I don't use the steam on my "steam" iron anymore. Instead I mist the fabric with my handy-dandy "Flo-Master Hand Sprayer" -- a garden sprayer which can be found in the garden dept. at Wally World or Home Depot etc. for about $8. You pump the sprayer several times to pressurize it and then you just grip the handle it sprays beautifully and evenly -- no squeezing! The small one I use holds 2 1/2 pints of water and it's been a Godsend. I found out about this marvelous tool when I watched Mickey Lawler's "Sky Dyes" video.