Anonymous
Post 03/09/2026 10:38     Subject: Do you still iron your clothes or is it a thing of the past?
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!
Anonymous
Post 03/09/2026 10:28     Subject: Do you still iron your clothes or is it a thing of the past?
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
Post 03/09/2026 07:25     Subject: Do you still iron your clothes or is it a thing of the past?
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
Post 03/09/2026 07:11     Subject: Do you still iron your clothes or is it a thing of the past?
I have a housekeeper who irons or steams what needs it.
Anonymous
Post 03/09/2026 07:08     Subject: Do you still iron your clothes or is it a thing of the past?
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
Post 03/09/2026 06:52     Subject: Do you still iron your clothes or is it a thing of the past?
Never
Anonymous
Post 03/09/2026 06:06     Subject: Do you still iron your clothes or is it a thing of the past?
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
Post 03/09/2026 06:04     Subject: Do you still iron your clothes or is it a thing of the past?
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
Post 03/09/2026 05:50     Subject: Do you still iron your clothes or is it a thing of the past?
We had to buy one when my DD got into perler beads so no. I do steam my clothes though.
Anonymous
Post 03/09/2026 04:59     Subject: Do you still iron your clothes or is it a thing of the past?
Regularly. Shirts and trousers and shorts. I like the crispness of ironed clothes.
Anonymous
Post 03/09/2026 00:39     Subject: Do you still iron your clothes or is it a thing of the past?
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
Post 03/08/2026 21:57     Subject: Do you still iron your clothes or is it a thing of the past?
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
Post 03/08/2026 21:49     Subject: Do you still iron your clothes or is it a thing of the past?
I use both an iron and steamer. Wrinkled clothes look awful
Anonymous
Post 03/08/2026 21:47     Subject: Do you still iron your clothes or is it a thing of the past?
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
Post 03/08/2026 20:53     Subject: Do you still iron your clothes or is it a thing of the past?
Our iron is kept with the perler beads my kids craft with.

We use it for clothes about twice a year.