Young folks (like under 30). Do you iron?

Contributor: WhoopieDoo WhoopieDoo
23. I own two irons and only iron when sewing is involved. Or I need to touch up the pleats in my tartan skirt.
02/11/2013
Contributor: DawnStar DawnStar
Sometimes.
02/11/2013
Contributor: Cosmonaut Cosmonaut
I had one, then it disappeared. I need another one.
02/11/2013
Contributor: SecondStory SecondStory
I personally don't, although I should learn how to since I have quite a lot of button down shirts.
02/11/2013
Contributor: Ryuson Ryuson
As a 19 year old college student, "if it's wrinkled it's wrinkled and I'm late for class anyways."
02/11/2013
Contributor: P'Gell P'Gell
I'm well over 30 and I NEVER iron. I don't even know where my iron is.

However, my middle daughter, who is in college and who also sews, irons as does her older sister. So, two of my kids must have got tired of wrinkled clothes and started ironing for themselves.

I hate to iron! Everybody always wrinkles their clothes as soon as they dress anyway.

I do use that anti-wrinkle spray for my husband's shirts.
02/11/2013
Contributor: DigitalSweety DigitalSweety
I'll iron something if it's particularly bad. I go out of my way to buy clothing made from fabric that doesn't really need to be ironed, though.
02/11/2013
Contributor: Llewey Llewey
I've only ironed like twice in my life, so no.
02/11/2013
Contributor: Girly Juice Girly Juice
Nope. I have a couple things that probably should be ironed, but I usually just hang 'em in the bathroom while I take a hot steamy shower and that usually does the trick.
02/11/2013
Contributor: Nova146 Nova146
I'm 31. I own an iron and used to use it to iron hubby's shirts. But I learned to get the out of the dryer right away, so now I never iron. I think clothes today don't generally require ironing the way they used to.
02/11/2013
Contributor: null null
21
I don't iron, but I'll use a hair straightener on cloth belts, cuffs and collars if they really need it.
02/11/2013
Contributor: MrWill MrWill
Iron... rarely. I will jack someone's hair straightener for a bit to "iron" the collar and lapel of some of my shirts if they are looking kinda crinkled though
02/12/2013
Contributor: underHim underHim
I will for my husband, but it is truly my least favorite chore.
02/12/2013
Contributor: Strider Strider
I iron if it really needs it. I'm 24.
02/13/2013
Contributor: Rosen Rot Rosen Rot
Under 25.
Own MULTI. irons and boards, and enough starch to crisp a department store. I were formal attire to work everyday. My father got me into the whole "sharp line, crisp and clean" thing.
02/13/2013
Contributor: solly solly
For sewing, yes, for my clothes, almost never. I avoid buying clothing that wrinkles easily.
02/13/2013
Contributor: Mrs.Tee Mrs.Tee
Quote:
Originally posted by Bignuf
Is that a "dying art"? Do any young people iron anymore? Do they even own irons for anything? Just wondering.
Yes, actually I just brought a iron the other week, but its not something that I usually do on a regular basis
02/13/2013
Contributor: anonkitty anonkitty
I rarely iron. When I buy clothes, I look especially for clothes that don't wrinkle easily.
02/14/2013
Contributor: chicmichiw chicmichiw
23 and yes. Wrinkly silk or wool is a no-no.
02/14/2013
Contributor: Livia Drew Livia Drew
I'm in my mid-twenties, and I've never ironed. Not even once. And yes I'm ashamed. I just got an iron for the holidays, though, so maybe I'll learn and start soon.
02/14/2013
Contributor: purpledesert purpledesert
18 and only for formal wear that requires it.
02/14/2013
Contributor: rosythorn rosythorn
I used to take steaming hot showers and that will steam iron your clothes. But now no hot water. So I iron all the time
02/14/2013
Contributor: kawigrl kawigrl
if it needs to be yeah
02/14/2013
Contributor: Aubrey M Aubrey M
No, definitely not! I could probably do it if I had to, however, that involves far too much work and my clothes aren't nice enough!
02/14/2013
Contributor: misskat misskat
Quote:
Originally posted by Rosen Rot
Under 25.
Own MULTI. irons and boards, and enough starch to crisp a department store. I were formal attire to work everyday. My father got me into the whole "sharp line, crisp and clean" thing.
I am 23 and iron every day. I iron what I will be wearing as well as sewing projects.

I even had a full size ironing board and iron in my dorm room.
02/14/2013
Contributor: Badmew Badmew
I iron sometimes, like if I have something important to go to and my clothes are noticeably wrinkled. Usually I just try to pull my clothes out of the dryer immediately and hang them up.
02/15/2013
Contributor: moegirl moegirl
Quote:
Originally posted by Bignuf
Is that a "dying art"? Do any young people iron anymore? Do they even own irons for anything? Just wondering.
18, Yes I iron for sewing. Other times if I'm in a rush I'll just use my flat iron that I use on my hair for clothing.
02/15/2013
Contributor: StarrStacked StarrStacked
Quote:
Originally posted by Bignuf
Is that a "dying art"? Do any young people iron anymore? Do they even own irons for anything? Just wondering.
I own an iron AND an ironing board (gasp), I am also 25. My boyfriend also irons, I did have to teach him. Some of my favorite memories were ironing my grandmothers cloth napkins while she ironed her clothes.
02/16/2013
Contributor: SourAppleMartini SourAppleMartini
I have to iron my part-time job uniform. Hate the job and hate ironing.
02/21/2013
Contributor: gsfanatic gsfanatic
I'm in my 20s and rarely, but that's because my job doesn't take a lot of ironed clothes
02/21/2013