GingerPoppy Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 (edited) What I'm curious about is what kind of undies are you ironing? I can't quite picture that. I can imagine being able (not that I would) to iron my husband's boxers but mine? I can't see that working. Hmmm... Am I trying to picture everyone's undies now? LOL!! :lol: Me too, me too! I am flabbergasted at the number of undie-ironers hanging out on this board. I can't get my head around it. My undies have never been wrinkled after being washed. And how does the iron even fit them? And why spend time on something that won't be seen, and that gets washed every single day? Feeling very curious over here! ETA: Ok, I guess I can't read. :) I thought that great numbers of you were admitting to folding your undies, not ironing them. WHEW! Edited November 19, 2011 by GingerPoppy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denise in Florida Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 No and No and a big serving of 'Why?" I fold the sheets but no ironing. I do not iron or fold underwear. I do not 'match' socks. The clean 'whites' are lucky if they get sorted into drawers and not just used straight from the 'clean' basket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Yep, and yep. But I don't iron underwear. That would ruin the elastic. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 No and no. But I'm still weird. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdventureMoms Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 No for both. :) I don't even fold sheets anymore, I just put the whole set inside one of the pillowcases. My girls have a few dresses that we hang up, but other than that all their clothing goes in bins under their bunk bed unfolded. That's the best idea I've heard all day! I'm going to try it tonight! I don't iron anything unless I'm crafting. I don't fold kid clothes (most of them go on hangers). I don't fold underwear of any sort. I only fold grownup shirts, pants, towels, and until now, sheets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 No, and no! (Then again, I don't iron ANYTHING)! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joannqn Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Yes for undies. No for sheets. Though I worked with someone who claimed to ironed undies, if you can believe it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Yes, I fold the undies. They fit better in the drawer that way. No, I do not iron the sheets. I have other ways I prefer to spend that time. But, I will admit, ironed sheets do feel nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linguistmama Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 How do you get the sheets in there if you don't fold them? I fold everything. I iron nothing. :D I just wad everything up in ball and shove it in the pillowcase. :) We don't make beds here either. I still fold our towels to make them fit in a small space, but someday we'll have a bigger apartment and I will probably ditch that too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbmom77 Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 We don't make beds here either. So glad it's not just me! I don't know anyone IRL who doesn't. I figure I'm just gonna get back in it this evening, so why bother? I have a feeling that last sentence could lead to a debate that ends up with a locked thread! :D :auto: As for the original question, no and no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 No on both counts....whew, I am not weird! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 I don't iron anything and I only fold a very few items namely: jeans, sheets and towels if I get around to it mostly for storage reasons. Anything that hangs gets hung, everything else either gets thrown into drawers fresh from the dryer or stored in a basket in the closet. I do remember as a child and young adult ironing and startching sheets so that they laid nice and flat when they were put on the bed but now I am wondering why in the world someone would do that. Startched sheets don't sounds very comfortable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linguistmama Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 So glad it's not just me! I don't know anyone IRL who doesn't. I figure I'm just gonna get back in it this evening, so why bother?I have a feeling that last sentence could lead to a debate that ends up with a locked thread! :D :auto: As for the original question, no and no. :lol: Just don't mention shopping carts, crockpots or shoes in the house. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1GirlTwinBoys Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 No to both.:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukeswife Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 I only fold dh's undies but that's because he insists on it (must be that OCS training LOL) I don't iron sheets, and I rarely fold them because I usually wash them and then put them right back on the bed when they come out of the dryer. I have a Great Aunt that to this day still irons her husbands Tighty Whiteys. Not sure how that works because I never stuck around long enough to be "taught" how. She loved to teach others how to be a proper housewife, I think she was a bit nutso. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GailV Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 When I was young my mom liked to hang the sheets and pillowcases on the clothesline. Afterwards we would iron the pillowcases since, unless it was fairly windy, they'd be quite wrinkled. I loved the fresh, crisp pillowcases when I went to bed on Thursday nights! As for ironing undies, here's a quote from MSU.edu (Michigan State? No clue -- it's the first thing that came up when I googled "iron underwear to kill yeast") " Some medical types think that when you have a yeast infection, you should wash and dry your underwear and then iron it or throw it in the microwave on high for 5 min to kill the yeast. On the other hand, check out this testimonial: "I wanted to alert your readers that putting underwear in the microwave for 5 minutes is a VERY BAD IDEA... I went off to finish my nightly ablutions, leaving the underwear nuking away. I came back to a little black melted pile and an incredibly difficult to clean microwave." There you have it. I personally am going to stick to ironing." So, folks, there's a possible reason to iron underwear. Which I don't do. And I don't hang my sheets on the clothesline because of dh's allergies, so I don't iron them -- I usually just stick them back on the bed immediately (even crazier than that, I don't even wash them on Thursdays, which I had grown up believing was the worldwide sheet-washing day). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JessReplanted Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 No!! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrapbookbuzz Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 :001_huh:I have a neighbor that irons her bedsheets. What is the POINT of that? Whoever is going to use the bed DOES NOT CARE and is only going to wrinkle them anyway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrapbookbuzz Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 I figure I'm just gonna get back in it this evening, so why bother?I have a feeling that last sentence could lead to a debate that ends up with a locked thread! :D :auto: To me, a made bed says, "Don't I look so comfy, cozy, and inviting??" A rumpled bed says, "Don't even think about laying down again, you lazy bum! Get on with your day, already! " :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audrey Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Yes to both. Folded undies stack neatly in the drawer and I can find the ones I want easier. Ironed sheets are just nice -- not necessary, but still nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrapbookbuzz Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Just bought Susan Wise Bauer's book, in ebook format, from Google eBooks. Best price I've seen for this book! Had to download it in ePub format to my computer first but it was VERY easy to transfer to my NOOK. I'm SO excited! I love SOTW but am forever misplacing it. Plus, this is more in depth and great to use with my 13 year old. Anyone else have some fun eReader discoveries? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 yes and no. Yes and no, but my mother did both (including ironing my father's PJs) before the advent of permanent press. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairyMom Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Umm.... NO!! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairyMom Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Yes to both. Folded undies stack neatly in the drawer and I can find the ones I want easier. Ironed sheets are just nice -- not necessary, but still nice. Just in awe!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edelweiss Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Folded undies? Definitely! I can't imagine not folding them. If they aren't folded, what do you do with them exactly? Just leave them crumpled in a pile? :confused: Nope, can't do that. No way. I definitely don't iron sheets though. Way too much work! I would love them to be ironed, but someone else would have to do it. I have to have the bed made daily. I don't like getting back into it at night if it hasn't been made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhonda in TX Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 I fold DH's undies because otherwise they won't all fit in the drawer. Otherwise, no. And iron sheets?? Are you kidding me?? Um, no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama2Many4 Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Ha ha! I have never ironed my sheets but I did fold my undies until about two years ago. THE FREEDOM! Next time I do laundry, I'm NOT folding the underwear. There, HA! :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi @ Mt Hope Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Nope and nope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Yes to both. Folded undies stack neatly in the drawer and I can find the ones I want easier. Ironed sheets are just nice -- not necessary, but still nice. Thanks for flying the freak flag with me, Audrey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cin Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 When we first got married, I had DH underwear all folded and stacked nicely in the drawer. He looked in there and looked at me like I had a 3rd eye. I think it actually sort of creeped him out a bit. My mom always folded EVERYTHING. It had to be Just So. For him, it was just weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evergreen State Sue Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Yes on the undies. A definite no on the sheets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChemMommy Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 NO and NO!! But my MIL admits to ironing her husbands underwear and my husbands diapers (when he was little). She said that she was a very, very bored wife to a missionary at the time, though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in NH Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 No, no, no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissKNG Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 My undies are folded. My girl's undies are folded. Dh's undies are folded. Our sheets are not ironed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Just bought Susan Wise Bauer's book, in ebook format, from Google eBooks. Best price I've seen for this book! Had to download it in ePub format to my computer first but it was VERY easy to transfer to my NOOK. I'm SO excited! I love SOTW but am forever misplacing it. Plus, this is more in depth and great to use with my 13 year old. Anyone else have some fun eReader discoveries? Trying to change the subject, are we? :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 I used to fold dh's underwear. Then I decided that I simply had better things to do and stopped. Same things with his hankies. I do fold his t-shirts, but not the way he would do it. I've never folded my underwear. Sheets? no. I iron my tablecloth once a year for Thanksgiving, and that's quite enough for me, thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 The bras are folded over in half, the undies tucked into the cups and the entire matched set neatly placed in the drawer. Usually I do not iron sheets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frontier Mom Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 No and no. I hate ironing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Rebecca's chore is to fold undies (NOT DH's!). I would never iron my bedsheets though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audrey Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 (edited) Here is a lovely, simple tutorial on panty folding: Or you may prefer this more elaborate method instead: And, here is a lovely series on ironing and folding any kind of sheets you may have: http://www.youtube.com/user/expertvillage/search?query=iron+sheets Edited November 21, 2011 by Audrey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionfamily1999 Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 No for both. :) I don't even fold sheets anymore, I just put the whole set inside one of the pillowcases. My girls have a few dresses that we hang up, but other than that all their clothing goes in bins under their bunk bed unfolded. That is the best idea ever. Yoink! Thank you :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snickerdoodle Posted November 21, 2011 Author Share Posted November 21, 2011 Oh My Goodness. Now I've seen it all. BTW, who wears panties that big? Here is a lovely, simple tutorial on panty folding: Or you may prefer this more elaborate method instead: And, here is a lovely series on ironing and folding any kind of sheets you may have: http://www.youtube.com/user/expertvillage/search?query=iron+sheets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ereks mom Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 Undies - yes Sheets - never :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnaM Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 No but my MIL irons her sheets as well as her tea towels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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