Do I really have to iron the school shirts?

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DS is going to secondary school so it's proper shirts, ones that appear to need ironing.

I've just ironed 4 of them and I hate it. There must be another way?

I'm crap at it, I don't like doing it, and it makes me really hot.

Is there a magic spray or a trick that means I never have to see the iron again?

low spin, reduced ironing cycle then straight onto hangers

I would teach them to iron their own shirts. If they care they'll do it, if they don't they won't. As long as the shirts are clean it doesn't matter if they are ironed or not.

erm nothing, no way am I doing a new shirt every single day for all of them!

Wash in machine, lower spin cycle to minimise creases, hang up immediately & then leave to dry in airing cupboard or side of lakeland heater (when on)

erm nothing, no way am I doing a new shirt every single day for all of them!

well my teens need clean shirts. They cycle to school, play football at lunchtime, they don't shower after pe, and they stink by the end of the day.

I don't and dh doesn't, but my teens do.
You must have very non hormonal teens, or

Just bought mine Moss and bros non iron shirts (he now wears a suit to school) Not sure if is totally non-iron as 1st one came outta the package today. Prior to that used M&S non iron ones and these were fine non ironed for sure.

A clean shirt a day? A day?! My oldest is currently ten but if that is what the future holds he is learning to iron right now.

I certainly never had a clean shirt a day when I was a teenager. Still, I admit I was a scruffy thing.

God no, I buy M&S ultimate non-iron (although the general non-iron ones from there are fine too), wash, hang out to dry or inside house if raining and they are absolutely fine!

As others have said - M&S non iron shirts. Take out of machine, shake, put straight onto hanger and hang somewhere to dry. Job done.

I don't iron anything. Ever.

At 3 minutes per shirt it should only take you 45 minutes. Do it while watching telly or, like a pp poster said, they are old enough to do their own now.
When I bought my new iron the instructions said "Not for use by under 8s " - which was good to know as the dd is nearly 10!

Eldest started school in 1991 and youngest finished school in 2007. In all those years I never ironed a single shirt, not even on photo days.

Strategic drying is the answer.

Always shake hard straight out of the washer. In summer peg on the line by the very ends of the side seams. In winter hold the middle of the back of the neck in two fingers and stretch the arms behind the shirt. Hold the cuffs at the same time and shake. Place on a hot radiator. Each shirt takes 5 seconds. When dry fold in half with the sleeves inside.

DS is starting Scondary this week too

Didn’t occur to me for a minute to iron his shirts... he got his first lesson yesterday and will be doing them himself each week

And he has SEN which means he’s emotionally young for his age...

Why wouldn’t they do their own?

I have never found non-iron shirts to actually be non-iron!

In respect of school shirts, no, I didn't iron after I got a tumble dryer as I found tumble til nearly dry then hang, it was crease free enough.

Without a tumble dryer I think your best bet is to drip dry over the bath (or outside) if you can, or at least put on the very minimum spin.

It also depends on the rest of the school uniform, i.e. Whether it's covered by a jumper or the front part visible under a blazer, also whether the children are even allowed to remove their jumpers/ blazers in school.

I certainly wouldn't iron if I could get away with not ironing.

The M&S ones are quite expensive I think. Sainsbury’s do non-iron shirts in 2 packs for £4.48, whereas the M&S ones are £9 for 2

rule is: whoever irons gets to choose what's on telly :D

Life's too short. Give the shirts a good shake out before hanging them to dry and body heat will get rid of any remaining creases.

Another non-ironer here. As many things as possible on hangers and in the fresh air when possible. And definitely a clean top a day.

*A clean shirt a day? A day?! My oldest is currently ten but if that is what the future holds he is learning to iron right now.

I certainly never had a clean shirt a day when I was a teenager. Still, I admit I was a scruffy thing*

Yes a day. Any clothes worn directly against the skin should be worn once - pants, vests, socks/tights, shirts etc for hygiene reasons.
Cardigans / jumpers or skirts you can probably get away with a couple of wears... but not shirts! That’s actually gross

There's no such thing as non iron shirts.
They still need ironing.

Yes a day. Any clothes worn directly against the skin should be worn once - pants, vests, socks/tights, shirts etc for hygiene reasons. Cardigans / jumpers or skirts you can probably get away with a couple of wears... but not shirts! That’s actually gross

That is your personal opinion Did you mean to state it as a fact, and be so rude while doing so?

They definitely need a clean shirt on everyday. DS has a shower every morning, he's not a sweaty kid but his shirts are always dirty around the neck at the end of the day.

Yep. Because it is gross. It’s not hard to clean 5 shirts a week! Ironing is a personal preference, but clean clothes aren’t

Yes GreatDuck I 100% agree

Combination of:

1. non-iron shirts and tumble dryer

2. ironing delegated to DD

3. means that DD considers 2) unnecessary. They’re not perfect, but given she has a blazer over her shirt most of the time it doesn’t really matter.

M&S nonironed short sleeved shirts here. By the time scruff boy has cycled to school no shirt would look ironed anyway. And yes a clean shirt every day, at least for the boy.