Did you look on the bolt to see if you are to use cool, cold, warm or what to wash It? some of the muslins today are stating cold water, delicate cycle, low heat for drying. I always use at least a half cup of white vinegar put in the softener dispenser and let it go. Some of the inexpensive muslins come out quite nicely. Muslin in general is not what it used to be, just like some of the fabrics today. Then I starch it and it is ready to use.

Good Luck
Suzy

Those wrinkles in the fabric probably came from the dryer being too hot and got "set". Sometimes I have had to wash something again, (just run through rinse cycle)then set for perma press on dryer or take it out before totally dry, and shake it out to finish. Most of the time this will work if moisture or spray starch don't. Wrinkle release is good but I dont think it works too well on set in wrinkles.:)

My Mangle is made in Germany by Miele. I love it because it irons my fabric so quickly after I have washed. It comes out just right for cutting - I know it is old fashioned, but it sure does the trick for fabric. I don't iron sheets and other things, but I could if I wanted and it goes very fast. My husband saw me ironing by the hour on my fabric to get it ready to cut and he wanted me to eliminate the work of standing all that time. He got me this mangle so I can sit and iron in minutes. It is Wonderful and so is he.

Have always wanted one, sigh, these days with the high thread count sheets that look like KAKA when they come out of the dryer it would be wonderful!:)

The Dollar Stores have something called Wrinkle Release that seems to work for most of my fabric wrinkles. Now if they'd just make some thing like that for my face/body! :)

LOL. Here's a remedy for you.



I don't know WHY I didn't figure this out sooner!!!!
...It's the shampoo I use in the shower!
When I wash my hair, the shampoo runs down my whole body, and (duh!) printed very clearly on the shampoo label is this warning,
"FOR EXTRA VOLUME AND BODY." ..NO wonder I have been gaining weight!!!

Well! I have gotten rid of that shampoo and I am going to start using Dawn dish soapinstead.
Its label reads, "DISSOLVES FAT THAT IS OTHERWISE DIFFICULT TO REMOVE." Problem solved!

If I don't answer the phone...I'll be in the shower!

I always wanted one, too, for both my king-sized sheets and for quilt fabric. A friend of mine was posting links on Facebook for her five sisters about what a mangle was because there was one in their father's basement that had belonged to their mother. I told her I was jealous, of course, and she said to come pry it out of the house because they were only going to send it to goodwill or let the trash truck take it -- if they could get it up the stairs.

So now it lives in my sewing room, which is next door to the laundry room, and we are all very happy. :)

You can purchase new ones (Miele makes one, I believe) in the $2k range, and sometimes you can find old ones like mine on Craigslist for a few hundred dollars. Yes, I told my friend what it was worth, but she thought it was more trouble than that. LOL

I use Best Press By Mary Ellen"s works great takes all my fold lines and wrinkles out.

"Back in the old days" all the cotton was llike that. We ussed to dampen it and put it into the refrigerator until it was ironing time. Sometimeswe used the starch.

Is it 100% cotton? If it is a poly blend, you might want to change it out.
I know it sounds wierd, but I had that happen once, too.
and the wrinkles never came out.

My mom used to sprinkle the clothes that she was going to iron, pop them into a plastic bag, and into the fridge for a while, usually over night. Every single wrinkle came out. Sometimes, when I just can't get the wrinkles out, I use her method, and it works every time. Starch on the back side helps too.

I almost peed my pants, when I read your post. You are too funny!!

ploverwi2 what is that standing next to you in your avatar? Looks like a leopard.

I had the same issue before. Sometimes it IS the fabric. Did the steam, starch, etc. nothing worked.

I say vinegar/water also.

LOL, me too dsch!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

I've heard (in the old days) to use the vinegar and water and a brown paper bag. Never tried it though.

I use sizing.

I learned to use a white vinegar soaked pressing cloth during the old Stretch and Sew days. It put creases IN a double knit, but it also took creases out! I had a light weight, white piece of fabric that I used as the pressing cloth. I put it in a small bowl of vinegar, wrung it out and laid it over the fold. Give it a try. It smells very pungent, so prepare yourself!

i have that problem when i over dry my material

My mother in law used to do that, but I never knew why! :-D

Hancock's fabric stores and most quilt stores carry Mary Ellen's Best Press product. It has something in it to especially take out all wrinkles. You know how you have to purchase that last piece on the bolt and it is totally wrinkled, well this product takes it away. It is wonderful.

I found a great new starch. It is more like Best Press tha traditional starch. It is Niagara Non aerosol starch. Got it at Walmart for $1.87 for 22 oz. Im really happy with it.