I have many small cut fabric pieces with the fold crease in the middle...no matter how much ironing I do on them I can't get rid of the crease marks. Any suggestions or advice to remove the crease so I can use the whole piece of fabric?

I steam press my folds.

Wash your material first, dry, then steam press and the crease should come out....

I spray them with water and press with iron. :)

I've read and heard that spraying vinegar on the crease would help. I don't personally know if it's true. I guess you could try it on a couple and see though.

When this happens to me I just wash the fabric again and it seems to fix the problem.
K

My iron has a burst of steam feature that is great for stubborn creases

Hello,

I used to sew clothing for people & at that time I used the vinegar water with steam method to remove hem lines. It really does work. Anyway, it used to!! :D

Good luck,
Cheryl

Yep, the vinegar/water trick works. I keep a spray bottle of 1/4 cup white vinegar & 1 quart water beside my ironing board at all times. It will also put a crease IN fabric. It sorta smells like a pickle for a short time but I have never had a problem with the smell staying in & I have done this for years.

White vinegar & water. And my steam iron.

There's just something counterintuitive about spraying an acid on fabric, even if it is diluted. Vinegar can also cause skin irritations, especially on babies. And for those who use it as a fabric softener, it destroys elastic.

I prewash my fabrics, iron them, and do not refold them selvedge to selvedge for storing. I fold end to end in half, quarters, whatever, and then lastly fold the selvedge sides together. The lengthwise fold is softened and the new 'creases', if any, are crosswise. They iron out easily when constructing a quilt.

Washing all the small pieces is out of the question...I have pressed and steamed and still have noticable crease marks. I'll try using a pressing cloth dipped in vinegar water.
I just wanted to use up some small scraps...

I wet small pieces in warm water in the sink, squeeze out the excess water, lay them on a towel and roll it up to get out the rest of the water - then iron until dry. Works great for small pieces. :D

Yes, spray or dab a little WHITE vinegar on the crease and steam until dry. let the piece cool before removing from the ironing board. If the fabric has been permanent-press treated, it may not work. But the vinegar usually works.

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I've mixed white vinegar and water in a spray bottle and put that on difficult places to iron. In the past, that has allowed me to iron out the center fold of fabric, but the last two pieces I tried did not work. It's like they are permanently part of the fabric.

Try a little starch. I haven't used straight starch but I have Flatter spray and have used it successfully to remove the crease lines. A small spray, wait a few seconds or minute, then iron.

I mist all my fabrics. I add vinegar to my water and mist heavily over the darn fold. Sometimes it might take couple tries at it but usually I can get the fold out.

I use a lot of steam in the steam iron. It it appears to be resisting my efforts I will use a bit of spray sizing or starch and the seems to do the trick.

This is an older thread, fun to see some of the people from back then are still on.

I'm usually pretty good about getting fabric to behave but some fold lines just do not want to come out and sometimes they are very noticeable. Next time it comes up, I think I'll try my dying heat treatment in the microwave and see how the fabric reacts to that. (Taking clean washed wet fabric, submerge in a large pyrex bowl, cover with ample water and then plastic wrap it sealed. Heat on high for 20 minutes. Carefully drain and rinse.)

Sometimes the "crease" is more of a color illusion from sun damage along the top of the bolt, there's really no crease to get out! If the fabric was folded with right sides in, that crease could even be darker after long storage from minor dye crocking.

I do the same as "Shadow Dancer" to get the fold creases out of my fabrics.

I use a spray bottle with vodka & distilled water when I'm pressing and it works well for me.

My wool pressing mat does a great job on the creases for small pieces if fabric.

spray with water or starch...

I have found that Faultless Sizing spray starch will remove the fold.

Vinegar works. I wouldn't worry about residue. There wouldn't be enough of it to do anything.

When I take out a piece of fabric to see if I want to use it or if it enough or for whatever reason, I always fold it a different way when I put it back. Try to get the folds in a different place.

I use Sta-Flo. I dilute it with water: 4 oz. Stay-Flo to 12 oz. water. I use the bottle (from the expensive spray starch) that I've used for at least 5 years, and mark the oz. with marker so it is easy to see. That is a very good sprayer. Diluted that way it costs me .04 cents an ounce.

I was going to say the same thing as "IceBlossum." Sometimes what we think is a crease is really wear and tear and/or sun damage. This cannot be removed. You have tried any remedies that should have allowed you to press out a fold line. Save that fabric for smaller pieces that don't include the fold area.

I use Best Press. More expensive than vinegar, but does the job perfectly.

I spray them with water and press ..if they don't fully come out, I still use them because the first time the quilt gets washed it will come out anyway. Don't stress too much over them, just press them enough so you can cut accurately and you'll be fine.