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Does your tumble drier crease things?

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Millimat · 23/01/2017 23:20

So everybody says to tumble clothes then as soon as it finishes remove things, shake and they won't need an iron. I tried this for the first time today with bedding. It took me twice as long as usual to iron it Hmm

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DameDiazepamTheDramaQueen · 23/01/2017 23:21

Do you just shove it in when it's wet or do you shake it out do first?

Is your bedding pure cotton?

DameDiazepamTheDramaQueen · 23/01/2017 23:22

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Millimat · 23/01/2017 23:26

Erm, I think I shook it first. Deff not pure cotton!

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Titsywoo · 23/01/2017 23:27

Depends on the material. Doesn't work for my bedding or shirts but most other things are fine.

RhodaBorrocks · 23/01/2017 23:45

If you overfill it it will crease no matter what. I have an enormous tumble drier but have learned the hard way not to fill it to capacity because it means more ironing.

llangennith · 23/01/2017 23:48

I don't care if bedding comes out creased so long as it's dry. Once it's on the bed the creases disappear.
Who irons bedding?Grin

blueberryporridge · 24/01/2017 00:35

Try using these spiky dryer balls. They reduce the drying time in the tumble dryer and make the washing much softer when it comes out - makes ironing easier or even unnecessary (although ironing bedding, with exception of pillowcases, is unnecessary in any case IMO!).

PenguinsandPebbles · 24/01/2017 00:45

Who irons bedding? Grin

Me Grin have an iron setting on my dryer, and out the duvets come for a quick iron over before being put into their matching pillow cases or back on beds.

Cannot stand seeing creases on duvet covers (don't bother with sheets)

I also know I'm not the only one as I've seen others confess on housekeeping threads Grin

DameDiazepamTheDramaQueen · 24/01/2017 05:46

I have an iron setting too! Never iron anything properly though.

Audreyhelp · 24/01/2017 05:56

Always iron bedding . Would hate to get into a wrinkled bed.

icelollycraving · 24/01/2017 08:07

It depends on the setting. For example I don't use the extra dry setting on mine for bedding as it creases like buggery.
I iron everything except sheets.

OhGodWhatTheHellNow · 24/01/2017 08:19

What lolly said - if you overdry it you're buggered. Use a cupboard-dry or low heat setting. I iron virtually nothing and you wouldn't know.

Millimat · 24/01/2017 15:38

I wouldn't want to go to the effort of stripping the bed only to have creased sheets!
Will stick with leaving them out to dry.

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donajimena · 24/01/2017 15:40

Mine doesn't but my old washer/dryer combi creased everything and made it crispy. Bloody horrible things washer/dryers

Millimat · 24/01/2017 15:43

Ah mines a washer dryer. Maybe that's why?

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Caboodle · 24/01/2017 20:05

I don't overfill, mine isn't a washer drier and I don't leave it sat in once finished....all still needs ironing (inc bedding, creased sheets-urgh).

Haffiana · 24/01/2017 22:35

Buy high thread-count pure cotton, the real stuff from somewhere like John Lewis (not the fake stuff from eBay etc). It doesn't need ironing.

Chocoholicmonster · 24/01/2017 22:44

I can't remember the last time I touched an iron because everything seems to come out the dryer ironed. It's great. Bedding, clothes etc all crease free. I never shake it out before shoving it in but I do take it out the dryer as soon as its finished & fold or put away on hangers.

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