mini irons
12-20-2010, 01:55 PM
#31
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Location: Mid-West
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Joanns won't accept coupons on irons, no matter how small,so I use my old,very old Sunbeam dry iron.
Originally Posted by thepolyparrot
I have the Clover and it's okay - a little faster than using a wooden "iron."
I also have a little (TINY!) iron by Sharptek - it's in the iron section at Joann for about $7.00. Very, very cute and much easier to handle than the Clover wand-type iron. I think it's hotter, too, which I like. The heat is not adjustable, but for my purposes, it doesn't matter. I use it while paper piecing.
The only thing I don't like about it is that the cord keeps falling out of the iron. I am going to glue it in with E6000 the next time I use it.
I also have a little (TINY!) iron by Sharptek - it's in the iron section at Joann for about $7.00. Very, very cute and much easier to handle than the Clover wand-type iron. I think it's hotter, too, which I like. The heat is not adjustable, but for my purposes, it doesn't matter. I use it while paper piecing.
The only thing I don't like about it is that the cord keeps falling out of the iron. I am going to glue it in with E6000 the next time I use it.
12-20-2010, 02:52 PM
#33
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Location: Glenmoore, PA
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Originally Posted by hlponyfarm
does anyone have those little mini irons with the attachments? supposed to be for quilters where you can really get into those seams. they are pretty pricey though and then the attachments are bought extra.
12-20-2010, 04:20 PM
#34
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Boston
Posts: 225
I use the Clover one, keep it right next to my machne right next to the smallest cut on one side, iron on the other board about 5 inches. i love it!
A warning, it does not have an automatic shutoff so don't forget to shut it off when you are finished.
A warning, it does not have an automatic shutoff so don't forget to shut it off when you are finished.
12-20-2010, 04:33 PM
#36
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Location: Galveston Texas
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I have the Clover iron, but I never thought it got hot enough for me. So I get my daily exercise by walking to my ironing board to press my seams.
The likn that izaquilter gave with her comment looks promising. I may try it.
The likn that izaquilter gave with her comment looks promising. I may try it.
12-20-2010, 06:27 PM
#39
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: north central Arkansas
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I have a clover mini but for some reason I rarely use it. It had a little stand that came with it so you could prop it up -no other attachments came with it. I guess I need to dig it out and give it another try when I get back to paper piecing my 6 inch pineapple blocks as I see some of you say that is good to use with that technique.
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