Jan 24 2009
Iron? Not if I can help it!
I am getting ready to go to a party and the shirts we want to wear need to be ironed. Ironed! I thought that went out when they invented wash and wear!
The first is a western shirt sold under the Wrangler label. It’s plaid. I remember when plaid was a shoo in for not needing to be ironed. This shirt, which I really like, looks like a wrinkled mess unless you iron it. It does hold it’s ironed surface well, but I’d be ashamed to have my man go out in public with it unironed. (I have some old-fashioned values.)
The other is a blouse sold under the Lane Bryant label. Again, I love this blouse. It’s black with a thin red strip running through it, elbow-length sleeves, and some ruffles running down the front of it. I knew it might need ironing when I bought it because it has latex in the fabric. Latex makes it more comfortable, but it does nothing for the neat touch. The blouse would probably pass inspection unironed except for the ruffles. The ruffles are cut on the bias and absolutely need ironing or they curl up into little worms down the front.
When I went to set up the ironing board I found it already set up - backwards with the narrow end toward my right elbow. Only two people live in this house and I didn’t do it. My grinning husband told me he’d set it up himself so he could iron down the points on a favorite cowboy shirt. Don’t you love it?
I could go on by asking why the shirt collar curls at the ends, but I won’t. Most of us don’t iron any longer. Most of us would love to trash the iron and ironing board, but are afraid to. We’re always worried we’ll buy something we really like and it will need to be ironed.
Marilynne 
I do own an iron but no ironing board. The only reason I have the iron is for quilting and craft projects. LOL
What a sweet husband! If anything, I usually use the spray that helps wrinkles fall out. My mother, who still irons blue jeans and sheets, gives me grief about not ironing. Really, aren’t there better ways to spend time than ironing??