Steam or no steam?
I have never used steam until recently. Joined a new church that has a quilting group and they use steam. I have to say I like it. So what's your preference?
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No steam. It tends to stretch a bias edge. I mist a little water if I have a wrinkle.
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I love using steam & keep my iron on steam all the time. Don't ask me why, I just like it.
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Originally Posted by popover
(Post 7779991)
No steam. It tends to stretch a bias edge. I mist a little water if I have a wrinkle.
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I gave up on steam when I got fed up with dribbles and sputters. I now use a dry iron and Best Press. I also tended to get warping and rippled fabric with steam.
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I use steam and keep my iron on steam all the time. If you just use up and down motion, I don't feel it stretches the fabric. Just remember not to iron like you iron clothes. I think it is personal preference really.
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I agree with Jordan. It is a personal preference. Since I learned to sew thru a garment construction background, I always used steam, especially when I was using a steam generator. Now it depends on what I'm doing. Using an up and down motion with steam can get the seams really flat.
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Originally Posted by thrums
(Post 7780105)
I do the same. Steam can also cause shrinkage.
I like steam better - I can use a higher heat and not scorch things. I don't have a problem with stretching bias edges. I press "with the grain" so the bias is not stretched. |
I'm another steamer. Also from a garment construction background. Also a prewasher so I don't think shrinkage is an issue either. I am careful when dealing with bias edges - which I tend to try not to have. But when dealing with bias edges I starch the daylights out of the fabric and that seems to help with the stretching issue.
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I'm a steamer also, but also have another iron that is just a dry iron that I will use also.
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