Things you can’t get your head round, e.g Non ironers

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Is it just me or does anyone else not understand how people who don’t iron manage ? Whenever someone tells me they don’t iron my brain can’t compute how they manage to have clothes looking crinkle free- without consciously buying clothes that don’t need ironing! I hang clothes on coat hangers, fold consciously to avoid creasing but still have to iron things like blouses, dh shirts and my dd school skirts, for example. Do I need to buy better quality clothing, is that the key? Can any non ironers out there share their secrets please 😀🤓

We don’t wear blouses or shirts which probably helps a lot. I have a “relax creases” setting on my dryer which takes 10 mins so will occasionally throw a couple of things in there if they’ve ended up wrinkly

I mostly wear cotton and linen and everything gets ironed.

I'm with you OP.

I don't buy the cheapest items and I take care of what I have so it lasts. That includes them being washed, ironed and stored correctly.

I like my cupboards tidy so linen is also ironed. There is nothing better than getting into a clean bed with an ironed duvet cover.

I actually quite enjoy ironing, I can’t stand crumpled, creased clothing. I have always done it, even when working a 50 hour week.

Think it’s partially a generation thing. We are in our early 30s and rarely iron anything unless it’s the occasional wedding/funeral. We both work in casual offices. Partner may iron the odd T-shirt if it’s particularly creased.

but then I think most people my age are the same so guess we all don’t mind go around looking “crumpled”… can’t say I give it much thought.

Exactly this. Steamed clothes look better than ironed and it takes a fraction of the time. My ironing board hasn't seen the light of day in the 7 years since I bought a steamer. Ironing is so passé!

Seems to be a reasonable correlation between those who don't iron and also not understanding why all the bleach.

Perhaps we are all just lazy and filthy.
I have never seen the need for either. Who can be arsed ironing, and why are your houses so dirty that you need to bleach them??

I like ironing. I do it on Sunday afternoons in front of a film while drinking wine. I like having the family ready and fresh for the week ahead.

That said- I was brought up being a total scruff as my parents just did not care and my mother was felled by depression most of the time and I was seriously bullied for a while for how I was dressed and turned out. Also I now have a disabled child and he gets enough shit in his life that him being smartly turned out is quite important to me... it's something about his life that I can make okay.

We also use bleach in our house. Mainly because we have old and very incontinent animals and bleach of course neutralises urine and the smell!

Forgot to say- we are in our 50s and most of our clothes are natural fibres. If you get something folded or hung up fresh off the line there’s no need to iron.

We don’t use bleach because we have a septic tank.

Thanks for all the lovely tips, it’s helping me overcome my non ironer confusion! I’ve consciously avoided using my tumble drier (shrinks some items & economy) but I do have the luxury of a large airing cupboard with a clothes rail in that I can hang clothes in. DH can start doing his own shirts 🤓, when I’m buying clothes be more mindful of the ironing implication.
I’ve never ironed bedding as don’t see the point, I know people who do though. Years ago, an ex’s mum used to do his washing for him. She used to iron his boxers and thought that was complete madness!
I used to detest ironing but think I’ve just accepted it now and got on with it. I stick Netflix on to ease the boredom 😂

I only iron if needed. Guess I'm just a 'scruffy Brit' 🙄.

I don’t own an iron. Hated ironing and found it tedious. DH sends his shirts out once a week and that’s it. I also can’t understand the love for febreeze, zoflora, plug ins etc. They are headache inducing.

I don't understand why people have plug in air fresheners, they're literally just smelly chemicals and can't be good for anyone.

I'm in the non ironing camp! Dd is at nursery. DH works in a job that suits comfy clothes under coveralls(mechanic) I have nice clothes for the office but we're more smart jeans and nice top brigade. We iron for special events only!

I totally agree fizzyfood. I don’t get that one, unless they’re indoor smokers or to mask pet smells?

i dont have bleach as have ruined clothes with it, but it makes me cough

Another non ironer here. I buy things that don't need to be ironed and don't really mind a few creases. My husband irons his own shirts etc so we aren't a non ironer household.

I'm an ironing fiend. I iron absolutely everything, even bedding and underwear.

Another non ironer.

Things like suits are washed and then hung on hangers to dry.

T shirts, joggers etc, wash, dry, put in drawers.

I work 50 hours a week, 2dc, I don't have the time to spend on something that will be undone within 10 minutes of wear. My commute is 2 hours when I go in to the office once a week and any ironing has certainly been ruined by then.

I used to spend hours ironing on a Sunday like my Mum. I don't bother anymore, barely use the iron. The kids school shirts are non iron and not that creased and are covered by pinafores/ cardigan/ blazer. The only thing I iron are new curtains.

I don't iron. Agree with others - it's not that important and I've better things to do with my time.

I only use bleach down the toilets ( hate toilet brushes and have never had them), and for grouting. I don’t use it for anything else. I’m curious what others use it for.
I do iron because I have some linen clothes and I iron t towels, pillowcases , trousers etc. there are some clothes that look awful if they aren’t ironed. People who wear crumpled clothes look a mess. I am interested in the steamer idea though. Must get one . Any recommendations?

I also don't understand these. They give me a headache

I've mentioned my 'hand ironing' before. I sit in front of the TV and smooth out wet clothes by hand. Then I pop everything on the clothes horse and it dries so crease free (I live in a hot country so clothes dry very quickly). Its so effective that don't bother ironing the kids things. I do iron my own things some of the time but it takes a fraction of the time. I also don't understand how grown ups get their clothing so crease free that they don't need to iron at all.