<p>My niece has this thing to iron on that is great for dorm rooms. It is an insulated wide strip of fabric that you just roll out and iron on bed or floor. She really liked it to do the quick touch ups. I have no idea where her mother found it.</p>
<p>I bought one for D last year at CVS Pharmacy for $5.99. It works great.</p>
<p>We too bought one at Ikea - $3.99!</p>
<p>You can get a really big table top ironing mat from some of the quilting stores online. I would call a couple of fabric stores in the area to see if they have them. They would be great for ironing sheets, and fold or roll up.</p>
<p>i iron my sheets, haha.</p>
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<p>mine always come out very wrinkled, i guess i could dry them for longer, but i hate to run the dryer for any longer than is absolutely necessary.</p>
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<p>it really doesnt take that long. probably less time than ironing a shirt takes.</p>
<p>has anyone seen a commercial for some stuff that comes in a febreze-like bottle that you spray on the clothes, and then shake, and then the wrinkles supposedly disappear? does that stuff actually work?</p>
<p>We tried that stuff on a shirt coming out of a suitcase wrinkled. It said to spray, and then ‘smooth the wrinkles out’ with your hands. It worked okay, but I think it would have been easier to toss the shirt in the dryer with a damp towel…</p>
<p>I suggested an iron for college, and my D looked at me as if nuts. And I’d found the perfect travel iron at a garage sale. </p>
<p>For the most part now, I’m of the shake when fresh out of the dryer and hang ilk, but somehow find it heartwarming that you want to iron and keep your surroundings neat. Nice to know there is someone of your generation keeping up, as well as appreciating that standard of housekeeping. My life and priorities don’t allow that sort of activity these days, and don’t be distressed if your life at some point takes a far busier turn and you need to allow some of those standards to slip a bit. </p>
<p>Ironing on folded beach towels on floor or counter has been my MO at various times in life.</p>
<p>Great lakes mom, as I read through all the comments, my mind was back on D’s “what planet are you from?” look when I suggested the iron. I laughed when I finally saw your response.</p>
<p>She left all her shirts that I either ironed (or we sent to the laundry) hanging in her closet here at home. She was certainly aiming for a low-maintenance college laundry lifestyle…although I did slip a bottle of the Downy wrinkle release in a package that we mailed this week. Couldn’t help myself.</p>
<p>k what is wrong with wrinkled sheets??? seriouslly, you sleep on them</p>
<p>are they lumpy, do they have hard ridges?</p>
<p>I still don’t get it…what does ironing do to the sheets…when you make the bed, the bottom sheet gets pulled taut, so does the flat sheet…</p>
<p>what is the benefit of ironing sheets? </p>
<p>I have sheets, yes I do, and I have never had them in such bad shape after washing that I though, oh gee, let me iron them…</p>
<p>so what if they are a tad wrinklled, once you stretch them out on the mattress, is there that much of a difference</p>
<p>please some one tell me WHY, I really want to understand</p>
<p>I have been to many homes, stayed in many guest rooms, and no one in my 46 years on this planet ever ironed sheets, and their beds looked and felt just fine</p>
<p>did the idea of ironing them come from when sheets were hung outside to dry and would get a bit stiff? I can understand ironing them then, but when you have a dryer, what is the need?</p>
<p>Ironed sheets feel crisp in a way that unironed ones don’t. I can’t explain it very well, and it’s probably stupid, but after a tiring day it’s pretty much the best feeling ever.</p>
<p>(As for your earlier question, yes, I have been ironing my own clothes… until now my parents have taken care of the sheets, but I think I’ll manage.)</p>
<p>In my family, we’ve always ironed everything, including sheets, and we only use the dryer for sheets and towels, never clothes… I didn’t realize that was unusual! (Of course, I also thought until I was thirteen or fourteen that all families sit down together for dinner every night, so maybe I’m just sheltered.)</p>
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<p>yes! i love this feeling. i can tell the difference if i havent ironed my sheets.</p>
<p>My mother liked listening to books on tape while she ironed. She always ironed a lot, but more once she started listening to books. I don’t take after her. OTOH both dh and I grew up with family dinners and have passed the habit on to our kids. It’s probably helpful that their EC involvement rarely involves the dinner hour. I’m actually the worst in the family for evening meetings - PTA, art association, zoning board and clients.</p>
<p>but what happens after you sleep on them a couple nights or even one night? are they still are fresh and crisp?</p>
<p>i change them every two days.</p>
<p>My son doesn’t even have sheets on his bed.</p>
<p>From the threads I have read on CC, many parents are despairing of their teen’s willingness/ability to keep a halfway clean room. Camellia wants to iron her sheets. Quite frankly, I would never do press my sheets (I hate ironing) but I certainly wouldn’t give her grief or question her motives.</p>
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<p>Those are the guys who fall in love with girls. :)</p>
<p>And then the girls spend a lifetime being resentful of doing all the work 'cause the guys don’t ‘see’ what needs to be done. </p>
<p>Now I’m not being accusatory here, as my S informed me that he never once washed his sheets all freshman year. And the first time the place was vacuumed was the also the day he moved out. I think he’s improved, as his landlord complimented him on the cleaning job for his recent apartment. But in process, it was less than an example of the housekeeping arts.</p>
<p>D mentioned yesterday that she didn’t like the $3.99 tabletop model from IKEA and could I please bring her a “real ironing board” when we come for parent’s weekend next month?? She doesn’t put any of her polo shirts or cotton shirts in the drier and like me, irons every day. Oh well, something else to figure out where to put in that room - LOL!</p>