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06-11-2013, 03:53 AM

#11

daisydawg

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VermontCountry Store has a Dry Iron for 29.95. I've used them off and on for several years.

06-11-2013, 04:20 AM

#12

Jackie Spencer

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I bought my dry iron from Vermont country store also and I love it! Got tired of the little steam holes leaving their mark on my appliques.

06-11-2013, 04:24 AM

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BellaBoo

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Amazon has the no steam iron for $14.99 every so often. Different affiliates that sell through Amazon have different prices.

06-11-2013, 04:51 AM

#14

franc36

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I, too, have the Vermont Country Store iron and love it. I spray with Mary Ellen's Best Press when I need moisture.

06-11-2013, 05:09 AM

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Scissor Queen

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Quote:

Originally Posted by leatheflea

I'd suggest you buy a vintage iron. It'll last forever. Mines not vintage, its from the early 1980's but it's a workhorse. I've read that many quilters are now buying irons from the 50's and 60's because they are better made and can take the abuse. In the last 10 yrs + I've bought on average a iron a yr for my sewing studio. Finally I dug out my old iron that I only used for clothing(which is never). It gets much hotter than the new irons, and like jingle I use a spray bottle when needed.

I found a brand new early 60s GE dry iron on ebay. It was still sealed in the original box. You absolutely can't beat it. It gets hot enough on the cotton setting that it will heat up my entire sewing room if I leave it on. During the winter that's kind of nice but I have to shut it off regularly during the summer or it gets too hot in here.

06-11-2013, 10:24 AM

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madamepurl

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Maybe Amazon.ca? I purchased mine off of Amazon.com.

06-11-2013, 11:08 AM

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nativetexan

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read comments on the irons though. before you decide.

06-11-2013, 11:11 AM

#18

Dingle

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I also bought the dry iron from HD online. Loved it. Too bad it didn't last a year before it quit.

06-19-2013, 03:26 PM

#19

jojo47

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My mom used to have a Sunbeam dry iron, and she always sprinkled her clothes for ironing with a water-filled pop bottle with a sprinkler stuck in the top. (I can't think of an easier way to describe it...wish I had a pic to show you.) The iron was heavier than these new ones, and a workhorse.