October 19, 2020
“Iron” is a Four-Letter Word
In my world, the verb iron is a four-letter word.
You know what type of four-letter word I’m talking about – like darn or drat. Or even crud.
That type of four-letter word.
I’m not a huge fan of ironing.
However, embroidered household linens usually need to be ironed if you really want them to look nice.
And while I only iron my clothes when I absolutely must, I iron embroidered household linens – such as table cloths & runners, hand towels, flour sack towels, pillow cases, and so forth – whenever they need it. The satisfaction of seeing the pieces beautifully ironed outweighs my disinclination for ironing in general.
I also iron fabric for sewing or for finish work whenever I need to, and that kind of ironing is satisfying, too.
Since the question about ironing embroidered flour sack towels has come up a few times, I thought I’d show you my ironing set-up and tell you how I iron such things.
