tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718146618187718643.post2788821893850117209..comments2024-03-26T06:41:22.957-04:00Comments on Freckled Citizen: Confessions of a reluctant ironerMaggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03948476830389001938noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718146618187718643.post-83321215024090506462014-02-24T19:35:53.907-05:002014-02-24T19:35:53.907-05:00I have two all Battenburg lace tablecloths that I ...I have two all Battenburg lace tablecloths that I stole from Bullock's before they became Macy's. Napped the $500 one for $75 and the $350 one for $50. But guess what? You cannot wash them or they will shrink into a placemat. So I spot treat them as needed and then take them to the French Hand Laundry in Pasadena and they do a fantastic job. You can even mail them specialty things and they will make it all back to you. So, I have never taken bedding to them but I will if I ever find the duvet set of my dreams. Don't laugh or scoff, do it and be happy! KarenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718146618187718643.post-62766846683310706382010-05-24T11:23:34.569-04:002010-05-24T11:23:34.569-04:00My sympathies - would you believe I have those sam...My sympathies - would you believe I have those same PB sheets, in the same red? And I've been just as disappointed in the wrinkling. The only solution seems to be taking them to the dry cleaner, since Miss Business Super Casual here isn't going to pick up an iron - or a $2,000 press machine, much as I'd love to own it - anytime soon.Melissa @ I Pick Prettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12300398605721219551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718146618187718643.post-58599754611607578022010-05-22T21:27:10.717-04:002010-05-22T21:27:10.717-04:00I scoffed when I discovered my mother-in-law took ...I scoffed when I discovered my mother-in-law took her sheets to the cleaners so they would come back ironed, but now I look at the wrinkled sheets and think, "she's crazy, yes, crazy like a fox!". I still haven't done it but I may someday....Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10096957955735710186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718146618187718643.post-9556758358211918422010-05-17T23:13:04.481-04:002010-05-17T23:13:04.481-04:00If you line dry the sheet, either outside on on a ...If you line dry the sheet, either outside on on a line inside you can give them a good shake and tug before you hang them up they will have a lot less creases.Tracy Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718146618187718643.post-65764606385483728192010-05-14T23:20:31.661-04:002010-05-14T23:20:31.661-04:00Don't mock the Miele magic. I have been lusti...Don't mock the Miele magic. I have been lusting after one of those for, well, longer than I'd care to admit. If I did not live in an NYC shoebox this wouldn't even be a discussion. I am a sad, sad individual. <br /><br />In any event: high temperature, damp sheets. Not just a spritz of linen water damp, but cool to the touch and different in color from dry damp. Not too wet, not too dry. It's a bit like blowing out your hair in that your sheet will take on the shape it dries in.Charlottenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718146618187718643.post-31276917956685378082010-05-14T16:28:00.706-04:002010-05-14T16:28:00.706-04:00From my perspective, your first mistake was buying...From my perspective, your first mistake was buying sheets because of how they look! I've only ever bought sheets because they were on sale! And your second mistake was buying white sheets for a houseguest that's a few years short of potty training! :)<br /><br />And your third mistake? Noticing that they're wrinkled. I guarantee you we won't make that same mistake! Trust me, I'll be so glad I'm getting in bed that I won't have a spare moment to notice how the sheets look!!!!<br /><br />I'm with Kate here. Just cover them with something that makes you happy when you look up from working and call it good!mjaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06150508559549092452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718146618187718643.post-3151813550425648142010-05-14T16:12:09.916-04:002010-05-14T16:12:09.916-04:00I'm with The Waspy Redhead on looking into a c...I'm with The Waspy Redhead on looking into a clothing steamer-- I've been eyeing one for my curtains, which are so long that they pile on the floor and wrinkle as I try to iron them. Also, I think my grandma used to remove the sheets from the dryer while they were still slightly damp and then iron them. Which is probably essentially like steaming them, since the heat of the iron dries them. Worth a try.S@shahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06329629158498598528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718146618187718643.post-25892057324407192752010-05-14T15:09:38.501-04:002010-05-14T15:09:38.501-04:00I second Nancy's vote that you take the sheets...I second Nancy's vote that you take the sheets to the cleaners- especially if they are guest room sheets that won't get used as often. Do you have a steamer? I've had my eye on a pricey (though much more reasonable than tha $2k bs contraption) rowenta model for some time now. I bet it could tackle wrinkly sheets like a champ.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04363285378662330939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718146618187718643.post-17667988155221719632010-05-14T14:56:04.637-04:002010-05-14T14:56:04.637-04:00Have a cleaner press them. Won't cost much an...Have a cleaner press them. Won't cost much and they will do a bang-up job. Plus, you won't need to wash these sheets very much (unless you end up with tons of guests).Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13962207274073382811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718146618187718643.post-31526425347773707712010-05-14T14:45:41.616-04:002010-05-14T14:45:41.616-04:00I wouldn't use this on sheets, but it's aw...I wouldn't use this on sheets, but it's awesome for traveling -- Downy Wrinkle Spray. I was really skeptical at first, but it works! It's not going to make a dress shirt look like it was pressed, but it's like a mircle in a spray bottle for smoothing out suitcase wrinkles.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02425370396583301705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718146618187718643.post-48428404338870036592010-05-14T14:41:52.371-04:002010-05-14T14:41:52.371-04:00Thanks for the commiseration, everyone...
I shoul...Thanks for the commiseration, everyone...<br /><br />I should add that for our own bed we use sateen sheets, which DO NOT WRINKLE. Reason #134 that's our sheet style of choice. But are they made in white with perfect red embroidered pearls? No.Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03948476830389001938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718146618187718643.post-7914774575863333122010-05-14T14:39:23.425-04:002010-05-14T14:39:23.425-04:00I have found no solution to wrinkly sheets, but wh...I have found no solution to wrinkly sheets, but when you discover the holy grail (that does not cost $2000), you let me know!Emily (The Culinary Couple)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06298998305737012144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718146618187718643.post-87471902013132404652010-05-14T14:27:28.175-04:002010-05-14T14:27:28.175-04:00I don't even try to make the sheets un-wrinkly...I don't even try to make the sheets un-wrinkly. It's a wonder that they're even clean. :)Vichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16798954087306338480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718146618187718643.post-17400949680935404562010-05-14T14:13:25.981-04:002010-05-14T14:13:25.981-04:00Seriously? SERIOUSLY? I'm literally starring...Seriously? SERIOUSLY? I'm literally starring at the W-S page, mouth agape, with an errant trickle of tzatziki on my chin. That has to be an April Fool's joke that someone forgot to delete.<br /><br />I don't iron. Ever. I had an adorable dress to wear to Sally's bridesmaids luncheon that was wrinkled during travel... so I wore another dress. Both sets of ridonc-high-thread-count sheets we received off our registry look like shit when I dry them... I just wave the white flag of surrender and pull the duvet up over them and hope they straighten themselves out... or else pray that our house guests have already turned out the lights when they crawl into bed!Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12984896547369166805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718146618187718643.post-11761414654636643862010-05-14T14:10:10.664-04:002010-05-14T14:10:10.664-04:00Ha! Roomie is the resident ironer at our place too...Ha! Roomie is the resident ironer at our place too. Good to know about the sheets, I'll be sure not to register for them. Shame shame Pottery Barn!Miss Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04131427928906917323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718146618187718643.post-62690077203725255932010-05-14T13:53:19.896-04:002010-05-14T13:53:19.896-04:00I haven’t tried this myself but have heard of peop...I haven’t tried this myself but have heard of people taking the sheets from the washer to the dryer and only drying them for about 5-10 minutes and then making the bed with damp sheets. You smooth out the wrinkles and then walk away. Supposedly they dry flat and crisp. It’s worth trying! Good luck!Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09325996639966729119noreply@blogger.com