Originally Posted by
ckcowl
i do not have one of those machines= been making bindings for many years--i've never burned my fingers doing it-unless it was the 1/4" bias strips for stained glass & even then not much- i'm not sure what i might do that's different- i just am not sure how/why a person burns their fingers doing it...sorry- maybe try one of those (ov-gloves) there are some other protective items that are probably much less expensive than one of the machines that may or may not work for you.
I'll bet you don't use steam. That's what makes the difference for me. If I don't use steam for doing a job like this where I have to hold the fabric as I press, then I don't burn myself. If I do use steam, I burn myself every time.
Don't get me wrong - I use steam for lots of other stuff, just not when I'm holding something really close to the iron.