Originally Posted by delma_paulk
Hi Gunny,
Granny sprinkled water on the pieces to be ironed because they were starched! Remember doing that meself. My girls used to have those frilly gathered dresses with the long tie to make bows that had to be starched, sprinkled and ironed! Sooooo glad I don't have to iron sheets or little girl dresses anymore; but with GGrandDau I probably would not mind, did not mind doing it for her mother.
My mom, and then I, sprinkled everything that needed to be ironed, whether it was starched or not - except for sheets - both of us had mangles so we ironed sheets without dampening them. I love sheets ironed flat and smooth and folded just so. After they came out with permanent press, I didn't iron them anymore, but folded them right off the clothesline and when I got a dryer, right out of the dryer. Still do - they gotta be just right, folded straight, flat and neatly.