I have one of those steam presses. I used to use it when I decorated a lot of towels, not terry cloth but cotton plaids. I bought towels that I cut in two to make them smaller and they had to be pressed. Then I decorated them with appliques. I probably sold thousands of them. The only thing I see could be a problem is it gets extremely hot. I have not tried it for ironing fabric after washing. I may have to get it off the top shelf and try it.