AIBU to think there is no way to store clothes after ironing without them wrinkling?

[BeaRightThere]

I consider myself a pretty competent adult but I cannot work out how to store freshly ironed clothes without them ending up a creased mess again. I've tried folding, rolling, hanging - nothing works. Well, hanging works sometimes but I can't hang absolutely everything. Has anyone got a foolproof method or is it just impossible?

I'm not going to stop ironing, I don't like wrinkled clothes.

I have never ironed a jumper or a pair of jeans in my life, can I ask how you are drying them ?

I iron almost daily and bloody love it. I find hanging the best way to stop creases and A4 folding for T-shirts. Jeans 👖 I fold waist to knee then over again but like other posters have said you must have space and items mustn’t be rammed together. I iron absolutely everything except socks 🧦 and can always tell when clothing isn’t ironed 🤷🏻‍♀️

Some people like a sharp ironed look and some don’t so that’s just a choice thing - if OP is super sensitive to creases attract just how she is

Either on a clothes line or inside on a clothes horse. I never tumble dry my clothes.

This is a good tip, I've never tried that. Off to Amazon to look!

Thank you. I don't mind whether other people iron or not, it's none of my business. I just personally prefer to.

I rather enjoy ironing, and have done since about age 12.
You can always tell how good fabrics are and how well-made the clothes are by how they iron and fold.
The good quality items are easy to iron and easy to fold neatly (another advocate of the A4 format) and do not crease.
Poor quality items (like t-shirts that "warp" when washed) are the very devil.
"Thin" clothing can be hung up, but you need a couple of inches of space between garments, otherwise they get squashed and wrinkled again. That is one reason why I always iron and fold shirts.
I try to catch trousers just as the tumble drier finishes (on the ironing dry setting). Given them a good shake and stretch, fold them to get the creases in the right place down the front and finish them off over a radiator - this works well for cords, velvet etc. and probably better than actually ironing them.

Are you folding the items which are going to be folded during the ironing process?

So for example, t-shirts. They are ironed and then ironed the folded into a square if you like. So both sides in, iron on the fold, and again with the bottom one. Then all t-shirts are folded to the exact same size and packed on top of each other in the wardrobe on the shelf. They don't crease at all. But if you unfold it and don't fold in back properly, then it might crease. My shelves have to be right, it bothers me if they are not all stacked properly. 😀
So I have a section for each type of folded items. Like t-shirts, vest tops, pjs, long sleeve tees, shorts etc. I even colour code mine. So all the darks at the bottom and then they move up to the lightest.

Hanging is a bit different. If your rail is too squashed (ie too much stuff) then there is a risk of creasing. If this is the case, try to hang clothes seasonally. I have a summer and winter wardrobe, so only the relevant season hang on the main rail. Trousers and jeans go on a multi hanger as those I have multiples of and this multi hanger uses way less space.

Stop ironing.

I use a handheld steamer. Hang clothes over a chair, steam them - takes about 30 seconds per side. So much easier than ironing plus don't need an ironing board

OP asked for tips for the folding of clothes after ironing.

All of the "I don't iron" or "I just steam them" are not what OP asked about. If you don't iron, then just scroll on.

We all know non ironers love to shout about it, but this is not your thread.

Ah ok after you iron maybe let the clothes cool before you fold them? I also have a crease free setting on my machine it is a godsend.