Have you tried???
#22
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do you mean one of these?
http://www.yourjealousneighbors.com/...ge_1082199.htm
if so, i tried one once years ago at a knitting friend's house. she swore by it for pressing her knits for a professional look. they remind me of an old fashioned mangle.
http://www.yourjealousneighbors.com/...ge_1082199.htm
if so, i tried one once years ago at a knitting friend's house. she swore by it for pressing her knits for a professional look. they remind me of an old fashioned mangle.
#23
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Dallas area, Texas, USA
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People used to iron sheets, underwear, hankerchiefs and napkins because the heat kills germs. After everyone got clothes dryers, which also heat things up, some of the drudge work was avoided. I've never tried a mangle, but in theory it should press quilt pieces nicely without distorting them. I'll be reading through this thread to see what everyone thinks of them.
#25
I have one that I bought when I was making quilts using the Cotton Theory method. Now I use it often when I'm making tshirt quilts. It works great to fuse the stabilizer onto the back of the tshirt fabric while using parchment paper to cover the tshirt front. I also use it for pressing small pieces that I want to starch heavily - again using parchment paper to protect the cover fabric. Mine doesn't have steam but a spritz of water will do the same thing.
#26
I think the reason for ironing sheets (back in the day) was to sanitize the sheets due to deseases and colds, etc. Of course back then, you learned how to iron on kitchen towels, boxers, pillow cases, etc., using a regular iron and board.
#27
I used to run a mangle in an un-airconditioned laundry as a summer job for 3 years in a row. Worst job I ever had. However, it did teach me some skills. I am now friends with the owner of a laundromat/Dry Cleaners. When I have a lot of fabric to pre-wash/press, I take it down to the laundromat, and wash it on gentle cycle, dry until still moist. Then they let me take it in the back and run it all through the mangle so "woosh", in a few minutes I have all of my fabric pressed and expertly folded. Days of work done in a morning (depending on how much I have, but I often save it up to do this). Yes, I still have to press and sometimes starch while cutting, and certainly while sewing, but it's minimal once the fabric has first been pressed. The owner lets other quilters use the mangle for a small fee. I'm swopping babysitting their dog for my freebie.
#29
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Join Date: May 2010
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I remember my grandma having one very old fashioned one. It just had some big wooden rollers with no heat. I never got to try it, but I remember my mom raving about how wonderful it was. I remember using the gas iron though. My little sister had these cute fluffy nylon dresses, & one time when I was ironing it , a flame shot out the side, & burned a hole into it. After that I only used the ones we heated on the stove. I think they were called "sad irons".
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