Tshirts I don’t care if they have wrinkles. If my work clothes are wrinkled I spray them with downy fabric refresher, then stretch the fabric and let them hang dry. Luckily I only have a few tops that get wrinkled so it’s not a lot of work.
I do have an iron and even a fabric steamer, but the spray is faster than the time it takes those to heat up.
Wife. Whenever I start to iron a shirt she gets impatient and says I’m too slow and takes the iron from me. My strategy has worked to perfection so far.
@tweezak She may also recognize that ironing too slowly on something that isn’t 100% cotton can melt the fabric and make it as stiff as if it had been starched heavily. Except unlike something that’s been starched, it will then start to crack. Nearly everything that people do involves some kind of skill, and ironing is no exception. Nearly everyone who does it well could, if they had chosen to do so, have a box of shame filled with the things that had iron-shaped burn holes in them or other calamities that were educational along the way. Of course, some people are capable of learning from the mistakes of others, and the accounts thereof. The key is to find someone who will teach you what the mistakes are, before you make them.
@ddbelyea@werehatrack done that too usually with a damp towel. But it’s been a decade since I’ve had work clothes. Really hope we are getting past that.
@Kyeh@OnionSoup wonder if anyone actually here has one. It would seem weird to me. But cats are good companions when they are not acting up… Still soft and furry seems preferable. What is it like to pet one…
@Kyeh@OnionSoup@unksol I’d imagine the hairless cats get really cold too with no fur. And that one has no whiskers. I’d bet that affects his balance a bit.
@Kyeh@OnionSoup@unksol A couple of acquaintances that I only see infrequently have that breed of cat, and I think it takes a special type of cat owner to want one. I think I’m not that kind of cat owner. Since the issue will almost certainly never come up for me, I’m content to not know the answer to that with certainty.
@Kyeh@OnionSoup@unksol Giving one of them scritches is very different. The skin is soft, smooth, and mobile. That latter fact makes the process strange to the point of being almost creepy. And since they are cats, their preferences in the matter are extremely idiosyncratic.
@OnionSoup@unksol@werehatrack I’ve never seen or touched one in person but I’ve heard that their skin feels like suede, and that it’s like stroking a warm peach. I’m amazed at how wrinkly this one in the photo is!
@Kyeh@OnionSoup@unksol If that one stood up and stretched, the wrinkles would mostly be gone. (A few on the forehead would probably remain.)
What you’re seeing is the mechanics of fluidity that allow cats to flow to fit the shape of a container. In a more typical cat, the fur conceals the underlying details.
@Kyeh@OnionSoup@unksol@werehatrack not sure if it is the same, but I had a pomeranian that had alopecia. Had a full head of hair and furry legs. His torso and tail were more or less bald. His skin was very soft, but dog skin is thin. Had to apply sunscreen any time he went outside and he had quite an extensive wardrobe of everything from tshirts to parkas, depending on the weather. He even had jerseys for the local spoets teams!! Beyind looking cute it provided protexrion from the sun or the cold.
@OnionSoup@tinamarie1974@unksol@werehatrack How odd - he still had head hair, kind of like a Chinese Crested! I think you posted a picture of him in a little suit one time? It was adorable.
I tell the help to get the wrinkles out.
@yakkoTDI That help would be related to you?
@Kidsandliz I do not hire family.
@yakkoTDI I have a kid who likely wouldn’t work for food so hiring her would be a mistake. (grin).
The cleaners down the street. They don’t just do my take.
I don’t buy clothes that need to be ironed.
@heartny THIS! Except for a few rare exceptions.
Wrinkles are a distinguished sign of experience and wisdom. Who am I to turn that down?
@xobzoo it’s like when people expect me to have socks that match! I have enough experience and wisdom to realize that it’s just not that important.
For me, the real answer is “mostly, I don’t.”
Tshirts I don’t care if they have wrinkles. If my work clothes are wrinkled I spray them with downy fabric refresher, then stretch the fabric and let them hang dry. Luckily I only have a few tops that get wrinkled so it’s not a lot of work.
I do have an iron and even a fabric steamer, but the spray is faster than the time it takes those to heat up.
Wife. Whenever I start to iron a shirt she gets impatient and says I’m too slow and takes the iron from me. My strategy has worked to perfection so far.
@tweezak You’d better hope your wife isn’t on meh forums… just sayin’
@tweezak She may also recognize that ironing too slowly on something that isn’t 100% cotton can melt the fabric and make it as stiff as if it had been starched heavily. Except unlike something that’s been starched, it will then start to crack. Nearly everything that people do involves some kind of skill, and ironing is no exception. Nearly everyone who does it well could, if they had chosen to do so, have a box of shame filled with the things that had iron-shaped burn holes in them or other calamities that were educational along the way. Of course, some people are capable of learning from the mistakes of others, and the accounts thereof. The key is to find someone who will teach you what the mistakes are, before you make them.
I just hang things up when they come out of the dryer?
Then when I want to wear them I bust out the lint brush. Cause. Reasons…
@unksol
/giphy meow
@Kidsandliz @unksol
https://shirt.woot.com/offers/cat-hair-collector
@Kidsandliz @narfcake @unksol
How is just put them back in the dryer not an option?
@ddbelyea That implies taking out the whole load and actually doing something with it. I remember having that approach.
@ddbelyea @werehatrack done that too usually with a damp towel. But it’s been a decade since I’ve had work clothes. Really hope we are getting past that.
I put the garment on a hanger, lightly steam it, and then glare menacingly at the wrinkles until they go limp.
35ft solar clothes dryer on a windy day (aka clothes line)
It’s called permanent press for a reason!
@chienfou Amazing that the first version of the solar clothes dryer was released several thousand years ago! …and really no major upgrades since then.
I don’t remove wrinkles from my clothing. I live in a nudist colony.
The nudists keep telling me to get out and take my wrinkled clothes with me.
@OnionSoup Bare skin is overrated.
@Kyeh @OnionSoup wonder if anyone actually here has one. It would seem weird to me. But cats are good companions when they are not acting up… Still soft and furry seems preferable. What is it like to pet one…
@Kyeh @OnionSoup @unksol I’d imagine the hairless cats get really cold too with no fur. And that one has no whiskers. I’d bet that affects his balance a bit.
@Kidsandliz @OnionSoup @unksol I wouldn’t choose one for a pet, but I wouldn’t refuse to take one in if it really needed a home, and was sweet-natured.
@Kyeh @OnionSoup @unksol A couple of acquaintances that I only see infrequently have that breed of cat, and I think it takes a special type of cat owner to want one. I think I’m not that kind of cat owner. Since the issue will almost certainly never come up for me, I’m content to not know the answer to that with certainty.
@Kyeh @OnionSoup @werehatrack did you not pet it though? Id have tried. If it wasn’t standoffishness
@Kyeh @OnionSoup @unksol Giving one of them scritches is very different. The skin is soft, smooth, and mobile. That latter fact makes the process strange to the point of being almost creepy. And since they are cats, their preferences in the matter are extremely idiosyncratic.
@OnionSoup @unksol @werehatrack I’ve never seen or touched one in person but I’ve heard that their skin feels like suede, and that it’s like stroking a warm peach. I’m amazed at how wrinkly this one in the photo is!
@Kyeh @OnionSoup @unksol That description is pretty apt, I would not disagree with it at all.
@Kyeh @OnionSoup @werehatrack I mean we know their skin is… Mobile. That’s how you scruff them. But for some reason actually seeing it would seem weird.
@OnionSoup @unksol @werehatrack
I’ve seen pictures of other hairless cats that aren’t quite so wrinkly, though.
@Kyeh @OnionSoup @werehatrack I assume that’s just the most wrinkly one you could find
@Kyeh @OnionSoup @unksol If that one stood up and stretched, the wrinkles would mostly be gone. (A few on the forehead would probably remain.)
What you’re seeing is the mechanics of fluidity that allow cats to flow to fit the shape of a container. In a more typical cat, the fur conceals the underlying details.
@OnionSoup @unksol Right!
@OnionSoup @unksol @werehatrack
@Kyeh @OnionSoup @unksol @werehatrack not sure if it is the same, but I had a pomeranian that had alopecia. Had a full head of hair and furry legs. His torso and tail were more or less bald. His skin was very soft, but dog skin is thin. Had to apply sunscreen any time he went outside and he had quite an extensive wardrobe of everything from tshirts to parkas, depending on the weather. He even had jerseys for the local spoets teams!! Beyind looking cute it provided protexrion from the sun or the cold.
@OnionSoup @tinamarie1974 @unksol @werehatrack How odd - he still had head hair, kind of like a Chinese Crested! I think you posted a picture of him in a little suit one time? It was adorable.
@Kyeh @OnionSoup @unksol @werehatrack I may have, Joseph was adorable. He was a red Pom, so he looked like a little lion.
@Kyeh @OnionSoup @tinamarie1974 @unksol @werehatrack
One nice thing is the likelihood of them hacking up a hairball is greatly reduced!
My clothes have wrinkles and I have to remove them? That’s not a rule I live by.