4 Ways To Iron Your Clothes Without Actually Having To Iron Them

I swear to God, if a child ever tells me 'I wish I was a grown up!' my response will be 'You won't be saying that when you start having to iron your own clothes!'

There is nothing more mundane, soulcrushing, yet absolutely necessary. It always pops up at the most inopportune times as well. You get convinced to go out at the last minute, you wake up late for work, you've been called in to a meeting with the lecturer... Fear not, we've got a few tips on how to avoid actually having to put in the hard graft.

1: Hang your clothes in the bathroom

You hear about this as a tip in terms of hanging the odd top when in a desperate situation but let's face it, every situation is desperate when you don't want to iron.

If you leave the clothes hanging, the steam generated by people using hot water for showers etc. will create just the right amount of moisture to cause your creases to fall out. Winner winner chicken dinner.

2. Approach a boiling kettle

Make sure not to scald yourself obviously but this kettle tactic works in a similar way to the bathroom one. Probably more useful for localised creases, rather than trying to iron a full pair of jeans with it.

3: Put them under your mattress

My go-to tactic back in the day. It's not perfect but it's easily the most laziness-friendly option. Basically place your garment flat on the surface of your bed, under the mattress. Happily go to bed safe in the knowledge that when you wake up the next morning, your bodyweight will leave your shirt crease-free!

4. Vinegar and water spray

Mix one part vinegar with three parts water and spray the mist at your clothes. The creases will vanish but you'll smell like shit. Oh well, you win some you lose some.

5. Use a hair drier

This method comes with the added bonus that its odorless but it does require a bit of actual work. Basically you hang your clothes and blow dry the creases out of them. It will definitely work but if you're putting in the time to do that then you might as well just iron them?

6. Blackmail/Woo someone into doing it for you

First option is obviously your mother but failing that then barters are also an option. Slices of pizza etc are of course considered legal tender to many of your student friends. Just make sure they're decent at ironing before you play your hand.