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Morphy ‘Innovators’ review – Are We Nearly There Yet Mummy?, Shirtmaster ironing board and Configrip iron

By Tom Craik | 21.09.2011 | Posted in Garment Care, Ironing, Morphy 'Innovators', Product Reviews

Laura (Are We Nearly There Yet Mummy?) has been testing out our Shirtmaster ironing board and Comfigrip iron on her HUGE post holiday ironing pile. After eventually working out which way it’s supposed to be used, she found it a massive timesaver. You can read her thoughts below or click here to read it on her blog.

(note: We would not recommend using the shirtmaster or comfigrip while under the influence of gin, or any other drink for that matter)

Some people are hardcore ironers. They iron pants, pyjamas and sheets. They enjoy ironing. Then, there are those who don’t iron at all.

I fall between these two categories. I spend about two to three hours a week trying to get it all done only to find the pile has grown again, It is like The Magic Porridge Pot.

We went on holiday in August and when we came back the ironing pile was as big as my youngest child. Obviously sensing my horror Morphy Richards sent me THE biggest ironing board I have ever seen.

For two weeks I used it the wrong way round and wondered what all the fuss was about. The Husband even pointed out that he thought I had it the wrong way around. Being slightly stubborn I told him I knew what I was doing. One night when he was out I swapped it round and found that in fact I had been doing it wrong all along. I have yet to tell him cough.

It turns out though that it serves a purpose. The Morphy Richards Shirtmaster is an awesome beast. Due to it’s shape it makes ironing just that bit quicker and ironing shirts and tops has never been easier. It also has an extra tall person setting on it which is good for my back.

Most importantly it comes with a place to stand your gin. Everyone should drink gin … especially when the pile of ironing is higher than your youngest offspring. Aaaaaargh.

The Comfigrip Iron is a fine compliment to the Shirtmaster. It glides beautifully and it really is comfortable to hold. A really good feature is ‘the bit where you pour the water’ (which is a technical term) … it’s extra wide which stops any spillage in the village.

The lovely people at Morphy Richards have given me an offer for all you excited ironing fans out there;

If you purchase a Shirtmaster ironing board (42515) from the Morphy Richards website for £79.99 (www.morphyrichards.co.uk/Shirtmaster) you’ll get a Comfigrip iron (40854) for free by quoting voucher code HPI1554 at the checkout stage.

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Morphy ‘Innovators’ Review, Mum in the Madhouse, Comfigrip iron and Shirtmaster ironing board

By Tom Craik | 16.06.2011 | Posted in Garment Care, Ironing, Morphy 'Innovators', Product Reviews

Jen at Mum in the Madhouse has been testing out our Comfigrip iron and Shirtmaster ironing board. She’s even gone to the effort to share her thoughts through the medium of video. We’ve posted it below but you can click through to her original post here.

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Morphy Innovators Review – Rosie Scribble, Comfigrip Iron and Shirtmaster Ironing Board

By Tom Craik | 23.05.2011 | Posted in Garment Care, Ironing, Morphy 'Innovators', Product Reviews

As part of our innovators scheme, we sent mummy blogger Rosie Scribble a Comfigrip iron and top of the range Shirtmaster ironing board to see if we could turn her into an ironing pro. She’s not quite there yet, but you can read her thoughts below (or click here for her original post).

The one where we wear our shirts with pride

On my Future Husband Checklist (don’t laugh) there’s a little box that says: capable of ironing own shirts.

It’s not a deal-breaker and admittedly it isn’t at the very top of my list, but as we are an only-iron-the-bits-you-can-see kind of a household an ironing ability is more of a necessity than anything feminist directive on my part.

But then again.

I’m setting out my stall now as the presence of the new Morphy Richards Shirtmaster ironing board in my house might give any future visitors the impression that I take my ironing incredibly seriously or that I am in fact a professional ironer.

Which would be a gross misrepresentation.

This is a serious ironing board for serious ironers designed to let you iron your shirt in five easy steps due to its extra wide base. It means you can iron the back of a shirt in one go without having to move the garment.

It does the job extremely well and definitely speeds up the whole ironing process. We are now wearing our shirts with pride. But it is also larger than a nearly eight-year-old, so we might have to build a small extension to house it, or at least some sort of storage cupboard.

This is a seriously large ironing board and at RRP £79.99 it isn’t cheap either.

We’re awarding it 8 out of 10. If it was smaller and lighter we’d give it a more generous 10.

Also helping with our new crease-free look is the slightly more compact Comfigrip steam iron.

Compared to my previous iron (on the right!) which would have failed the bare minimum health and safety checks, this one is great and a million times easier to use. The last steam iron I owned spilt water everywhere but this one is easy to fill and doesn’t leak at all.

At RRP £69.99 you would expect it to be excellent, and it is. It removes tough creases quicker than you can say I-haven’t-got-time-to-iron-a-shirt, and it has even got me a little bit excited about ironing.

But keep that to yourself.

We’re awarding it 10 out of 10 although compared to my previous relic it was always going to outshine it.

Disclosure: We received the Shirtmaster and the Comfigrip iron free of charge to review as members of the Morphy Richards Innovators Scheme.

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Morphy ‘Innovators Review’, Not Supermum, Comfigrip iron and Shirtmaster ironing board

By Tom Craik | 17.05.2011 | Posted in Garment Care, Ironing, Morphy 'Innovators', Product Reviews

Not Supermum isn’t the most enthusiastic of ironers, so we decided to make life as easy as possible for her by sending her a brand new Comfigrip iron and top-of-the range Shirtmaster ironing board to try out as part of our Morphy Innovators scheme.

She was really impressed with both – you can read her thoughts below, or click here to read the post on her blog.

It’s fair to say that there are two man-made objects visible from space. One is the Great Wall of China and the other is my ironing pile. So, as you may have guessed, ironing is not my favourite past time. But, for most people ironing is a necessary evil so I’m all for making it as painless as possible.

I’ve been using a Morphy Richards iron for over 10 years, and it’s served me well but was starting to show signs of wear and tear. So when I was asked to review the new Comfi Grip Iron by Morphy Richards I was, how shall we say this, intrigued. Not only that but I was also sent the Shirtmaster ironing board to try out too.

Not one to shirk my responsibilities I bit the bullet one day recently and tried them both out.

The ComfiGrip Eco Steam Iron RRP £79.99
What I liked:

It has a longer than average cable (3 metres) which allowed me to use the iron without the usual extension lead;

The large, easy to fill water tank meant I wasn’t refilling every 5 minutes;

the iron has an automatic cut-off if it’s left unattended for 1 minute lying flat on the sole plate, or 8 minutes standing on its heel. Very reassuring if you leave it unattended;

there is an Eco Steam switch option which allows you to iron and save 23% less electricity;

there is some fancy-pants technology in this iron which I could into detail about, as well as some very well thought out extras which make life easier, but I’ll just cut to the chase and tell you this: it irons beautifully. That’s pretty much all we want from an iron right?

What I didn’t like:

I was ironing. Enough said.

Shirtmaster Ironing Board RRP £79.99

The Shirtmaster Ironing Board is huge. I mean, just have a look at it in comparison to my old ironing board! It’s unusual shape and size means it’s easier to iron larger items, and also means less time moving items around to fit them on the board. The narrow end is designed for ironing collars, waistbands and smaller items of clothes, while the larger end is designed for shirts, duvets, tablecloths, etc. An added bonus for me is that the board was height adjustable to suit my height (5′ 9″). Most ironing boards are too low for me to use comfortably, but this one was fine.

What I liked:

the large work area on the board made it much easier to iron larger items – less faffing around;

it was more suitable for my height;

I like the red spotty cover!;

What I didn’t like:

it is much bigger than a standard ironing board, and takes us more room in my kitchen. When it first arrived I didn’t think I would keep it because of its size, but after using it I’ve decided it’s staying!

Perhaps you actually like ironing! I can’t understand why, but there’s actually a World Ironing Championships . Really, take a look here.

The Home of the House Proud website has lots more reviews, competitions, recipes and news from Morphy Richards.

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The Good Housekeeping Institute reviews Morphy Richards irons

By Janelle Hardacre | 12.04.2011 | Posted in Garment Care, Ironing, Product Reviews

The Good Housekeeping Institute has been busy this week putting irons to the test – including Morphy Richards’ Comfigrip iron and Intellidome steam generator. Check out what they had to say:

Intellidome

Features2200W. Stainless steel soleplate. 4 bar pressure. Iron weight: 1.0kg. 90g steam shot. 1.5 litre fixed tank. 1.8m power cord. 1.6m steam cord. Anti scale filter. Low water cut out.

CommentsGood points: Clear digital display and easy to use touch controls. Smooth glide. Lightweight iron. Good crease removal.

Drawbacks: Continues steaming after the trigger is released. Fixed tank makes it awkward to fill and empty. Bulky design.

Rating:72/100

Price:£249.99

Comfigrip

Features

2200W. Weight: 1.6kg empty, 1.8kg full. Ceramic soleplate. 170g steam shot. 0-40g / min variable steam. Water spray. 350ml water tank. 3m cord. Anti scale system. Drip stop. Eco steam switch. Safety cut out after 60 seconds

Comments

Good points: Comfortable handle. Better stability on its heel than it looks.

Drawbacks: Steam boost is not always responsive when pressed in quick succession. Pilot light could be brighter. Glide could be smoother. Boost control is awkward. Slow to heat up.

Rating:78/100

Price:£69.99

If you have a Morphy Richards product that you would like to review upload you thoughts here and you might even see you review on our website. It’s your thoughts that help us to keep being more innovative with our product designs so we always appreciate honest feedback.

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Comfigrip review from Mummy from the Heart

By Janelle Hardacre | 06.04.2011 | Posted in Garment Care, Ironing, Product Reviews, World Ironing Championships

Our lovely new house-proud friend Michelle who writes Mummy from the Heart is a self confessed ironing lover (and we know she’s not the only one out there!). She’s given the Morphy Richards Comfigrip the ultimate test by seeing how it stands up powering through her family’s rather large ironing pile. You can read her thoughts below, or click here to read the original post on Mummy from the Heart. She’s also giving her lucky readers the chance to win the iron itself.

I often get strange looks when I tell people that I like to iron. I have started to whisper it now as I realise that it makes me a bit of a leper amongst the group of mums who like to boast about how they never iron anything. ‘I only buy clothes you can put in the tumble dryer and then shake out’ I hear them say. Well like I always say, each to their own….. personally mine never shake out well enough for a perfectionist like me.

Give me a Saturday night of good cheesy TV, preferably X Factor, Casualty and maybe a stand up comedy show and I am a happy girl. I can easily stand and iron for a couple of hours in front of the TV. Ironing is something I have grown up with, my Mum does not like it too much so it was something I did to earn my pocket money and help out at home. I love the satisfaction of watching the ironing basket shrink and knowing that anything we want to wear is in the cupboard. As I have got older and busier the things that I iron have diminished, we do get into bed with creased sheets and the tea towels remain crinkled but that matters not to me. It does matter to me that when my family leave our house we take pride in our appearance and look good in our well ironed clothes.

Shall I show you what a sense of satisfaction looks like to me? There we go, 20 minutes of ironing mid week to keep the basket down! Note they are all children’s clothes, they seem to be wear double what dh and I do!

When Morphy Richards approached me and asked if I would like to trial and review one of their irons I said of course, I am more than happy to. I was sent the latest Comfigrip iron which retails for £79.99. This iron is full of features, all the usual ones you would expect like extra long cord, self clean, water spray and shot of steam. My favourite feature being the trizone (ceramic) plate which means that the iron glides like on silk on all fabrics, it was a beautiful smooth iron to use. The extra large water tank and filling hole was also a little extra that made a difference to me. No fiddling around, this is well thought out and easy to use. I think any accomplished ironer would agree that constant steam is a must to get a good precise finish and this iron is great as you can adjust the levels and there is even an eco option so you can save up to 23% energy.

My one qualm with this iron is that it is heavier than ones I am used to and for me it became more uncomfortable to iron after long periods of time. So I would say this iron is perfect for someone who either does not have a lot to iron but wants a professional finish or who irons small amounts on a regular basis rather than someone like me who does a mass iron for a good couple of hours. On the whole this is a very good iron and I am happy to recommend it, the results from using it are excellent. Lastly, just one more feature that I should mention is the auto-standby, I can imagine this would be fabulous for those with a younger baby who may just demand their attention right now while they are ironing, You can literally run off and feel happy that the iron will shut off after 1 minute inactive face down and 8 minutes inactive in its upright position.

Here is the iron, pretty stylish right? Or can you not get as excited about an iron as I can?

So what about you? Do you like ironing? Go on, you can admit it here. This is a safe place, all us people who actually like to clean and launder can come out the closet and celebrate being just a little bit house proud together. Talking of being house proud, why don’t you take a look at the Morphy Richards site Home of the House Proud. It is full of wonderful inspiration for cleaning, ironing, cooking and other domestic tasks. At the moment you can enter a fun competition to be crowned the World Ironing Champion, winning a gold iron and £500. Take a look, there are three different categories you can enter, more information here.

Giveaway

Now is the chance for one of you to win the very iron that I road-tested. So this is an iron that has been used about 5 times and is in perfect as-new condition. I will send the iron from here at my own expense.

To enter –

You need to leave a comment on here with a way I can contact you if you are the lucky winner (email or twitter ID)

For an extra entry you can tweet ‘#win a superb iron in @michelletwinmum’s #giveaway http://bit.ly/g5nTpq’

Terms and Conditions -

The giveaway closes at noon on 11 April 2011

The winner will be contacted within 3 days of the giveaway closing

The prize is not transferable and there is no cash alternative

The prize will only be posted to a UK address due to the cost of postage

You have read and accept that this is a road-tested iron that has been used 5 times

This is a review post. I was sent the iron for the purposes of this review. My words and opinions are my own and I was not instructed what to write.

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Need a new iron? Check out our handy guide to sole plates

By Janelle Hardacre | 07.02.2011 | Posted in Garment Care, Ironing

What is it you look out for when you’re shopping for a new iron? Is it value, the number of additional features or maybe even colour?

But have you ever considered what kind of soleplate you’re buying? This can actually have a big affect on the quality of finish you achieve on your garments.

Irons on the market at the moment usually feature soleplates which have one of the following finishes:- non-stick, stainless steel or ceramic (the same stuff they use on hair straighteners).

So which one should you buy?

Aluminium – This is a good option if you’re an occasional ironer and you’re looking for a good value, effective iron which will do the job when you need it to. Aluminium is an excellent material for retaining and transferring heat, which means that when the soleplate reaches the desired temperature it helps you remove those stubborn creases more easily – and that’s why we use Aluminium on our 40693 Turbosteam irons.

Non- stick – Irons like this also benefit from an aluminium soleplate but with the added reassurance of a non-stick coating. This ensures the iron glides easily over your clothes. You’ll find this finish on our 40629 Turbosteam iron

Stainless Steel – This is a great option if you’ve got a lot of ironing to get through and you want to steam through your pile quickly and easily. Stainless steel is extremely durable and we’ve found that it can help to avoid further creasing whilst ironing. A number of irons in our new Comfigrip range feature a stainless steel soleplate along with our patented Tri-Zone technology which splits the soleplate into three sections to give you the best results – turbo boost, constant steam and the pressing plate.

Ceramic – If you’re ironing for a large family or often find yourself tackling particularly difficult creases, then you might wish to opt for a ceramic soleplate. Just like when you’re straightening your hair, ceramic soleplates provide exceptional glide-ability whilst also eliminating static, meaning clothes won’t stick to it. Our designers have used ceramic on our Jet Steam Elite Steam Generator which is great for breezing through large piles and achieving a great quality of finish.

So next time you go shopping to replace your iron it’s definitely worth thinking about which soleplate is going to best suit your ironing needs.

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Comfigrip Iron Gets 4 Stars ****

By Janelle Hardacre | 02.02.2011 | Posted in Garment Care, Ironing, Uncategorized

The Fair Lady test house team has given a Morphy Richards Comfigrip iron a thorough steam through and have some great things to say about it.

How we tested

The irons were tested for performance on a range of different fabrics, ease of use, handle comfort, weight and safety aspects. All the irons we tested have a temperature control dial, indicator light; 360º swivel cord, steam boost and water spray, unless otherwise mentioned. The weight given is for a filled iron.

How we rated

***** excellent
**** very good
*** good
** satisfactory
* poor

****

Morphy Richards Comfigrip 40733

Features 2400W; variable steam control; vertical steam; anti-drip; 420ml water tank; 1,96kg; 3m cord

Comments This iron is big and heavy.
It has a large water tank so you don’t have to keep refilling it. It moves well over different types of fabric and is effective. It has an excellent steam boost. The cord is really long.

We’ve found that the forumla for perfect ironing is heat, moisture and weight, so we always bear this in mind when developing our range of irons here at Morphy Richards. We have developed a new range of Comfigrip irons which include all these great features and more – all shaped around what you told us you wanted out of your irons.

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Tested by Nans – Comfigrip is tried and tested by our house-proud friend

By Janelle Hardacre | 19.01.2011 | Posted in Ironing, Product Reviews

Our new honorary house-proud friend, busy working Mummy and blogger Glowstars, has enlisted the help of her Nan to give Comfigrip a thorough road test. Have a read of her thoughts here, and make sure to check out her fab blog if you get the chance!

Despite being their House-Proud Special Project, Morphy Richards thought it was worthwhile sending me one of their Comfigrip Eco Steam Irons (£69.99) to review. I paled at the thought and sent it to Nan; surely she’d be the better expert on ironing? After all, she’s been doing it for much longer than me.

The Morphy Richards Comfigrip Eco Steam uses TriZone Soleplate Technology; that’s a bit technical for me so instead I’ll tell you that “designed to effortlessly remove tough creases giving a pristine look every time.” It also has an Eco Steam Switch which is supposed to allow up to 23% energy saving whilst ironing. It’s also no-drip, anti-scale and has an auto-standby safety feature. I’m guessing these are all good things to have in an iron. I personally wouldn’t have a clue!

We like

The Comfigrip Eco Steam has a 3m power cord. It might not seem like anything special but I’m constantly scrabbling for a spare extension lead on the rare occasions I actually do some ironing. I can never find one and end up squished into a corner to be close enough to the wall plug.

The water tank has been designed to be easy to fill and it really is – almost like putting a funnel in the top of your iron. The tank is larger than your regular iron meaning you don’t have to fill it as often. It also utilises a no-drip system so that if you use the iron before it reaches the set temperature it won’t leak.

The Comfigrip Eco Steam also has a smooth glide and ironed even cotton pretty well on a medium setting. From my point of view this is a dream; my previous iron was about as effective as a pair of straightening irons from down the market!

For someone as forgetful as me (and more to the point, easily distracted) the auto-standby feature is a godsend. After a minute’s idleness face down (just about long enough to scream at the kids to stop fighting) or eight minutes on its heel (a nappy explosion) the Comfigrip Eco Steam will shut off. It even has an alarm to beep at you! Nan said that she thought it was too quiet to really be noticed and I was all prepared to book her for an appointment with an audiologist until I left the iron on and realised she was probably right. A nice idea but don’t rely on it, the auto-shut off works much better in the execution.

We don’t like

It’s heavy. Of course if you think back to the cast iron irons of old then really, the Comfigrip Eco Steam is amazingly light, but for an older person or someone who’s not so strong, it’s possibly not a good feature. I’m used to lugging around heavy weights (TB still insists on being carried up the stairs to bed!) but even I noticed the weight of the Comfigrip Eco Steam. That said, if this is the only bad thing we can say about it, the iron can’t be bad.

At £69.99 The Comfigrip Eco Steam is pricey, but you’re getting a great iron and wonderfully pressed clothes for the price. It’s definitely made ironing quicker and easier for me. That doesn’t mean I’m going to increase the amount I do though.

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Win a Comfigrip Iron this Sunday with the World Ironing Championships

By Chris Bennett | 26.11.2010 | Posted in Garment Care, Ironing, World Ironing Championships

Planning on ironing the kids’ school uniforms on Sunday? Want to have some fun whilst doing it? If you do, then we’ve got the perfect competition for you!

If you enter the World Ironing Championships on Sunday (28th November) then you’ll be in with a chance of winning a fantastic iron from our latest Comfigrip range (shown below*).

A winner will be drawn randomly from all of the entries that we receive on Sunday – the iron must be won! For more information on the World Ironing Championships (in association with Morphy Richards), click here.

Happy ironing and good luck!

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An (almost) perfect housewife reviews Comfigrip

By Janelle Hardacre | 22.11.2010 | Posted in Garment Care, Ironing, Product Reviews, World Ironing Championships

We tracked down a top mummy blogger and self confessed ‘Stepford Wife’ to test drive our latest Comfigrip iron. Take a look at her thoughts below and prepare to be rather envious of her housework skills!

Having four children, you can imagine the piles and piles of laundry that they create.. let alone the ironing.. But do you know what? I actually quite like ironing. There, I’ve said it! I iron for at least an hour a day to keep on top of it all and I usually do it in the living room in front of the tv, now that is what I call multitasking! I get to catch up with Desperate Housewives and the likes or even my guilty pleasure of *cough* Hollyoaks *cough* But best of all, I love perfectly ironed clothes, the gorgeous smell of clean laundry and piles and piles of perfectly folded clothes.. I am in domestic heaven. And there is no greater pleasure than an empty ironing basket. Now the next bit, the bit where I have to take it allllll upstairs and put it away, that bit I don’t like but I digress..

The lovely people over at Morphy Richards were so kind and sent me a gorgeous new Comfigrip iron to review and it was fab! The stainless steel soleplate has TriZone technology that promises ultimate gliding and it didn’t disappoint. There is a turbo boost for those hard to reach creases, constant steam for easy ironing and a pressing plate to remove excess moisture – I was in ironing heaven! It was anti-drip and anti-scale too which can only be truly appreciated if you have ever had an iron that isn’t. And I have. So I did! It has a super large water tank too which means less top ups if you are an ironing monster like me (which of course means missing less tv!) and an extra long cord. I have to say too that the Comfigrip really is comfy! Nota blister in sight (and yes, I have done so much ironing that I have had blisters before!) One of my very favourite features was its lovely big fat bottom. Now, usually for me it is all about losing the big fat bottom, but not when it comes to irons! It of course means that it is super sturdy when perched on the ironing board so much less likely to be accidentally knocked – such attention to detail and I loved it! Oh, and best of all? In a completely shallow and impossible girly way? It was pink! So it even coordinated with my lovely pink polkerdot ironing board which is a nice bonus

Now, Morphy Richards are holding a really fun competition at the moment. So, calling all ironing queens (and kings – I’m sure they do exist – just not in my house..) Can you iron a shirt in double-quick time, or flawlessly press a shirt fit for royalty? Or perhaps your ironing style and flair is something that everybody should see! Well, if you’ve got what it takes, you could be in with the chance of winning £500 and more importantly, a limited edition and fully operational Morphy Richards golden iron! Can you imagine that? A gold iron?! I was tempted not to tell any of you about it so I don’t scupper my chances but then I thought, hey, I could give anyone a run for their money (or golden iron) in an ironing competition! So if you think you have what it takes, there are more details right here.

Thanks so much (mostly) Yummy Mummy for the fab review and best of luck in The World Ironing Championships! Surely this ironing idol must be a contender for the golden iron.

Click here to see her original post.

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How’s it hanging?

By Janelle Hardacre | 02.11.2010 | Posted in Garment Care, Ironing, World Ironing Championships

We know that for lots of you ironing is one of those necessary evils that just has to be done to keep you and your family looking smart and well turned out. It’s amazing though how many people spend their precious time steaming through their pile, only to find that their smartly pressed garments become scruffy and creased again, simply because they haven’t been put away properly.

It’s all in the hanging and folding. Some garments can be stored in drawers for weeks, where others will become creased again in minutes if folded up. Check out our handy guide on how to store your clothes and keep them perfectly crease free!

T-shirts and knitwear should be folded rather than hung up. Avoid squashing too many garments into the drawer though or the bottom of the pile will need another iron
Always hang shirts up. We all know how much effort goes into ironing a shirt so it’s good to know that it will remain crease free until you next get a chance to wear it. Avoid using those free hangers you get from the shops and splash out on some thick wooden hangers as these won’t distort the shape of your shirts
We’d bet that only the keenest of ironers would press their jeans, so these are fine to be folded up and put in a drawer
Most other trousers however will need to be hung up. Make sure to use proper clamp-style trouser hangers and hang the trousers upside down from the bottom. If you don’t have any of these knocking around, use a normal hanger, but wrap a bit of card or a tea towel around the hard edge before folding the trousers carefully in half over it so you don’t end up with a big crease mark
Suits are probably the hardest garments to hang well. Quite often suits can be hung up in the wardrobe for months before you get a chance to wear them again and you don’t want it to be creased and distorted for next time. You can either hang the trousers and jacket together or separately. Follow our trouser tips above and make sure the jacket hanger has good support at the shoulders. Also, try not to hang suits in plastic bags for too long as they can start to smell
Did you know, the type of iron you have can actually affect whether your lovingly pressed garments become re-ceased again? Our dedicated team of designers have developed our Comfigrip range of irons with this in mind. Their unique TriZone soleplate technology effortlessly powers through creases and removes excess moisture which means your clothes are less likely to become creased again once you’ve hung or folded them.

Have you got any more golden garment care tips? Let us know! Or if you’re proud of your ironing skills why not try your hand at becoming a World Ironing Champion? Check out how to enter on our official World Ironing Championships page.