matraina

To Quilty-Louise, Wow that is an old trick. That's how my mother used to pretreat all of her ironing.

Jingle

I just spray my fabrics with water from a spray bottle if there are folds or wrinkles. Otherwise, I use a dry iron.
About 40 years ago I would sprinkle clothes and iron them, since wash and wear clothes came out I only iron/press fabrics and quilt blocks.

spokanequilter

I love this!! My mom used to do this with my dad's white dress shirts, pillow cases, handkerchiefs, napkins.... all those things that she and I used to spend hours ironing. I remember that huge plastic bag taking up so much room in the frig. aaahhh.... good memories - the refrigerator that is, not the ironing..

nellie

cool idea thank you

bearisgray

Be sure to read the instructions that come with your steam iron as to what kind of water to use.

I don't know WHY it matters, but apparently it does.

Usually my fabrics are smooth enough to fold and put in storage straight from the dryer until I'm ready to use them. THEN I iron/press them.

MimiBug123

YOU ARE BRILLIANT! I have been carrying my iron to the faucet, and was proud of myself because my sewing room/guest room has a bath attached. I didn't even have to go out into the hall to get water from another bathroom. LOLOLOL! Boy, do I feel dumb!




Now the tank on my iron holds 12 ounces of water, I could
only get 2 fills on a bottle. It felt like I was ALWAYS at the
faucet filling the bottle again.

A couple weeks ago I was the store and happen to spot one
of those larger (1/2 gallon maybe?) water bottles and thought
that would be perfect for my ironing "binges". It's an idea that
I am GLAD to be using now.

The spray bottle on the right is a 24oz size and the one on the
left is the NEW water bottle that I am happy to be using.


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Krystyna

Great idea, Louise!

azsupergram

The different water each iron needs is an interesting one, isn't it? My iron came with instructions to use tap water unless one has very hard tap water (we do) and in that case, recommended bottled spring water. As a result, I always have a gallon bottle of spring water by my iron. I have to admit, I never thought of carrying my iron back and forth to the sink to fill it, even when I was using tap water.

JanieH

Great idea! Thanks for sharing!

Kathy Osterby

I've been using the 1/2 gallon size water bottle to refill my iron since I moved and water supply is on 1st floor sewing room is on 2nd floor.