Do you still iron your clothes or is it a thing of the past?

[Anonymous]

Our iron is kept with the perler beads my kids craft with.

We use it for clothes about twice a year.

[Anonymous]

I own an iron and use it a couple of times per year, when I am sewing (quilts or windows coverings). For clothing, maybe twice in 3 years.

[Anonymous]

I use both an iron and steamer. Wrinkled clothes look awful

[Anonymous]

I use a steamer occasionally but most of my clothes are knits or non-iron, including work clothes.

I iron tablecloths and napkins about twice a year - when the basket gets full or I need something (usually I do a big iron before Thanksgiving/Christmas).

[Anonymous]

Like never. Expect for new curtains. Once or twice when my son needed to wear pants (not sweat pants) for a school dance.

I think ironed a dress in the last year or so for a wedding.

[Anonymous]

Regularly. Shirts and trousers and shorts. I like the crispness of ironed clothes.

[Anonymous]

We had to buy one when my DD got into perler beads so no. I do steam my clothes though.

[Anonymous]

I iron almost every day. I don't see how good can't. A lot of my clothes don't go in the dryer and they do not dry smooth enough for work.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm 45, dress stylishly, and come from Europe. My mother ironed something nearly every day. I vowed I would never do that. My husband gets the iron out when he needs to add a patch on worn gardening clothing or something. I haven't had to use it in years, and can live with a few wrinkles in my clothes. If it's something that's wrinkle-prone, I hang it up to dry.

Hanging still leaves things very wrinkled

[Anonymous]

Never

[Anonymous]

I iron clothes for work, but rarely need to iron when traveling.

I don't think it's a problem that you had to call the desk. Not stocking them in every room lets the hotel have fewer but you still had one when you wanted it.

[Anonymous]

I have a housekeeper who irons or steams what needs it.

[Anonymous]

Years ago I did an ironing session for a batch of clothes about once a week. Gradually moved towards work clothes that don't wrinkle. Then remote work happened followed by retirement and now I only wear soft stretchy clothes. It's a problem because I'm gaining weight due to the stretch.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I own an iron and it gets used maybe once a month. DH is more likely to use it, for work clothes, most of mine either don't need ironing at all or I dry clean them.

What I use a lot is a hand steamer. Even on stuff that I previously might have ironed, like a linen shirt. I prefer the result with the steamer more -- it doesn't touch the fabric so it doesn't get that flattened, stiffened look that ironed clothes sometimes get, it just relaxes any wrinkles or creases out. I bought it for my DD's dance costumes but now I mostly use it for myself. Also love that it travels easily.

Same

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm 45, dress stylishly, and come from Europe. My mother ironed something nearly every day. I vowed I would never do that. My husband gets the iron out when he needs to add a patch on worn gardening clothing or something. I haven't had to use it in years, and can live with a few wrinkles in my clothes. If it's something that's wrinkle-prone, I hang it up to dry.

Hanging still leaves things very wrinkled

PP you replied to. That's subjective. I am often complimented on my outfits, so apparently people are fine with whatever degree of wrinkling there is!