A discussion last night .....
 

... at the meet .... what is the correct way to iron a shirt .....

as i got told and katex got told by a fella that we iron shirts the wrong way ... so what is the correct way to iron a shirt ...


(i said id post it ... heth :D)

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Leave it in the pile until some woman gets her backside into gear and does her job.
:hidewall:

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Let the dog sleep on it.:mosher:

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Collar - from points in, towards centre. ( There's more cloth on the outside, and needs to be eased in, to avoid creasing.)

Cuffs. Front sleeve, back sleeve and placket.

Front, back, front.

Shoulder yoke.

Preferably hang.

If travelling, and needs folding, fold down either side oF collar, so you don't see a crease, if worn under a jacket.

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If too much of a chore, look out for vintage shirts...from Brentford Nylons.

:D

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Perhaps this should be in a do-it-yourself section?
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How did they ways of ironing a shirt differ?

Share.

Katex and you do it in the nude, whilst the fella wore his pants and vest?

:D

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The best way to iron a shirt according to Reece is...... Shove it in the dryer for a few minutes when mum aint watching, he's been able to iron for years, if i catch him putting things in the dryer to get the creases out he gets made to get the iron out instead

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i demonstrated on the spugster as he was the only one at the smokers table wearing a shirt ...:D:D the front, back, front, sleeves cuffs, and then the collar ....

katex was near enough the same as you rindy ... except she said cuffs first ...

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When Darwendosser pointed out that he could iron shirts better than me I delegated the job

.....and bought him an ironing board for his birthday

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This is perhaps were you're going wrong.

Much easier, and safer, to do it on an ironing board.

Doing it whilst it's being worn could cause slight scorching.

Both to man, and fabric.

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:D

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I just send 'em to the Chinese laundry. My 'owd mate Pong Dong does an excellent job - 10 for a fiver.

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Wow, that's almost as cheap as buying new from ASDA!
;)

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I know his brother.

Adult actor Long.

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You can get his films, ten for a fiver, at Accy's Thursday flea market too.

;)

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Would that be "Long Dong Silver":confused:

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Before getting into such technicalities, please explain,whats n iron?:confused:

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Rindy irons his shirts with a banana.

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No he's Chinese.

He's known professionally as Long Dong Bronze.

Not being quite as big in the adult film world as his American namesake.

;)

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Possibly, possibly, I believe there may be mention of wood in there somewhere ! :eek:

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That was ages ago.

When I was in Spain, as the muse of Salvadore Dali.

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Could be "nori" spelled backwards:confused:

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Pick out your oldest shirt that you're on the point of throwing away, put a hot iron on it until there's a nasty scorch mark on it.

From then on whenever you offer to do the ironing, the woman in your life will say, "leave it, you'll only make a mess of it, I'll do it."

Worked for me anyway. Not been near an iron in 25 years. ;)

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With a professional steam iron you can give someone a suprise deep cleansing facial, up to thirty feet away.

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Eeew no, Shill .. I said collar first. Only difference to Garinda's is I do the yokes before the the right side, back and left side.

We never did get the answer or did we ? Memory a little hazy today.

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I'm surprised nobody has claimed to be his body double:D

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How devious and cunning ! :p

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what do yeh expect, hes a mate of mine.:D

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Yup, what we do differently makes no real difference.

Biggest no no, is ironing collars from the centre, out to the points.

Because the outer collar is cut larger, because it needs to turn over the underside, you get two nasty little creases at the end of each collar.

You see quite a few politicans sporting this look.

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Jealous?

Because you're drip dry only?

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:rolleyes:

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No think Graina was on about Johnnie long prong :D

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I ain't got an iron, I always wear footy shirts, throw um in the washer, hang um up then wear um again, repeat the process day after day, works for me:D

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Oh aye you Ancient Chav ! :D

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So that just about sums up whats wrong with English football, how can a bloke sat in a wheelchair with oxygen mask wearing a football shirt be good for it's image?

By the way Jay, wouldn't you have just the same amount of ironing but be able to mix with a better class of people if instead of football shirts you wore Polo shirts?
:)

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Nothing to do with that Dave, its called making life as simple as possible, always remember every little helps:rolleyes:

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I don't suport a polo team:rolleyes:

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:eek:

What sort of Tory are you?

:D

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No wonder PB never calls anymore!
:(

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I iron the shoulders first followed by front/back/front. The sleeves come next and lastly the collar

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i can send you a couple of rangers tops if you want jaysay:D:D

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Put em under your mattress just like your suit?

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That would be nice, toilet paper does seem to be a bit rough on the botty these days:D

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Like the majority of Tories, Working class who saw the little a long time ago:D

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Errrrm is it bad that me and t'other half dont remember this conversation?!

I think I do but like Kate memorys a bit hazy!! :D

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Take more water with it heth:rolleyes::D

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It will come to me, it usually does!! :D

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Another tip, whilst ironing shirts.

Never let the iron actually touch the tips of the collar.

This is the weakest place on a shirt.

Not pressing them with a hot iron will lengthen the life of the shirt.

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They put more than enough water in it when they make it;)