Originally Posted by
ube quilting
Does any one remember when we use to dampen cloths and put them in the fridge overnight in a plastic bag? I don't know why. My guess would be that it releases and softens wrinkles so they press better.
I like to press almost dry fabric too.
My Mom had a 7-Up bottle that she had a sprinkler stopper for and would sprinkle clothes and then put into a large bag and into the refrig (keep in mind most of us had refrigs that had no space and often the "freezer" was stuck in there and hardly separate!) and she always told me it was too keep the dampened clothes fresh and not allow mildew. Think it was also left overnight so that the dampness would spread and thus the sprinkling did not have to saturate the clothes so much.
I've always been a steamer with mixed results--but since my sewing room iron is no longer steaming (and haven't bothered to bring the steam iron up from long arm in basement) I've switched to using a spray bottle.