Comments on: Steam press domesticity instead of lobsters

By: eg

eg — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 13:28:10 +0000

Come iron here! Now! Please!

I have piles of stuff that you could iron and I haven’t even gotten out the summer sheets yet….

By: Judith

Judith — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 14:31:14 +0000

You do not have 240V 50 cycles electricity. My machine and I are confined to the above.

By: Janice

Janice — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 15:01:44 +0000

I have a steam press - love it. Since Americans are paying more and more attention to the laundry room (translation - upscale appliances, sinks and cabinetry) when remodeling or building a new home, I think presses and that super thing that Martha Stewart uses will become very popular.

I wish I could think of that machine Martha has in one if not all of her homes - you sit in a chair and run your linens through it. If I had room, I might be tempted.

By: Janice

Janice — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 15:09:23 +0000

OK, sorry for the mental pause, the machine is called a mangle.

By: Judith

Judith — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 17:37:05 +0000

Martha! They call me Not-Martha. Italians don’t because they haven’t a clue who she is.
Anyway, you are Janice and she is my role model. Except I don’t like Southern Comfort or drugs. So I will be Healthy Janice.

I am having a hard time storing this little thing. A mangle would have to replace something important, like a sofa or a bed.

By: Lynnegh

Lynnegh — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 17:59:14 +0000

This little gem may make it possible for me to once again enjoy one of life’s finest little luxuries, the lightly starched and ironed bedsheet! Those of you in more northerly climes might not appreciate this much, but in the tropics, it’s HEAVEN!

Hmmm - I wonder if it gets hot enough to do good quality transfers??? I guess I’ll be finding out.

By: Lynnegh

Lynnegh — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 18:06:12 +0000

PS - I will, at some point, I’m sure, recover from the thought of you being so domestic.

By: Judith

Judith — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 18:08:05 +0000

Lynn, I find it doesn’t need starch. If you give it a lot of steam and then hold it down to really dry it, it looks starched. My tablecloths all look as crisp as can be.
There were slightly cheaper versions, but this price level seemed to be where all the sewers were buying. The heat goes up to linen, that’s pretty hot.

By: eg

eg — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 19:04:34 +0000

I’ll make whatever mods are necessary.

By: Judith

Judith — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 19:07:08 +0000

Just click through and buy the press, dear, then we can talk on the phone while doing mother and daughter pressing. Isn’t that the sweetest thing you ever heard?

By: Janice

Janice — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 19:54:02 +0000

OK, healthy Janice again. And by the way, I hate Southern Comfort. Bourbon and branch (water? Now hat’s another story.

I know, I know. The mangle is overkill. I suppose Martha had to get one because us regular folk are getting steam presses now.

I do agree about the starch - no longer necessary though I occasionally use some sizing on linens with stubborn wrinkles. The steam and weight of the press do work wonders and quickly.

I also should give credit to my husband - it was his idea to buy the thing. He does his own clothes so I couldn’t argue. So, he was right - once.

By: Judith

Judith — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 20:02:28 +0000

They didn’t throw a man in with mine. Now I’m really mad.

By: Leolalee

Leolalee — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 15:28:54 +0000

I am almost tempted to try this thing. I have a home steamer (not the little hand model) and do most of my ironing that way. I do use the regular iron if I sew, which is very seldom any more.

I loved your mother daughter comment!!

By: nicki

nicki — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 10:40:10 +0000

My Dad has one of those and is a complete iron fanatic. He irons absolutely everything he can get his hands on, including tights, knickers and towels. He actually gets offended if anyone else tries to do the ironing!(Which of course is fine by me!)

By: eg

eg — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 11:12:29 +0000

I’d just as soon leave the ironing to you. You do seem to be having so much fun, I’d hate to take that away from you.

By: Judith

Judith — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 06:41:14 +0000

I find myself wondering if an ironing woman should seek an ironing man, or if there would be too much squabbling about who got to iron. It might be better to keep it to one per household. OTH, I do not see me doing tights, knickers or any towels but flat ones. Now I am wondering if steam pressing wool clothes before storing would kill moth eggs as dry cleaning does?

By: Dorte

Dorte — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 09:28:47 +0000

Hi! I enjoyed that! My sheets and towels have never been ironed either. Cant believe beautiful Italy is damper than here! Dorte

By: Judith

Judith — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 11:08:17 +0000

Norway is so cold that all the humidity turns to ice. Even one’s nose hairs turn to ice. Frozen and wind whipped sheets are soft and unwrinkled. There is the advantage to Oslo over Umbria!