ptquilts

I don't have room in my freezer!!

JustAbitCrazy

My mom used a plastic sprinkler cap on a cork inside a glass soft drink bottle to dampen clothes. Then they got rolled up and stacked inside a wooden slat laundry basket with a plastic liner, and she took them out one at a time to iron them immediately.. But she never put anything in the fridge or freezer.
I think putting our fabric in the freezer unnecessarily would be harmful. I suspect the extreme temperature would cause some premature breakdown of the cotton fibers. Just saying because we were taught in vintage fabrics/appraisal classes that cotton likes to be stored at the same temperatures as we like to live in, no extreme hot or cold, which is why attic storage is a huge no-no.

romanojg

I've never heard of this before.

ka9sdn

When I was a kid we did the sprinkle, roll item up, put in frig, then when cold pull out and iron--worked good--I did the ironing in our house

luvstoquilt

I still have my “sprinkle bottle”! It is an old wine bottle with a sprinkle top that was available at Woolworth for about 25 cents. I sprinkled the clothes and put the in the refrigerator until I was ready to do the ironing. (Usually when I watched Art Linkletter or Merv Griffin). My sprinkle bottle (like me) is now retired and it lives on a shelf in my laundry room. I still love to iron.

toverly

That used to be done with linen, especially linen table cloths. I don't remember the freezer but I do remember them being "cold" when ironing. Maybe the freezer is just faster.

betthequilter

I just found this online. Some of the ideas are "out there", but it may give you a little chuckle.

https://housekeeping.wonderhowto.com...undry-0163734/

Snooze2978

I remember when young we've sprinkle the clothes to be ironed with water, roll them up, put them in a plastic bag and throw them into the fridge but never the freezer. Might need to try this out. Thanks for the tip. Sometimes those old fashioned ways are better than we realize.

sewnclog

I'd not have room in my freezer either. I do remember my mom sprinkling clothes with a sprinkler bottle before ironing.

QuiltnNan

let's just say "it's Interesting!"