Ironing woes
Aug 13th 2005, 5:51 pm
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davidjohn
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Ironing woes
Could someone help with info-how does every one do their ironing ?Has anyone used the large flat steam press - not the regular steam irons but the kind laundries have ?
Aug 13th 2005, 7:06 pm
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Re: Ironing woes
Originally Posted by davidjohn
Could someone help with info-how does every one do their ironing ?Has anyone used the large flat steam press - not the regular steam irons but the kind laundries have ?
Aug 13th 2005, 7:15 pm
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Re: Ironing woes
Mine Irons it's self while i'm at work 
Aug 13th 2005, 7:39 pm
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Re: Ironing woes
I find hiding it at the back of a cupboard worksand pretending it doesn`t exist works a treat - failing that get my hubby to do it 
Aug 13th 2005, 8:19 pm
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Re: Ironing woes
Originally Posted by Perthforme
Mine Irons it's self while i'm at work
Aug 13th 2005, 10:27 pm
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Re: Ironing woes
Originally Posted by gobbyjock
I find hiding it at the back of a cupboard worksand pretending it doesn`t exist works a treat - failing that get my hubby to do it
lilstewie aka mr. gobbyjock(how apt a name)
Aug 13th 2005, 10:45 pm
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Re: Ironing woes
Originally Posted by davidjohn
Could someone help with info-how does every one do their ironing ?Has anyone used the large flat steam press - not the regular steam irons but the kind laundries have ?
Aug 14th 2005, 2:37 am
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Re: Ironing woes
Wear cheesecloth clothing, never needs ironing
Pay someone else to do it.
Do it while you watch a film.
Iron with your iron in one hand and a glass of wine in the other, stop ironing when you finish the bottle.
Become very adept at immediately removing clothes from the washing machine and folding VERY carefully, or hang to dry on a clothes horse or hand out immediately.
ALWAYS use fabric conditioner.
If clothes are left in the washing machine wet for more than 30 minutes after the wash has finished, put on final rinse cycle with more fabric conditioner.
Get each family member to iron their OWN clothes - this rule does not apply to children under 7 years of age.
Wait for some Boy Scouts on Bob a Job week and get them to do it.
There was something to be said about polyester and drip dry clothes {?}.
Iron when you have a friend over for a chat - also helps while away the time and is someone else to top up your wine glass.
Throw clothing away and start again with new clothes every day.
Guess what I'm off to do? Yep open that botle of wine
Gill
Pay someone else to do it.
Do it while you watch a film.
Iron with your iron in one hand and a glass of wine in the other, stop ironing when you finish the bottle.
Become very adept at immediately removing clothes from the washing machine and folding VERY carefully, or hang to dry on a clothes horse or hand out immediately.
ALWAYS use fabric conditioner.
If clothes are left in the washing machine wet for more than 30 minutes after the wash has finished, put on final rinse cycle with more fabric conditioner.
Get each family member to iron their OWN clothes - this rule does not apply to children under 7 years of age.
Wait for some Boy Scouts on Bob a Job week and get them to do it.
There was something to be said about polyester and drip dry clothes {?}.
Iron when you have a friend over for a chat - also helps while away the time and is someone else to top up your wine glass.
Throw clothing away and start again with new clothes every day.
Guess what I'm off to do? Yep open that botle of wine
Gill
Aug 14th 2005, 4:01 am
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davidjohn
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Re: Ironing woes
Originally Posted by Gill and Rob
Wear cheesecloth clothing, never needs ironing
Pay someone else to do it.
Do it while you watch a film.
Iron with your iron in one hand and a glass of wine in the other, stop ironing when you finish the bottle.
Become very adept at immediately removing clothes from the washing machine and folding VERY carefully, or hang to dry on a clothes horse or hand out immediately.
ALWAYS use fabric conditioner.
If clothes are left in the washing machine wet for more than 30 minutes after the wash has finished, put on final rinse cycle with more fabric conditioner.
Get each family member to iron their OWN clothes - this rule does not apply to children under 7 years of age.
Wait for some Boy Scouts on Bob a Job week and get them to do it.
There was something to be said about polyester and drip dry clothes {?}.
Iron when you have a friend over for a chat - also helps while away the time and is someone else to top up your wine glass.
Throw clothing away and start again with new clothes every day.
Guess what I'm off to do? Yep open that botle of wine
Gill
Pay someone else to do it.
Do it while you watch a film.
Iron with your iron in one hand and a glass of wine in the other, stop ironing when you finish the bottle.
Become very adept at immediately removing clothes from the washing machine and folding VERY carefully, or hang to dry on a clothes horse or hand out immediately.
ALWAYS use fabric conditioner.
If clothes are left in the washing machine wet for more than 30 minutes after the wash has finished, put on final rinse cycle with more fabric conditioner.
Get each family member to iron their OWN clothes - this rule does not apply to children under 7 years of age.
Wait for some Boy Scouts on Bob a Job week and get them to do it.
There was something to be said about polyester and drip dry clothes {?}.
Iron when you have a friend over for a chat - also helps while away the time and is someone else to top up your wine glass.
Throw clothing away and start again with new clothes every day.
Guess what I'm off to do? Yep open that botle of wine
Gill
Hate creased clothes so, off to buy more clothes then!!!!!!!!!
Aug 14th 2005, 6:55 am
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Re: Ironing woes
Forgot to mention I have used two types of industrial irons. First is the sort where you have 2 hot-plate, an upper and a lower one. The top one you lower on to the garment and then lift off, great for flat things such as pillow cases but no good for anything "fiddly".
The second type consists of 2 rollers, you use a foot pedal to open the rollers to feed the clothes through. Two problems with this type, dead easy to get your fingers rolled in to the machine and burnt and clothing getting wrapped around the rollers.
Clothing that has been through these machines looks very "institutionalised" ... if you know what I mean
Both are very expensive as far as I can remember.
Just done my ironing......looks wonderful airing on a clothes horse.
Gill
The second type consists of 2 rollers, you use a foot pedal to open the rollers to feed the clothes through. Two problems with this type, dead easy to get your fingers rolled in to the machine and burnt and clothing getting wrapped around the rollers.
Clothing that has been through these machines looks very "institutionalised" ... if you know what I mean
Both are very expensive as far as I can remember.
Just done my ironing......looks wonderful airing on a clothes horse.
Gill
Aug 14th 2005, 8:05 am
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Re: Ironing woes
Originally Posted by Gill and Rob
Wear cheesecloth clothing, never needs ironing
. You might want to wear a couple of baps too. This helpful hint bought to you by Hups Homelife Made Easy.
Aug 14th 2005, 8:13 am
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Re: Ironing woes
Originally Posted by HUP
Wear cheese. It never needs ironing and could provide a handy snack. Though I do not recommend swiss cheese for the bottom half . You might want to wear a couple of baps too.
This helpful hint bought to you by Hups Homelife Made Easy.
. You might want to wear a couple of baps too. This helpful hint bought to you by Hups Homelife Made Easy.
Just get used to people running up to you and chewing bits out of your clothes
Aug 14th 2005, 11:13 am
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Re: Ironing woes
Em, what's ironing?
Aug 14th 2005, 12:38 pm
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Re: Ironing woes
Originally Posted by davidjohn
Could someone help with info-how does every one do their ironing ?Has anyone used the large flat steam press - not the regular steam irons but the kind laundries have ?
Cheers
Aug 14th 2005, 12:41 pm
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Re: Ironing woes
Originally Posted by Pollyana
Just get used to people running up to you and chewing bits out of your clothes
.You served your debt to society. We'll let you move on.