First let me say HAPPY FUCKING FRIDAY! I don't know why I have felt the weight of the week bearing down on me but I am so glad tomorrow is Saturday even if I have to spend the day cleaning toilets.
Second - I need a new iron folks! Right now I have a rather heavy iron that is large and I put water in and it is on the fritz. It doesn't seem to get quite hot enough either. So I am once again polling all you lovelies to hear your thoughts on irons.
- how important is the right iron to you? I really like to press my seams open and FLAT so I like a good iron
- do you add water or no? do you go back and forth adding water and not adding water? Marla doesn't and I leave water in there all the time. I think I do because of an irrational fear of scorching.
- do you have one iron for clothes and household goods and another for sewing or do you use the same one for both? I use the same - another reason I leave water in there.
- do you like a tiny iron for getting between all those little pieces or a more bulky fella? I have never used a tiny iron so I am interested to hear your thoughts.
and lastly - do you have an iron you swear by?
Please let me know what you think! I would be very appreciative of any advice/thoughts/stories etc.
Again happy Friday to you all and I will leave you with wishes for an enjoyable weekend and this picture of the beach I was at last weekend... can I please go back?
ciao bellas
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This week has left me ready to PUNCH SOMEONE. Or maybe a wall. I don't know. Anyway, I will talk irons and hopefully the hot subject will cool me down. (ha ha, see even my puns are shit right now)
ReplyDeleteI had a small travel iron for years (like 20 of them) and it was okay, but it kinda sucks for quilting. Maybe other people have better experiences with small irons, but I find them to be pretty ineffectual.
I ended up getting Shark brand, and while it has a super fast automatic shut off, it heats up really fast, too which is great. It works a lot better than my previous one.
I leave the water out and use a spray bottle set to mist, but that's leftover from my terrible travel iron days and because people got me freaked out about using specific water in the iron which I don't want to deal with.
I have no helpful iron tips. My iron is crappy and I should probably get a new one too! Please report back.
ReplyDeleteI use the same iron for everything and ALWAYS put water in it. If you like to press seams open, you have to have a mini iron. I have 2, one that is like a normal iron, but tiny. It's good for fusing applique shapes but nothing more. The other is like the Clover one (but a different brand) and it's BRILLIANT. It takes a while to heat up, but I leave it on through a whole sewing session and it works a treat on seams.
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