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#173676 - 02/04/09 05:33 PM Re: Getting a complex [Re: jabber]
chatty lady Writer Registered: 02/24/04 Posts: 20267 Loc: Nevada	OMG...Orchid your post reminded me of my poor mother. ironing even his shorts, undershirts and work hankies, plus everything possible. My father was a demanding tyrant as well where my mother was concerned. If one of my husbands ever insisted I ironed everything, his tongue would be the first place he'd feel the 'hot' iron. I remember when my first husband came home from the army and we met. I said 'oh good, you were in the army so you know how to iron." And that was that! _________________________ Take a peek at my BLOG: http://charleen-micheles.blogspot.com/
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#173690 - 02/04/09 08:30 PM Re: Getting a complex [Re: ]
yonuh Member Registered: 06/14/06 Posts: 2447 Loc: Arizona	I remember my Mom ironing everything, too. I iron maybe twice a year, if that. That's why they came up with wrinkleproof clothes, isn't it? _________________________ Well-behaved women rarely make history. - Laurel Thatcher Ulrich http://ruthrainwater.wordpress.com/ http://newbeginningsgratitudejournal.wordpress.com/ http://sablewings.wordpress.com/
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#173698 - 02/04/09 10:03 PM Re: Getting a complex [Re: yonuh]
Princess Lenora Member Registered: 11/11/04 Posts: 3503 Loc: Colorado	OK, I agree that ironing is a necessary part of sewing. I used to love to sew, but hated to iron the seams. But I would do it as part of the process. I had an iron in my hands since I was 7-8 years old. Mom said, "Dad likes his collars pressed. Make sure there is a crease in the sleeves. Don't forget to press the yoke." We ironed aprons! I saw "The Reader" yesterday. In one scene, Hannah, the main character, is ironing her bra. That will be the day. I can't believe that the first half of my 20 year marriage I ironed my husband's shirts/pants on my day off, while he was playing racquetball. _________________________ "Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice." http://beyondthetears.blogspot.com http://www.facebook.com/lynn.tolson http://www.facebook.com/pages/Beyond-the-Tears-A-True-Survivors-Story/130880013605676
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#173699 - 02/04/09 10:04 PM Re: Getting a complex [Re: Poppie]
Princess Lenora Member Registered: 11/11/04 Posts: 3503 Loc: Colorado	By the way Poppie, it is so nice to see you here! thanks for popping in. I appreciate it. Lots of love to you xxoo Lynn _________________________ "Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice." http://beyondthetears.blogspot.com http://www.facebook.com/lynn.tolson http://www.facebook.com/pages/Beyond-the-Tears-A-True-Survivors-Story/130880013605676
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#173708 - 02/05/09 03:10 AM Re: Getting a complex [Re: Princess Lenora]
meredithbead The Divine Ms M Registered: 07/07/03 Posts: 4894 Loc: Orange County, California	I iron most of my clothes -- but never underwear or sheets, and never anything of Hubbo's. _________________________ My handcrafted jewelry: limited edition designs more jewelry, plus bead supplies Poet and essayist
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#173747 - 02/05/09 07:52 AM Re: Getting a complex [Re: meredithbead]
Dotsie Founder Registered: 07/09/08 Posts: 23647 Loc: Maryland	I remember Mom ironing while she watched her soaps. She had a little sprinkle bottle that one of my cousins made for all her aunts one Christmas. She spray painted a bottle and stuck a little cork sprinkler in the top. I was so impressed. What a hoot. I have a friend whose father did all the ironing in their house. They had a fridge in the basement where he stoed everything he ironed. I'd never seen that before and never have since. _________________________ Founder Emeritus of Boomer Women Speak and the National Association of Baby Boomer Women. www.nabbw.com www.boomerwomenspeak.com
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#173758 - 02/05/09 09:07 AM Re: Getting a complex [Re: Dotsie]
jabber Member Registered: 02/17/05 Posts: 10032 Loc: New York State	If you take items out of the dryer as soon as they're dry, then they don't wrinkle that much. But if they're rolled 'n piled a long time, then some of them need a touch up, IMO. But it isn't like the olden days when grandma and mom stood for hours and ironed our school clothes. When I was a kid I watched mom and gram iron family outfits for a half a day. Gosh, those ladies worked hard! _________________________ https://www.amazon.com/author/bonnie.mill-lemke https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/bookshelf
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#173759 - 02/05/09 10:09 AM Re: Getting a complex [Re: jabber]
Cookie Member Registered: 06/02/06 Posts: 753 Loc: USA	I iron everything, except underwear and sheets. As a kid, I had to do the ironing as soon as I was tall enough to reach the ironing board. I remember those sprinkle bottles, Dotsie. You could buy the sprinkle top at any hardware or dime store. It seemed they fit on the top of any empty soda bottle. Also, we would sprinkle the clothes down after they were dried and roll them up; place them in the clothes basket or bag for ironing later in the day. Anybody else do that?
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#173806 - 02/05/09 02:53 PM Re: Getting a complex [Re: ]
Cookie Member Registered: 06/02/06 Posts: 753 Loc: USA	Originally Posted By: Anne327 Cookie, don't you get tired of ironing? Isn't there something else you'd rather be doing? Or do you really not mind doing it? Anne, just like most other domestic chores, ironing has been a part of my life for so long, I don't give it much thought.
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#173807 - 02/05/09 02:57 PM Re: Getting a complex [Re: Cookie]
chatty lady Writer Registered: 02/24/04 Posts: 20267 Loc: Nevada	Me too Cookie, I use to stand on a chair in the basement to help my mom do the ironing. She too sprinkled the clothes, rolled tham for ironing later that day. EVERYTHING was hung on the clothesline, we had no dryer in our house. I can't remember what we did in the Indiana winters? Think I'll call my mom and ask her. _________________________ Take a peek at my BLOG: http://charleen-micheles.blogspot.com/
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