The Iron and Steam are your friends!
#12
Originally Posted by klgreene
Just got a Shark at Wal-Mart. It does the job.
#13
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I looked my iron up. It is called the Rowenta First Class Travel Iron. The steam holes are really small which was a radical change from my older iron. (See pictures)
I turn the steam off when paper piecing. I'm still learning about the different fusible webs so I follow manufacturer directions.
I turn the steam off when paper piecing. I'm still learning about the different fusible webs so I follow manufacturer directions.
#14
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Join Date: Mar 2009
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My iron just bit the dust - the thermostat went into overdrive (it melted cotton). Now I am using the Shark and the automatic off feature is not making me happy. I'll have to go read the other thread too. My old one was a Rowenta.
#15
Melted cotton, Martina? WOW! You are fortunate it didn't start a fire in your home. Roy used to be annoyed with me leaving the iron plugged in and on all day while I was sewing but he gave up nagging when I pointed to all his electrical taped gadgets.
I'm going to look at a smaller iron, burned my arm last month when I had it near the sewing machine while putting blocks together. :roll:
I'm going to look at a smaller iron, burned my arm last month when I had it near the sewing machine while putting blocks together. :roll:
#19
I have 5 vintage irons with the smooth sole plate and no steam holes. I got them originally to iron linen tablecloths. The newer steam irons just didn't get hot enough. Now I use them for everything. When I need steam I just use a small spray bottle before pressing. These babies are heavy and I use them as weights when I want seams to be really flat.
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