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Are there any ironing classes for maids?

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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 17 September 2014 - 09:51

No so good at it myself so can't teach her!

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EW GURU
Latest post on 17 September 2014 - 23:34
Another option that I have considered recently is just getting a good quality clothes dryer. All of the clothes that are wrinkled can go in there. If you take them out and hang them up as soon as the cycle is finished, they will not be wrinkled. For anything that needs extra care, you can just drop it off at the nearest mosque laundry... This will eliminate the need for a maid to do the ironing! It works for underwear & some bed sheets but not all, our bed sheets from carfour don't need ironing after drying but I take them out hot & fold them immediately, the ones from home centre need ironing after drying, I only use it to dry beddings, towels & underwear, it shrinks outfits & pjs. It works fine with jeans, but I wouldn't use it for skinny jeans they will never fit again looool My husband taught our maid how to iron ;) he's picky with ironing his shirts , I don't iron & I wear dresses most of the time, they don't need lots of skills to get them ironed & the same with my head scarfs , hubby ends up ironing his shirts most of the time :D <em>edited by wickedangel_78 on 17/09/2014</em>
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EW EXPERT
Latest post on 17 September 2014 - 22:05
No so good at it myself so can't teach her! Surely you covered expected duties on the maid's first day? You may still have time to return her to the maid agency in exchange for someone more skilled in domestic chores.
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EW MASTER
Latest post on 17 September 2014 - 11:34
I am just saying that because my mother in the USA would never iron anything yet she would never step out of the house with less than perfect clothes...
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EW MASTER
Latest post on 17 September 2014 - 11:24
well nothing that comes out of my drier is fit to be worn without a very good iron. Not even sheets come out of the drier and can be used without being ironed.
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EW MASTER
Latest post on 17 September 2014 - 11:22
Another option that I have considered recently is just getting a good quality clothes dryer. All of the clothes that are wrinkled can go in there. If you take them out and hang them up as soon as the cycle is finished, they will not be wrinkled. For anything that needs extra care, you can just drop it off at the nearest mosque laundry... This will eliminate the need for a maid to do the ironing! Even clothes that come out of the drier still need ironing. I have been told that that is not the case...
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EW MASTER
Latest post on 17 September 2014 - 11:18
Another option that I have considered recently is just getting a good quality clothes dryer. All of the clothes that are wrinkled can go in there. If you take them out and hang them up as soon as the cycle is finished, they will not be wrinkled. For anything that needs extra care, you can just drop it off at the nearest mosque laundry... This will eliminate the need for a maid to do the ironing! Even clothes that come out of the drier still need ironing.
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EW MASTER
Latest post on 17 September 2014 - 10:28
Another option that I have considered recently is just getting a good quality clothes dryer. All of the clothes that are wrinkled can go in there. If you take them out and hang them up as soon as the cycle is finished, they will not be wrinkled. For anything that needs extra care, you can just drop it off at the nearest mosque laundry... This will eliminate the need for a maid to do the ironing!
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EW MASTER
Latest post on 17 September 2014 - 10:23
Ladies my solution to this has been a miracle! I invested in a good quality steamer and it has made a MAJOR difference and works better than an iron… Good Luck But do you use a steamer for all your clothes?
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 17 September 2014 - 10:19
Ladies my solution to this has been a miracle! I invested in a good quality steamer and it has made a MAJOR difference and works better than an iron… Good Luck
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EW EXPERT
Latest post on 17 September 2014 - 10:11
Get an agency maid in for a day and ask them to teach BOTH of you how to iron!! Try Homesafe or housekeeping and speak to manager about your issue. <em>edited by Lolacat on 17/09/2014</em>
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EW MASTER
Latest post on 17 September 2014 - 10:09
In the latest Good Magazine there was a maid's training school advertised.
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EW MASTER
Latest post on 17 September 2014 - 10:03
I am in the same boat. Do you have a friend whose maid is good at ironing who could show her?
 
 

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