Pressing cloth substitutes?
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White Fat Quarter -- this is the time when you actually can use some fabric from Joann or HL.
That said, I recently called Pellon because I was having an issue (their customer service is fantastic!). The rep was super knowledgeable & said that in place of a damp press cloth, you can just use a steam iron for that piece of the instructions. If you own a steam iron, the only benefit of a press cloth is to help you make sure you don't leave it on super long. I no longer use a press cloth except for my iron-on quilt labels.
That said, I recently called Pellon because I was having an issue (their customer service is fantastic!). The rep was super knowledgeable & said that in place of a damp press cloth, you can just use a steam iron for that piece of the instructions. If you own a steam iron, the only benefit of a press cloth is to help you make sure you don't leave it on super long. I no longer use a press cloth except for my iron-on quilt labels.
#28
I found some white baby mattress sheets in a second hand store - still in the pkg. and they were cheap, really cheap. I cut them into different size pcs., squares, rectangles, etc. and keep them by the ironing board. My mother used to use towels and muslin. Don't use anything with color in it. Stick with white, off white and the like.
#29
A damp press cloth is a piece of cotton material, usually an old cotton sheet, which has been dipped in water and then wrung out so that it is damp but not dripping. Place it over the object and press on top of the cloth with the iron.
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