Iron without steam?
#15
I'd suggest you buy a vintage iron. It'll last forever. Mines not vintage, its from the early 1980's but it's a workhorse. I've read that many quilters are now buying irons from the 50's and 60's because they are better made and can take the abuse. In the last 10 yrs + I've bought on average a iron a yr for my sewing studio. Finally I dug out my old iron that I only used for clothing(which is never). It gets much hotter than the new irons, and like jingle I use a spray bottle when needed.
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My mom used to have a Sunbeam dry iron, and she always sprinkled her clothes for ironing with a water-filled pop bottle with a sprinkler stuck in the top. (I can't think of an easier way to describe it...wish I had a pic to show you.) The iron was heavier than these new ones, and a workhorse.
#20
My mom had a pop bottle (7-up!)/sprinkler combo like that--I had forgotten about it until now!
My mom used to have a Sunbeam dry iron, and she always sprinkled her clothes for ironing with a water-filled pop bottle with a sprinkler stuck in the top. (I can't think of an easier way to describe it...wish I had a pic to show you.) The iron was heavier than these new ones, and a workhorse.
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