Dry iron vs steam iron
#3
i use a dry iron so that there's no chance of dribbling anything on my quilt pieces. the dry iron does not have steam holes to leave little 'bumps' on the fabric. i know... seems silly... but that's just me.
i save my expensive steam iron for projects that require steam.
i save my expensive steam iron for projects that require steam.
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I am on the other side...I prefer steam to dry. I think I have heard you should use dry when using fusible material but I don't even bother with that. I use steam for everything. If I am working with delicate fabric or if I am afraid of water dripping, I use a pressing cloth.
#5
The dry iron has a solid sole plate, no steam holes. This allows for a hotter surface, even heating and no imprint of the steam holes on the fabric which is horrible for applique pieces especially if you are using fusible. If you want steam it's easy to spray with water. The steam iron with no water still leaves imprint. The newer irons seem to have smaller steam holes but more of them.
The dry iron new is under $25 so no big expense at all to have one.
The dry iron new is under $25 so no big expense at all to have one.
Last edited by BellaBoo; 12-03-2012 at 05:01 AM.
#9
I use both. My travel iron has a solid plate and is great for pressing small items without distortion. Plus no holes to get caught on points, which happened a lot to me with the iron with steam holes. The steam iron is great for pressing wrinkles out of fabric or pressing completely blocks on the right side of the fabric.
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With a dry iron, there is less possibility of stretching the fabric, but I find that the seams I'm pressing are not as flat as when I use steam. I prefer using steam for that reason, though I am very careful to PRESS rather than iron.
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