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Steam caused ripples in my pieced units. I also had no end of trouble with my various irons spitting and staining fabric (I can't lift heavier irons, so didn't have a great deal of choice in which ones I could buy). It was a relief when I stopped steaming and just started using a dry iron. I now use Best Press on preliminary seams when piecing. Sometimes I still get the rippling problem with the Best Press in cases where a fabric is sprayed multiple times because of later seams being sprayed near fabrics that were sprayed earlier.

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Originally Posted by bee3 (Post 7114374)

I used steam on the fabric from Joanns that I didn't wash first, and thats how I got this terrible chemical burn on my face, so be careful with steam on unwashed fabrics. It released a terrible gassy chemical odor throughout the house, and then I developed a terrible burn all over my face and inside my nose. That was in December, and my face is still a mess.

OMG...that's terrible! You should contact Joann's and let them know about it. This could happen to someone else who buys their fabric. Maybe it was a bad batch. Personally I just got some fabric from them via their online store and I hate it. The hand is awful and feels like there is some kind of smelly, synthetic finish on it. After reading this, I'm just going to throw it out. I hope that you feel better soon.

Oh...BTW...I'm a steamer, but not a starcher. :)

~ Cindy