steam or dry when ironing startch?
#23
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Manchester, NH
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Originally Posted by Izaquilter
I have a VERY old iron that I searched & searched for at antique shops & it gets so hot it will cook an egg! So I spritz a little bit of water on before I press & wha la it's done. Nothing like old irons! Don't like all the new fancy ones because they spit & leak all over the place.
#27
If I am starching the old fashioned way, I have a spritz bottle of water and dry iron. If I'm using the spray stuff I alternate as there is a lot of moisture in some of the brands already (depending on how cheap I was when I bought it).
#28
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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.
#30
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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
I like to minimize distance walking.... :P :P :P
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