The Best Way To Get Crisp, Wrinkle-Free Linens Without Ironing

Hanging outside on the clothes line! So therapeutic to see them gently waving in the breeze, and oh that scent! I bury my nose in them as I take them off the line.

I am hearing the fear of putting “wet” sheets on the bed,but the washers these days take out so much moisture they are barely damp straight out of the washer. I would be most comfortable part drying mine and putting them on the bed straight out of the dryer. I do this with lots of things including table cloths.
If you take items out of the dryer and give them a “whip shake” out, and then hang or fold them right away, you will rarely need an iron. Over drying is a common mistake.

When wrinkles do happen, I use my streamer to take them out. No iron required, except to put a crease in a pair of trousers!

Looking forward to Jillee’s replies to the other comments. Seems we might be on the same page here.

Be well everyone!

Oh, brother…more weird advice. Like the damp sheets don’t make the mattress damp?

Just curious. Have you spoken recently to your mother about ironing her bed linens?

My grandmother had an ironing machine and learned to fold the (100% cotton) sheets and pillowcases so that just the hem edge went through the machine for a smooth, wrinkle-free hem. She also used the machine to iron her kitchen towels. My mother taught me to pin cotton/poly blend pillowcases tightly to an outdoor line by the seamed corners so the air/wind could shake out wrinkles and fold sheets at the middle so the hem ends could hang free. Now 50 years later, I pop wet bed linens in the dryer with a couple of old towels (kept for that purpose) and fluff them damp-dry My granddaughters do the same. [But the sun-dried linens smelled so much better.]
Materials and times change, as do our priorities.

Jillee, this idea sounds great, though it crossed my mind to pop a couple of big, old towels down first to absorb some of the wetness. The idea of towels would be good for humid environments. As would a dehumidifier.

Sheets are thin enough for the majority of the moisture to evaporate into the air. I’d not be concerned with it seeping into mattresses etc. as most of us have thick, protective mattress covers over our mattresses.

Nice post! I too was the miserable teen forced to iron everything from pillowcases to even my fathers’ boxers and undershirts!!

Hanging outside on the clothes line! So therapeutic to see them gently waving in the breeze, and oh that scent! I bury my nose in them as I take them off the line.

I am hearing the fear of putting “wet” sheets on the bed,but the washers these days take out so much moisture they are barely damp straight out of the washer. I would be most comfortable part drying mine and putting them on the bed straight out of the dryer. I do this with lots of things including table cloths.
If you take items out of the dryer and give them a “whip shake” out, and then hang or fold them right away, you will rarely need an iron. Over drying is a common mistake.

When wrinkles do happen, I use my streamer to take them out. No iron required, except to put a crease in a pair of trousers!

Looking forward to Jillee’s replies to the other comments. Seems we might be on the same page here.

Be well everyone!

Oh, brother…more weird advice. Like the damp sheets don’t make the mattress damp?

Just curious. Have you spoken recently to your mother about ironing her bed linens?

My grandmother had an ironing machine and learned to fold the (100% cotton) sheets and pillowcases so that just the hem edge went through the machine for a smooth, wrinkle-free hem. She also used the machine to iron her kitchen towels. My mother taught me to pin cotton/poly blend pillowcases tightly to an outdoor line by the seamed corners so the air/wind could shake out wrinkles and fold sheets at the middle so the hem ends could hang free. Now 50 years later, I pop wet bed linens in the dryer with a couple of old towels (kept for that purpose) and fluff them damp-dry My granddaughters do the same. [But the sun-dried linens smelled so much better.]
Materials and times change, as do our priorities.

Jillee, this idea sounds great, though it crossed my mind to pop a couple of big, old towels down first to absorb some of the wetness. The idea of towels would be good for humid environments. As would a dehumidifier.

Sheets are thin enough for the majority of the moisture to evaporate into the air. I’d not be concerned with it seeping into mattresses etc. as most of us have thick, protective mattress covers over our mattresses.

Nice post! I too was the miserable teen forced to iron everything from pillowcases to even my fathers’ boxers and undershirts!!