I like to iron

[Kaleigh]

Date: 11/13/2009 11:13:37 PM
Author: 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.

Ok I am lost the the fabric is aroused... Ya lost me with that Kenny. The fabric is disciplined, going from one state to another?? OK, I want what you are smoking.

 

[FrekeChild]

Hey Kenny, my mom had a collection of hundreds of antique irons. I bet you''d be fascinated...

Irons to make pleats, irons to make leaf designs, toy irons, coal irons, gas irons, electric irons, oh it goes on and on...

 

[CaliSun]

I could write a poem about how I detest ironing, but I will spare you.
I''m sure you get my drift... I''m a dry cleaning / steam cleaning gal.

 

[honey22]

Wanna come to my place

Got basketfulls of the stuff to keep you happy!

 

[platinumrock]

Date: 11/14/2009 12:50:10 AM
Author: Kaleigh

Date: 11/13/2009 11:13:37 PM
Author: 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.

Ok I am lost the the fabric is aroused... Ya lost me with that Kenny. The fabric is disciplined, going from one state to another?? OK, I want what you are smoking.

LOL

Kaleigh, I'm assuming there's mutual consent between Kenny and the "undisciplined" clothes. Although the pleasure may not be mutual. When I think about the fabric's perspective, somehow I hear them scream, "OW! OWW! OOOOWWW!!!"

*then again his fabric may be into that kind of stuff*

 

[KimberlyH]

Date: 11/13/2009 7:34:49 PM
Author: 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!!!

Tee hee hee. I''m not as into it as Kenny, but I do enjoy it. And my husband thinks I''m crazy. I even have a travel iron, purchased by my sister.

 

[wsu12]

My husband loves to iron as well. He handles all of the ironing in our household. When I asked him about it he said "I think it is relaxing.."

 

[Asscherhalo_lover]

Date: 11/13/2009 12:27:56 PM
Author: dragonfly411
I hate ironing... we don''t iron... I hang everything that would need ironing to dry.



IIII Love grocery shopping.

Omg I''m the same way! I have never ironed a single thing in my life, if something needs ironing my husband does it! I do love grocery shopping though! I could seriously go for hours...

 

[Arcadian]

I don''t iron anything. [why lie? *lol*] I hang it as soon as it comes out the dryer...the clothing that is. We have those beech bedsheets from BB&B and I never iron those. I have a steamer that I''ve used like...once.


My dad is military, so he tried to teach me how to iron as a kid (my mother didn''t have any luck with that) That was a fail. But hey, I can put a water pump in a car!


-A

 

[HVVS]

Re. the OP: Reminds me of an old joke about pressing the sheets. No further comment.

I got one of those mangles from a great aunt's estate. It's in storage until I relocate, b/c it's too heavy for me to move by myself. Thanks for the thread link. I'll have to go see what make and model it is.

 

[Cehrabehra]

The only thing I iron are sheets and pillow cases. I love that smooooooooth feeling Please don''t shoot me!

 

[Regular Guy]

I only buy Brooks Brothers all cotton no iron shirts.

They shred in less than a year (way sooner than non-treated shirts needing ironing), and probably cost a bit more, but they beat ironing for me...

 

[kittybean]

I despise ironing. DH irons my work shirts for me--all of my other clothes are never ironed.

 

[Cind11]

I iron almost nothing. I do use my steamer quite a bit especially for things like sweaters that are folded in drawers.

 

[Londongirl1]

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.

The answer to your question is NO

but I like to do my housework in the nude - not sure why?? but it can be dangerous for obvious reasons