Without wishing to put anyone off the idea of buying my organic cotton fabric, this is what it looks like when it comes out of the washing machine. In these days of synthetic fibres and “easy-iron” fabrics, this might come as a bit of a shock.
Thankfully, a few minutes with a nice hot iron can work wonders!
I know that plenty of people will be looking at this and thinking “why bother?”, especially when synthetic blends and surface coatings can reduce or even eliminate the need for ironing altogether. From a personal point of view, I’d much rather wear a natural fibre such as cotton than a synthetic one, even if it does require a little more effort on my part. Let’s just not talk about the little mountain of crumpled shirts sitting in the bottom of my wardrobe, waiting for me to get around to doing the ironing…
I am probably one of the few people in the world who love to iron. My mother taught me how to do it properly when I was young, it was one of my chores as a kid, and I still love to iron to this day. Some of my friends and family think I am daft, but I iron my cloth napkins, pillowcases, shirts and whatever else needs it. (I draw the line at bed sheets–except for the edges of flat sheets ;0 )
I don’t like coatings, and weird blends. There is a great pleasure in using household items and wearing clothing made of natural fibers–they change over time–and the contemplative process of ironing is restful