My grandmother told me along time ago and showed me if the stain is on the right side of the fabric, flush it from the other side. That way you aren't forcing it through the fabric, you're trying to back it out. When I get any kind of stain, I immediately spray the opposite side. I quit using steam on my fabric along time ago. I have a trusty spray bottle.

My new Oslo says don't use distilled water, only tap. This is against all I've ever done. I contacted the Company. They said distilled water makes them spit. wow...who knew?

I have on old, old Sunbeam iron bought at a rummage sale. It doesn't get really hot, but hot enough for what I want to do. It has never seen tap water since I have had it (about 30 years), I have hard water. It has never spit - - yet. I actually bought a new iron about 5 years ago, and it sits in the box, never used. Another cheap iron.

I would try white vinegar. It works for all kinds of things and I have tried it with success on brown spots from the iron.

me too! No water in iron for years. Spray bottle only-for me.

I had that happen and just dumped some hydrogen peroxide on the spots and found they had disappeared when I went back to them but I didn't use water or anything else first. It's, also, great for removing blood from pricked finger or rust spots. Good luck!

I had this happen on a hand embroidered pillow case I was making and the rust was on the white background. I took a new toothbrush and some bar soap and got as much as I could off. I finished the embroidery a couple of days later, put Shout on the spots, put it in a lingerie bag and washed it with my whites in cold water. The rust stain actually came out. I bought a new iron, threw that one away and decided to use a pressing cloth from that time forward! I have also starting using a spray bottle.

If you use dish soap, make sure it doesn't have bleach in it if you use it with any color other than white.

Never thought about it but that does make sense. Hopefully I will remember it in the future.

If you live in a hard water area, maybe bottled water would work. Try filling with vinegar to clean first. Just a thought.