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I'm in the market for a new set of bed sheets. While doing my research I found a set and one of the comments/reviews said "These are great, I never have to iron them!" My reaction was "WHA?? You iron your sheets?" My SO had never heard of it either, but then when I searched "iron bed sheets" on Google, it seems to be common? So now I'm wondering, do you iron your bed sheets?
Hell no! I got better things to do... I dont even buy clothes that need ironing.
DH's grandmother irons her sheets. She's also one of the most ridiculous people I've ever met (for many reasons), so it doesn't really surprise me. I only break out the iron in dire situations. NEVER would I iron something that I'm going to sleep on and f up almost immediately.
My grandmother used to iron thier sheets. I think it's recommended for when you have house guests, but I've never done it myself.
@pinkshoes: My thoughts exactly, why in the world would I iron my sheets when I hardly ever iron cloths that I wear and people see?
I will confess that I HAVE thought about it..... but that may have a little to do with the 3rd trimester "nesting" starting to kick in. I have yet to do it though (energy just doesn't match my want to.. lol)
I don't, but I have. Once in a while when I go to clean out that closet (really it is like once every two years), then I go way overboard and want it to look perfect when I am done, so I will iron the sheets to that they fold just right and look perfect in there and all neet.
Ok this may be a bit OCD but I do occasionally iron my sheets! I have some that come out of the dryer totally fine with just a bit of regular wrinkling, but I have 2 sets now that get AWFUL wrinkles. It drives me crazy.
I also do home staging so for that I have to make sure that all the wrinkles anywhere are steamed out. I've spent many hours steaming cloth shower curtains.
Heck NO!!
But I think it used to be more normal to do this, you know, back when the woman stayed home and tended to the house and had the time.
Haha I see that I'm the only vote for Yes.
I will let it be known that my mom and grandmother used to iron our underwear (grandma lived with us when we were kids). I guess it's their crazy ironing obsession??
I'm one of the two who voted "other". I iron the top part of the sheet that is folded down AFTER it is on the bed. I have hotel style sheets and I want them to look clean AND crisp.
I've heard of this, but there's no way in hell I would put in the effort to... kind of an old school thing, like my mother and grandmother used to. I asked FI if he had heard of it. He has, and immediately asked that I do so, lol
He also raised an interesting point... of those of you who know people that do iron their sheets: is it done while they're on the bed, or do you have to drag every inch of those suckers across an ironing board?
if you buy wrinkle resistant sheets, they look pretty good right out of the dryer. i can see how wrinkly sheets might bother some people but personally i wouldnt bother.
Damn. I don't even MAKE my bed let alone iron my sheets! I can't keep it together enough to waste my time ironing sheets!!
I never iron my sheets but I would if my grandma was staying over. She irons hers and cant rest comfortably in a wrinkly bed lol. Of course I have even seen her iron her panties so it is just par for the course.
haha ohh man!
I'm behind on sheet ettiquete!
I'm not sure how you iron sheets? On the bed? on the board? Is it to look nice folded or just crisp on the bed?
Leave it to Mrs.Stewart ---http://www.marthastewart.com/264139/ironing-sheets
Five kids in our family and my mom ironed and starched all our bedding...not the sheets so much as the duvet covers and pillow cases....towels too.
I think it's just a past-generation European thing? My mother is German and very "Martha Stewart-y."
No way in hell would I iron anything like that. I fold and smooth everything while still warm from the dryer, (if I remember) and that's enough for me!
I have to say, though...I DO miss the smell of the freshly ironed and starched pillow cases I had when I was a kid.
I iron the sheets in winter because I don't have and don't want a tumble dryer so because the air is a bit damp I'll iron them on a dry setting just so they dry a bit more. Depending on the sheets I'll iron them all year round - nothing crazy, just a quick whoosh over just for the sakes of it. Himself tried to get me started on socks, let's say that he is now very aware of my feelings on that matter....
Oh hell no. I have a really cool iron that lights up different colours. I get so excited to use it and even that doesn't make me want to iron sheets.
I hate ironing. If anything gets ironed in our house, it's up to Mr. LK to do it. And no, he does not iron our sheets.
Oh goodness. I can hardly get DH's dress pants ironed once a week for church. There's no way I could iron the sheets too!
Um, no. If something is too wrinkled, it goes back in the dryer LOL Unless its a special occasion or wedding or funeral, then clothes can be ironed. Otherwise HELL NO.
I've never heard of people ironing their sheets. I definitely would never ever think of doing that!
Sometimes I iron the pillow the cases, because they are exposed on the bed. I don't bother with the sheets.
With the exception of the pillow cases and cloth napkins, DH does all other ironing in our household.
Yeah, after working full time, going to the gym, cooking dinner, cleaning the house, wedding planning, and everything else, I make sure to iron my sheets. It's a real priority. *sarcasm* LOL
I would never iron my sheets, that said though, I take them out of the dryer as soon as it stops so they are still warm when I put them on the bed, I think that helps settle any wrinkles that might have been in them.
I don't even own an iron. LOL. I buy clothes that don't need ironing, and if DH needs some nice work clothes for work I either toss them in the dryer on the steam setting or if I must.... I will bring out the steamer. I'm shocked to find out people iron their bedsheets....
No friggin way. I don't Iron any of my own clothes or DH's clothes so I definitely wouldn't be Ironing our bedding! after one sleep it's wrinkle free usually anyway!
I iron my pillowcases, and table place mats... but that's only because ours come out looking like someone crumpled, stepped on them and ran over them with a truck when they get out of the dryer.
I typically iron my pillowcases and the outer edges of our sheets, but not the entire thing and not any part of the fitted sheet.
hahahahaha
I iron clothes maybe 5 times a year so the answer would be no.
Honey, I haven't touched an iron in over 20 years and I have no plans on doing so for the rest of my life. Irons are EVIL!
In order to cut down on doing any extra work whatsoever, I actually only use the fitted sheet so I don't even have to bother with the extra one!
I can't imagine ironing the sheets! If you put it on right after it comes out of the dryer it will look the same as it would have if you had ironed it. So why bother?
Maybe for an intricate lace or textured sheet? But we would never buy that in the first place!
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