steam or dry when ironing startch?
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Originally Posted by Lisa_wanna_b_quilter
If I use steam, it comes from water spritzed from a bottle and then ironed. I never, never put water in my iron because I've had too many that leaked and spit and sputtered ugly water on things after a few uses. My new iron has never had water in it to prevent that from happening.
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steam can make the starch pretty yukky sometimes. i always use a dry iron regardless of what i am pressing -- if i need a little steam i use a spray bottle and give the fabric a spritz---but never when using starch or sizing; they are wet enough and added moisture increases the possibility of flaking and gooey stuff
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I like to iron starch after the starch is dry, so I iron with steam. The steam reactivates the starch just enough. I don't like ironing starch while it is wet, as I often scorch the starch then.
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Originally Posted by Prism99
I like to iron starch after the starch is dry, so I iron with steam. The steam reactivates the starch just enough. I don't like ironing starch while it is wet, as I often scorch the starch then.
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Originally Posted by MTS
Originally Posted by oatw13
I tend to use steam until the water runs out, then dry. lol
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