Non ironers unite!

[Coastingit]

I don't iron. DH sends his shirts out, everything else just doesn't get done.

I tend to buy jersey, denim, polyester fabrics and am a bit scared of silk, viscose and even woven cotton.

I bought a Boden Breton and it effing looks creased unless I iron it, which isn't happening! Is that reason to return it?

[hiccupgirl]

I have found my spiritual home!

The only ironing that happens in this house is DH's work shirts and DS's uniform and DH does both of these.

I will use the iron for Hama Beads but even then I managed to melt a load on and wreck the iron.

[Melonfool]

The trick is to buy jersey mainly, polyester is fine, viscose doesn't really need ironing either.

Linen is the nightmare, but for trousers linen and cotton mix is OK.

Hang everything on hangers rather than over an airer (we don't have a tumble dryer) and with trousers/jeans I stand on the hems and pull them up hard by the waistband before hanging to stretch them out.

dss school shirts are polo shirts and they don't seem to need ironing if shaken firmly, pulled into shape and dried on the airer. Or if they do no-one has mentioned it

[JenniMoo]

My irons just used for sewing and Hama beads. Anything that really needs ironing just ends up not getting worn...
DH has the m&s ultimate non iron shirts, so no ironing for him either.
I once worked with someone who had 2 young children and ironed everything: sheets, tea towels, socks and pants even!

[LittleBearPad]

Sack it. It won't mind. It could do with a rest.

[Onedayinthesun]

Wow! I want to live like this...who knew all you ironing free lot have been doing something less boring instead all this time!

Your stories of iron free living are making me jealous. I want to let go of my ironing - I hate it, it's thankless and all this time no one seems to notice (by the sounds of things) the difference between us, the fed up crease removers and the non ironing gang.

I want to be free of this burden, permission to sack the iron?

[dangerrabbit]

Non-ironed checking in.

I'm a bridesmaid on Saturday and still need to iron my dress - been putting it off as I haven't ironed anything for over a year.

Also, I'm very interested in the m+s school uniform suggestion as DD1 starts school this year and I don't want to iron anything - is m+s the place to go for ironing refuseniks?

[LittleBearPad]

We moved in March. DD (3) watching all our furniture come into the house pointed at the ironing board and asked DM 'what's that granny'.

DM is coming round to my way of thinking. On the other extreme her SIL irons boxer shorts!

[flightywoman]

What is this 'ironing' of which you speak?

I do press fabric though before cutting and sewing...

[Melonfool]

We moved in May 2013 and I've not ironed a thing since we moved. I hadn't ironed before either but the move is a watermark.

Dp irons his own and dss stuff and offers to iron mine but I honestly can't think of anything of mine that needs ironing ever.

[DrHarleenFrancesQuinzel]

I dont iron either. If somethings a bit creased it goes into the dryer for a few minutes (even if its not meant to) and the creases drop out.

I do own an iron and board, but they are only ever used if I buy new trousers as I dont like the crease down the front that always seem to be on new trousers and jeans.

[DaddyPigIsMyParentingGuru]

Just when I thought mumsnet couldn't get any better I found this thread

[MrsEdinburgh]

Only ever iron linen & the odd smart shirt of DH, everything else straight off the line/out the tumbler & then hung in the wardrobe or folded & put in drawers.
Though funnily enough before DC I thought my Sis & Bil were strange for not ironing.....then we had kids & woke up as they say

[mejon]

The only time I iron is when the DCs trousers need wondawebbing. I have been known to 'repair' said wondaweb with the hair straighteners on occasion to save getting the iron out for a tiny piece of hem.

[knackeredknitter]

I dug out the iron to iron my my 5 year old dd's party dress the other day. She marvelled and ahhed in wonderment at this strange contraption, and asked how it worked, she thought it quite hilarious

[Christelle2207]

I have not ironed anything since first dc was born two years ago. We now have two dc2 and really don't have time. In that time dh has ironed twice and one time was to iron on name tags for DS' nursery clothes.

We don't have a tumble drier either. Freaks according to my dm.

[SinglePringle]

Ironer and Proud!

Spent two hours yesterday and did 8 blouses / tops
6 trousers / jeans
5 dresses

I like being able to pull anything I want out of the wardrobe and not have to iron every morning.

I hate creased clothes and wear a lot of cotton.

Telly on, cup of tea, iron away - not a bother here.

[LooseSeal]

The only thing time I ever get the iron out is to attach name labels to school uniform. DH mostly wears casual clothes to work, but if he needs to look smart he breaks out the iron. I dry everything that can crease on hangers, I'd rather clean the oven than iron.

[ItsAll]

Slatterns .

We iron a bit.

[Itsbloodyraining]

omg!! GHDs!!!

[meglet]

no ironing here. The only time I've got the iron out in 3 yrs is to iron hama beads.

hanging outside to dry in the breeze or straight onto an airier drops most creases out. no one in the house wears shirts or anything that needs to be 'crisp'.

[mrsdavidbowie]

I iron less and less.
Maybe once a fortnight.
Dcs do their own but most doesn't need doing.
That said I do enjoy doing it.

[dexter73]

I don't mind ironing. I just do it while watching tv.

[Runningupthathill82]

I don't iron. None of my friends do either. We are all smart professionals!

My iron hasn't been unpacked since we moved house three and a half years ago. DS has never seen it.

[CointreauVersial]

Aaaah, my spiritual home...

Life's far too short to iron. I do have the odd posh dress or shirt which needs ironing; needless to say, they rarely get worn. Our iron was previously owned by DH's XGF (we've been together over 20 years, which tells you how old it is), and it is buried somewhere in a cupboard. I'm not sure it's electrically safe, tbh.

I told a couple of people at work that I don't iron, and they were It was as if I told them I worshipped the devil at weekends.