clothes steamer
 

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0171LU2E4?psc=1

So I'm sure I'm not the only one that finds pressing the backing or any large fabric tedious. Even with my 2' x 3' pressing board by the time I'm threw at one end of a top or extra wide fabric it's wrinkled at the beginning.

I'm wondering if anyone has tried a garment steamer? I have a clothes line for really large piece and the rails of my quilt frame would work nicely too.

The link above is one I'm considering.

Thanks for any help.

Geraldine

I have never tried one because I don't think it would work as well as an iron.

Steaming does help. Dry cleaners used to have a mannequin shaped device that steamed everything before the pressers finished it.

The little home steamers are made to use gravity. Unless you can keep quilt backing taut on frame and roll it, it probably wouldn't do too much good.

I had a steamer when kids were here. They hated to iron, and I wouldn't do it, so they used the steamer and either a coat hanger for the garment or one of the sewing mannequins. The weight of the garment at the hem helps smooth the garment.

I spray the backing liberally with wrinkle releaser and put in the dryer.

oh that does sound easy peasy

just read that I can make it myself with fabric softener and water in a spry bottle

thank you just saved myself 20$

I would go with this as long as no fragrance involved.

When I put my backing on the longarm, if there are wrinkles (even where the fabric was folded) I just spray with plain water in a bottle, tighten up the tension (including side to side) and let it dry, then roll to the next section and repeat until all the wrinkles are gone. It's amazing how well this works. Each section dries very quickly so it's much faster than ironing.

I turn over the plastic tablecloth liner from my dining room table that has a soft cotton backing to it. I use that to iron my backings with my Rowenta iron set on cotton with low steam. I have never melted any plastic, or damaged my beautiful wooden tabletop. I also steam my batting this way. Gently hold the steam iron a couple inches above the batting, and watch it poof up and become wrinkle free.