just got my first tumble dryer after being years without one cos of the enviro effects. but after just having my 3rd child i found the washing hard going. but im amazed how little creases are in the clothes when they come out and am thinking of giving up iorning what do you do honestly?
2007-01-10 03:44:04 · 49 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Here's what you do. Put your clothes in the dryer with 2 dryer sheets, then dry them for 10 minutes... Stop the dryer and take out the articles you need to be 'neat' and hang them up to finish air drying. The wrinkles will fall out of them. I haven't ironed anything in 10 years by following this method.
2007-01-10 04:26:57 · answer #1 · answered by I hate friggin' crybabies 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is in the wrong section, but I'll answer.
I keep a rack in the laundry room so I can hang up the clothes immediately upon taking them from the dryer. If they stay in too long, they will get wrinkled. If you take them out pretty quickly, you probably won't have to iron most items anymore. I still choose to iron my trousers so the creases will be sharp. And I still iron some shirts, especially the collars so they won't look droopy.
2007-01-10 03:50:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
years ago (without permapress) we used to iron our clothes to try to eliminate the wrinkles like to make starched collars and cuffs look crisp, or to make pleats in our skirts or lines in our slacks prominent.
These days and with permapress all you need do is either wash and let the clothes drip dry or put them like you do let them tumble dry. But to look crisp at work it still requires a little starch or some product to put the strength (sizing) back into the material. Of course you could spray them while your clothes are a little damp when they are drip drying. Of course it depends on what kind of job you have. If you wear a suit to work or a travel kind of job or a job where you're meeting and greeting people then I'd suggest that you touch up the clothes with a little starch and with an iron. Lots of office people take all of their clothes to be dry cleaned. If you have any other kind of job then it doesn't matter if you just tumble dry your clothes.
2007-01-10 03:54:18 · answer #3 · answered by sophieb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you fold the clothes immediately after they come out, you have probably eliminated your iron time by 80%. However some articles mostly made of 100% cotton like pants, towels and other materials will need their seams pressed because when they come out of the dryer these tend to curl. Because of slight shrinkage.
It would be good to set the cycle shorter and take those items out before they are bone dry. That way you only need to lightly press them while they are still slightly damp.
It helps is you are a really tight folder and stack the clothes on top of eachother.
On the other hand some items benefit best from line drying and then you can finish them of in the dryer to give them a bit of plump back. Like terry cotton tracksuits.
And to save on energy (and costs) you might not want dry the comfort covers, I fold them tightly in half and flip them over a door and smooth them out. It takes for ever to dry them in the dryer and when they are finally dry they are very crinkly.
good luck!
2007-01-10 03:56:00 · answer #4 · answered by BF S 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Honestly! Don't iron your clothes anymore! That is what the dryer is for! Use it to your advantage! If something is SUPER wrinkly through it in the dryer for about 10 minutes with a damp wash cloth and presto your trousers are good to go! :)
2007-01-10 03:49:17 · answer #5 · answered by Amber 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Funnily enough I did my washing today and no I don't bother to iron my clothes after tumble drying them.
But thats partly because I'm a student and although I wouldn't say I'm that lazy I don't bother that much about my appearence- certainly not my clothes.
And yes, often the clothes don't even need ironing!
God bless.
2007-01-10 04:29:44 · answer #6 · answered by trebor88 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I usually hang up the clothes as soon as they come out of the dryer. There are some items I have to iron (the look really wrinkled). But the majority of the clothes come out fine. Even my work clothes.
2007-01-10 03:48:53 · answer #7 · answered by onecrazypeach 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I can honestly say i have lived on my own for years and i don't own a iron. The trick is, if you need a shirt or something hang it in the bathroom while you shower and the steam will drop all the creases out.
Failing that tell your mates its ment to be like that.
2007-01-10 03:48:36 · answer #8 · answered by thegenius 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I never never iron! I just always buy clothes that tumble dry well. I even found a local laundramat that will wash, dry, and hang up or fold my clothes for $1 per lb! Life is better now!
2007-01-10 03:47:30 · answer #9 · answered by Zebra4 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes most things come out of the dryer not needing to be ironed,But things like jeans and some tops will need ironing.
2007-01-10 03:49:25 · answer #10 · answered by Bella 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋