like it when hubby needs something at the very last minute.
I iron my pillow cases and top sheets and duvet covers
I just bought a new Jiffy clothing steamer - maybe it will be "fun" too