ok, thank you! It pulls SO much wattage I really expected it to heat up extremely hot and it does not! I thought it was just mine... what did you get instead?
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Originally Posted by Jane Quilter
(Post 7734831)
yes, my yellow Oliso does not get as hot as other irons, but I love her just the same.
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I have a reflective cover on my board and a "shoe" on my iron. Not sure if it really does a better job but I think it does. It's easier to handle more delicate fabric - that's for sure.
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I have the blue oliso and like it so far. It was a little bit of a learning curve though.
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We use the old-fashioned looking Black and Decker in our church sewing room and it gets much hotter than my Oliso at home. But I still like the Oliso for the lift feature.
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When i iron/press fabric or blocks, i try to go "with the grain" to minimize distortion.
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Originally Posted by itssewfun
(Post 7735358)
We use the old-fashioned looking Black and Decker in our church sewing room and it gets much hotter than my Oliso at home. But I still like the Oliso for the lift feature.
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My yellow Oliso does not heat very well either. It also started spitting water when I was using steam.I got a Hamilton
Beach. It gets really hot |
Yes, from this thread I'm finding that the only benefit is the lift option since temperature wise, there are other alternatives.
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I only iron what I need for a project.
Wash and starch and dry fabric fold it selvage edges together and straightened when a quilt calls for 3/4yd I pull it from my stash and cut that amount off my yardage I only press that amount. If it is a little wrinkled a spritz of water helps. I don't find very many wrinkle problems doing it this way. I don't like pressing fabric and storing it, pulling it out to use and pressing it again, that would be torture for me.:D |
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