07/07/2022
Origins of Extreme Ironing
So when did extreme ironing start? There are two credited founders when it comes to extreme ironing. The first one is Tony Hiam, who was in Yorkshire Dales National Park (Settle, England) in 1980. The second one refers to Phil Shaw as the originator of the sport in 1997 in Leicester, England.
Tony Hiam was inspired to iron while doing different types of sports in the 1980s because of his brother-in-law. Hiam’s brother-in-law was consistent in bringing a steam iron and ironing board everywhere they went. There were many times that Hiam himself had to bring the ironing sets even while camping. To make fun of his brother, Hiam began ironing their clothes in ridiculous positions, thus leading to extreme ironing.