Old 09-11-2011, 06:55 AM
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Somerset Val
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Originally Posted by AngelinaMaria
Okay, sorry another question that comes up is are you pressing the fabric or ironing?? Since it is such a large piece, many of my pieces for this Christmas project will be 1 to 3 yard pieces, do you "press" or iron? So far, when working with the large pieces like this to get wrinkles and folds out, I do a combination of pressing and gentle ironing.

If you were to truly press a 1 to 3 yard peice (and you have 10 of the same size), it would take hours and hours to complete.
My machine has an express programme which takes 1/2 hour. I wash at 40 degrees, fast spin, then iron straight away using spray starch, on the wrong side. 3 yard pieces are a bit unwieldy but managable! I watch TV at the same time so that the time passes more quickly!
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