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Where's a woman when you need one? :rolleyes:
Need a shirt to go out in tonight, trouble being they're all creased (Mother persists in putting em in a basket so they get all scrunched up at the bottom)... and and she's gone out... leaving me to iron my own shirt.
Anyway, why the hell is ironing so hard? and how the hell does she get the shirts so uncreased? I've spent about 30 minutes trying my best, I've got majority of the back and the front done but the top part of the shirt just below the coller, and the arms (short sleeved) just take the pee... I can't get to em without ironing over something else and putting another crease in :(
I hate it :(
Silent Wings
09-05-2005, 19:10
Here you go :D
http://www.ehow.com/how_4180_iron-shirt.html
allieyoung666
09-05-2005, 19:10
Ahhh, well maybe it is about time you learnt how to, you need lots of steam and press quite hard and then that should get the creases out. I thought creases were all the craze at the moment??
paulyoung666
09-05-2005, 19:17
Where's a woman when you need one? :rolleyes:
Need a shirt to go out in tonight, trouble being they're all creased (Mother persists in putting em in a basket so they get all scrunched up at the bottom)... and and she's gone out... leaving me to iron my own shirt.
Anyway, why the hell is ironing so hard? and how the hell does she get the shirts so uncreased? I've spent about 30 minutes trying my best, I've got majority of the back and the front done but the top part of the shirt just below the coller, and the arms (short sleeved) just take the pee... I can't get to em without ironing over something else and putting another crease in :(
I hate it :(
practice dear boy , practice ;) :D :D :D
Here you go :D
http://www.ehow.com/how_4180_iron-shirt.html
The top part still goes screwy :(
As for steam, I think this iron was designed to be put on a stove ;) It's about 90 years old :(
Jeez, when I was 13 my mother taught me to use the washing machine, the tumble dryer and then the Iron all in one afternoon!!!
:D
Start with the collar, then flip it over and do the shoulder bit, then the front side, then the back and the other side and finally the arms and cuffs.
Take your time and be patient and as Allie said use plenty of steam you will be looking tip top in no time!!!
hth
paulyoung666
09-05-2005, 19:19
try some ironing water , it helps :erm: , should i be talking like this :disturbd: :D :D :D
smicer07
09-05-2005, 19:22
I can't do it either mate, I fully sympathise.
Well it'l have to do now, looks OK... I'l just have to stand against a wall so no one can see the back of my shirt :D
Glad the trousers were easy :p:
absthechatter
09-05-2005, 19:31
After years of struggling, I treated myself to a steam press - about twice the price of a good iron - but by far the best household gadget I have ever bought. All my ironing is done in about a quarter of the time and looks twice as good. 100 pounds of pressure at the touch of a finger aaaaaahhhhhhhhhh!!!
Abs
Raistlin
09-05-2005, 19:32
Put a very slightly damp cloth (tea towels are good) between iron and shirt, the extra steam generated will help the creases come out.
Chimaera
09-05-2005, 19:32
Well it'l have to do now, looks OK... I'l just have to stand against a wall so no one can see the back of my shirt :D
Glad the trousers were easy :p:
Trousers? I HATE ironing trousers!!!! :mad: Shirts are a doddle though - I pity my sister who has 42+ to iron in a week! :Yikes:
Trousers are the easiest!!!
I had to have knife edge creases whilst in the Air Cadets so I can do those easy peasy...
:D
(sorry to sound like a smart @rse)
Raistlin
09-05-2005, 19:37
I had to have Knife Edge Creases (and managed it) in the ATC as well.
Can't get it right now though :(
LOTS of steam and patience....
Chimaera
09-05-2005, 19:42
LOTS of steam and patience....
Steam I can do, patience when it comes to ironing trousers..........nooooooo!!!!!
Raistlin
09-05-2005, 19:42
Hmmm..... The problem is that I keep ending up with tramlines.
These modern fabrics don't seem to sit still as nicely as the good old grey ATC trousers did.
I have to conceed that the old ATC trousers were quite easy to do...
OT, what Squadron were you in Raistlin? I was in 2462 Oakley...
Put a very slightly damp cloth (tea towels are good) between iron and shirt, the extra steam generated will help the creases come out.
;)
Seems to of sorted the crappy creases, looks better now.
Will still be finding a dark club tonight :D
Cheers.
Raistlin
09-05-2005, 20:01
OT, what Squadron were you in Raistlin? I was in 2462 Oakley...
:notopic: 73 (Huntingdon) - Beds & Cambs Wing
Raistlin
09-05-2005, 20:03
;)
Seems to of sorted the crappy creases, looks better now.
Will still be finding a dark club tonight :D
Cheers.
NP. If it's been screwed up in a bin it's difficult to get enough steam out on any iron to get it looking nice again.
Ironing through a slightly damp cloth generates a whole load of steam which relaxes the fibres enough for you to iron the creases out.
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OT, Same wing then...
Yeah but we were better than you! ;)
Chimaera
09-05-2005, 20:06
If you have a tumble drier then get the clothes out the minute they have finished drying - and don't over dry them either. Then carefully fold them (if they require ironing) and iron them as soon as possible, or if you are lucky, you might be able to hang them up straight away without the need for the iron! (That's what I do anyway.)
You need one of these....
http://www.siemens.co.uk/default.asp?content_id=3592
NP. If it's been screwed up in a bin it's difficult to get enough steam out on any iron to get it looking nice again.
Ironing through a slightly damp cloth generates a whole load of steam which relaxes the fibres enough for you to iron the creases out.
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Yeah but we were better than you! ;)
Its all a matter of opinion... ;)
I have a motto.NEVER,EVER IRON ANYTHING. :tu:
Just buy a drier and whisk the clothes out just when the drier finishes and hang your clothes up.That way you never have to iron anything. ;)
IF anyone wants anything ironing I give them the iron and show them where the ironing board is(after removing the cobwebs).Works everytime. ;)
And before anyone disparges my ironing I'm a demon ironer.I was started on it when I was about 10 by my mother and am pretty good at it.I just don't like doing it anymore.Life is too damned short. :)
I have a motto.NEVER,EVER IRON ANYTHING. :tu:
Just buy a drier and whisk the clothes out just when the drier finishes and hang your clothes up.That way you never have to iron anything. ;)
IF anyone wants anything ironing I give them the iron and show them where the ironing board is(after removing the cobwebs).Works everytime. ;)
And before anyone disparges my ironing I'm a demon ironer.I was started on it when I was about 10 by my mother and am pretty good at it.I just don't like doing it anymore.Life is too damned short. :)
Good tip Coggy, i may try that sometime...
Steam I can do, patience when it comes to ironing trousers..........nooooooo!!!!!
Put on a good CD and then iron to the music.
Makes it go twice as fast.
allieyoung666
09-05-2005, 20:48
No I have a husband who irons!!!! And he likes doing it and I hate it
bmxbandit
09-05-2005, 21:10
ah, the joys of being a (punk-ish) student... the only garment i've ironed in 4 years is my dinner suit shirt :)
...and i only wear that once or twice a year :D
allieyoung666
09-05-2005, 21:11
I dont iron, I just hang it on a hangar and the creases just fall out!
Sorry, what is this thing called "ironing"? :D
Am I the only person round here who likes ironing ??? :shrug:
gary_580
09-05-2005, 22:42
Iron shirts when still slightly damp
Am I the only person round here who likes ironing ??? :shrug:
If you weren't so far north I'd send mine to you...! :D
gary_580
09-05-2005, 22:43
Am I the only person round here who likes ironing ??? :shrug:
Say that too loud and you'll get propositioned ;)
Am I the only person round here who likes ironing ??? :shrug:
Nope...
:angel:
Raistlin
09-05-2005, 23:03
I like ironing too...
homealone
09-05-2005, 23:13
Am I the only person round here who likes ironing ??? :shrug:
no - I could watch for hours, & I love the smell :angel:
paulyoung666
09-05-2005, 23:35
I dont iron, I just hang it on a hangar and the creases just fall out!
no you mean you dont iron , because i do :erm: , maybe not the brightest post i have ever done :disturbd: :D :D :D
homealone
10-05-2005, 00:08
no you mean you dont iron , because i do :erm: , maybe not the brightest post i have ever done :disturbd: :D :D :D
how you divide it all up... is up to you ;)
mrs gaz purchased one of those 'press' type ironing boards, recently - a few shirts & a pair of trousers while she is practicing, won't hurt ;)
we don't iron sheets, pillows, pants, socks, tea towels, duvet covers, vests, etc , though ;)
<edit> meanwhile a pair of black trousers from 'florence & fred' was £12 - if I paid to have them cleaned, and ironed, would it be much less :erm:
Chimaera
10-05-2005, 12:22
Just looking on the BBC website and found this! (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4530339.stm). So you can iron as Prince Harry does (allegedly!) ;)
I refuse to iron trousers - you can get 'em so cheap now that I basically wear them until even I have to accept that they're creased (which, oddly, is usually about 4 weeks after Mrs Nug has started moaning about them) and then I just buy a new pair (I would like to point out that they do det washed during this period :p: )
As for shirts, I iron my own but, when it comes to the annoying shoulder-y bit - well, I'm 6' 5", so no-one sees that bit anyway :D
greencreeper
10-05-2005, 18:37
I can only do ties - but it's a start :erm: :D I leave the rest to my mate (male) - he's good at it. I'm like Steve - put more creases in than I take out :(
Sorry, what is this thing called "ironing"? :DYep.....I don't suppse you can iron leather :D
Here's some more tips:
http://www.extremeironing.com/
Raistlin
10-05-2005, 19:34
Here's some more tips:
http://www.extremeironing.com/
I still haven't managed to work out if this is all a big joke or not :erm:
I can only do ties - but it's a start :erm: :D I leave the rest to my mate (male) - he's good at it. I'm like Steve - put more creases in than I take out :(
well why not make it a fashion statement.Call it the Crumpled Look... ;)
allieyoung666
10-05-2005, 20:31
I thought was the latest fashion? The perfect excuse not to iron your clothes!!!
Chimaera
10-05-2005, 20:33
I still haven't managed to work out if this is all a big joke or not :erm:
I'll let you know when I give it a try! :D
I thought was the latest fashion? The perfect excuse not to iron your clothes!!!
AAARGH! No!!! You mean I'm a Fashion victim :Yikes: :Sprint:
Ironings like making love to a beautifull woman... ops swiss toni moment there....
My advice is to just dmap everything down, if it refuses to iron, damping it down will force the creases out, but makes ironing a little longer...
I was fortunate to be taught how to iron, beore I moved out, but i will admit to hating it..
After 10 years in the army I'll never forget how to Iron. The missus won't let me forget either!
....get the wife to do it. Failing that, pay the nearest female you van find to do it for you.
Ironings like making love to a beautifull woman...
Hot, steamy and leaves you flat out at the end...?! :naughty: :D
This thread is making me board. I have more pressing things to do. Mind you some of the replies made me crease up.
:)
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Evidently there is a thing called Extreme Ironing where people iron in the most astonishing places......like whilst abseiling or tight rope walking.... :Yikes:
Indeedy:
http://extremeironing.com/downloads/ei_trailer.mov
....get the wife to do it. Failing that, pay the nearest female you van find to do it for you.
That's the point some people don't have a wife to do it.Even those that do can't get the wife to do it... :p:
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