I Hate Ironing

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<p>I like to have straight clothes, but I hate ironing. I've heard of a few methods that will prevent wrinkling (don't wash too many clothes at a time, take them out of the dryer right away, don't mix heavy clothes with lighter clothes, take a shower with the clothes nearby so the steam will straighten them out).</p>

<p>My question is, has anybody tried these methods, and are there any methods they'd like to add? Also, how effective are these methods? For example, do they work with dress shirts? Dress pants? Thermals? Are there any sorts of clothes that these methods simply won't work on? If I follow all of this advice, will I still have wrinkly clothes?</p>

<p>Just saying, I don't mind SLIGHTLY wrinkled clothes. I don't need them like dead-perfect, but I want to be able to wear something and nobody will REALLY notice any wrinkles.</p>

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<p>I take the clothes out of the dryer when they are still warm and smooth them out with my hands on a table or the bed then fold them. Then you stack all the warm clothes up and the heat stays in there a while and helps remove wrinkles. This works for t-shirts and a lot of other things but doesn’t work for woven cotton shirts or pants, although it sometimes works on pants if you buy the wrinkle resistant kind and smooth them then hang them right out of the dryer. I tell my boys to take their dress shirts to the cleaners to be pressed, but they don’t wear them very often – it can get pricey if you dress like that every day. I’ve used the Downy wrinkle remover but no one at my house likes the smell.</p>

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<p>So, basically, these methods don’t really work on dress pants?</p>

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<p>Depends on the fiber content of your dress pants. What does the label in your pants say?</p>

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<p>They’re like suit pants. I think they’re mostly silk.</p>

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<p>If they really are silk, then you shouldn’t be washing them but if they are a silky feeling fabric, then they will probably be just fine out of the dryer if you hang them right up and smooth them out with your hands. Make sure you check the care label. Also don’t hang them on a wire hanger because that will leave a crease.</p>

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<p>The shower steam method is pretty good.</p>

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<p>I always use the spray stuff, like Downy Wrinkle Releaser, instead of ironing.</p>

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<p>If at all possible I don’t buy any fabrics that won’t be fine out of the dryer. I think I own two shirts and one pair of pants that actually require ironing. I wear them rarely enough that ironing them is not a nuisance.</p>

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<p>if u takem right out of the dryer, they come out wrinkle free [plus im sure dryer balls from bed bath and beyond would help… :)</p>

<p>personally i love ironing <3</p>