July 2013 Moms

CPTues: Ironing

edited November 2014 in July 2013 Moms
How good are you with an iron?

CPTues: Ironing 77 votes

I have never attempted ironing.
1% 1 vote
Quite bad. I end up burning myself and/or the clothes.
5% 4 votes
Not great - I could iron a pillow case.
14% 11 votes
Okay - I could do a dress shirt but skip the sleeves maybe.
19% 15 votes
Pretty good! Dress shirt etc no problem.
42% 33 votes
Excellent ironer. I'll take on vintage lace or a cutwork tablecloth any day.
7% 6 votes
Extreme Ironing World Champion (this is actually a thing)
1% 1 vote
Neatly pressed snowflake
7% 6 votes

Re: CPTues: Ironing

  • I agree there is definitely something theraputic about ironing! I used to wash/iron the purificator for church. It was like a guaranteed hour of not having to wipe anyone's bottom or answer anyone's questions and just have some alone time. 

    My problem is I never have time to do it. My ironing board is piled high with a back log. :(
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  • I also use cleaners. I'm not good at it anyway and don't like doing it. 
  • I'm good at it but I hate it and avoid at all costs. Mainly because I don't have a proper "ironing station" and it's just a huge pita to set up what I need.
  • I guess I'm good at it, haven't ruined anything sonce I was a teenager but I rarely do it, when I do its quite time consuming, and in general the dry cleaner takes care of it
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  • Not great. I often end up adding in more wrinkles. DH is really good at it, so he irons when needed. Not many of my clothes require it anyway.
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  • econmama said:

    Good at it, but ironing is why we have dry cleaners. :D

    Exactly this! I love the cleaners because I don't have time to iron these days.
  • I'm really bad at it & hate doing it. I usually throw something in the dryer or use my blow dryer to take care of something that needs ironing.
  • I have a scar on my elbow from the last time I tried to iron, which was in college. 

    Lucas loves to drag the iron around by its cord though 
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  • I hate ironing and avoid it whenever possible.  My mother irons pretty much everything and I think that's why I hate it so much.
  • I'm the Extreme Ironing World Champion :) I worked at a dry cleaners all through high school and college, almost 9 years. I didn't do the actual ironing as my job, but I did help on occasion.
  • DH's dress pants are dry clean only. I signed up for at home pickup and it is wonderful! I iron his dress shirts since they are machine wash and it saves money to not send them out. I hate ironing, but I can iron a dress shirt or pants just fine.
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  • I have a scar on my left arm due to ironing my husbands shirt. Reminds me of the Wolverine. I am good at it though.
  • I hate it, I can do simple stuff but I never do... I have ironed DH shirt once for a wedding. MIL secretly hates that I don't iron, she irons virtually everything!
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  • I made $50 at Model UN by ironing shirts for the guys who didn't know how to iron (or pack, apparently).
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