Ironing
#42
Originally Posted by bobbie1
Originally Posted by Chasing Hawk
I had a neighbor who ironed her sheets. But the oddest thing I ever seen was my Uncle Randy, he would iron his boxers.....LOL
lightly starched.....LMAO
lightly starched.....LMAO
I have a really nice Laura Star iron now, one that my hubby brought me from Germany. Oh my word, do I love that iron. Best quilting iron in town. I don't iron anything else with it but my sewing projects.
#45
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Saugus, MA
Posts: 659
You people are so lucky to have a mangle !!! I had my grandmothers but an aunt whined so much because she wanted it that I finally gave it to her. Don't know what happened to it when my aunt passed. Oh well, can't cry over spilled milk. I did pick up an Elna ironer but it is very small, cheap tho, got it at a yard sale.
#46
I would love to hand dry my sheets, but behind my home there are fields of dirt! They plant melons or tomatoes once in a while, but most of the time they just move the dirt around. I do however iron everything. I like the way it feels.
#47
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Posts: 932
I am an ironer, but don't iron the sheets. They are always line dried but I do iron the pillowslips along with tea / dish towels, tableclothes, pjyamas and all clothes, with the exception to undies.
I have a small TV in my laundry, watching TV or a DVD is a great way to pass the time ironing.
I have always liked ironing.
I have a small TV in my laundry, watching TV or a DVD is a great way to pass the time ironing.
I have always liked ironing.
#48
Super Member
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Myrtle Beach, SC
Posts: 8,139
There is very little that I am willing to iron, and sheets aren't on the short list. My Mom never ironed sheets - with 8 kids and a husband to care for, that was definitely not a priority.
As for drying clothes on the line, the homeowners covenants in our development don't allow it.
As for drying clothes on the line, the homeowners covenants in our development don't allow it.
#50
Originally Posted by Howard
You people are so lucky to have a mangle !!! I had my grandmothers but an aunt whined so much because she wanted it that I finally gave it to her. Don't know what happened to it when my aunt passed. Oh well, can't cry over spilled milk. I did pick up an Elna ironer but it is very small, cheap tho, got it at a yard sale.
My daughter's father-in-law has one in his basement which as been standing there for about thirty five years. There must be thousands of them around the country. They were last made in about the 1960's I would venture to guess.
But there is a NEW mangle on the market. Williams Sonoma sells it through it's catalog department and it costs about 1,900.00. Made in Germany, and I'd be willing to bet it's a first rate product. But my little old Ironrite isn't going to be replaced any time soon.
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