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Lemonade from lemons or where to get enough steam when needed
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Junob @teranews.com
May 9, 2013, 6:13:13 PM5/9/13
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When our dear Sharon Hayes, who I wish had time to post here sometimes,
sent me directions on how to put in an elastic waist band, told me to
steam like mad when I finished sewing the band. My poor little iron
isn't doing a good job producing steam any longer. I wondered what I
was going to do to get enough stream going. I had just changed the
elastic in a skirt I made a while back.
Here's the lemonade from the lemons. I pulled out my hand steamer. I
bought it recently to clean my shower. Boy did I get steam. The elastic
is now tightened up and the stretch is back. I love that little steamer
even more now.
Juno
sent me directions on how to put in an elastic waist band, told me to
steam like mad when I finished sewing the band. My poor little iron
isn't doing a good job producing steam any longer. I wondered what I
was going to do to get enough stream going. I had just changed the
elastic in a skirt I made a while back.
Here's the lemonade from the lemons. I pulled out my hand steamer. I
bought it recently to clean my shower. Boy did I get steam. The elastic
is now tightened up and the stretch is back. I love that little steamer
even more now.
Juno
BEI Design
May 9, 2013, 6:53:11 PM5/9/13
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have on hand. Not that I'm opposed to buying lots of
additional tools, understand...
B
Ursula Schrader
May 10, 2013, 1:37:47 AM5/10/13
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Bobbie Sews More
May 31, 2013, 4:07:34 PM5/31/13
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Thanks so much for passing along this tip to help get the stretch back into
elastic. I certainly will try it and I hope it will help with elastic that
is 3 years old.
Barbara in SC
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elastic. I certainly will try it and I hope it will help with elastic that
is 3 years old.
Barbara in SC
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Junob @teranews.com
May 31, 2013, 10:20:33 PM5/31/13
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On 5/31/2013 4:07 PM, Bobbie Sews More wrote:
> Thanks so much for passing along this tip to help get the stretch back into
> elastic. I certainly will try it and I hope it will help with elastic that
> is 3 years old.
> Barbara in SC
>
>
Hope it works.
> Thanks so much for passing along this tip to help get the stretch back into
> elastic. I certainly will try it and I hope it will help with elastic that
> is 3 years old.
> Barbara in SC
>
>
BEI Design
May 31, 2013, 10:43:57 PM5/31/13
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*dimension* of NEW elastic which stretched out while being
sewn into a new garment, rather than OLD elastic which has
probably lost its elasticity. :-(
Ursula Schrader
Jun 1, 2013, 4:55:30 AM6/1/13
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using a steam generator. However, since I've tried it first I'm hooked and I
really love my Tefal. Only yesterday I found a new use (well, not that new,
but it was first for me): Currently, I'm taking pics of things that will
have to go via eBay. The garments, even the poly items, were sadly crumpled.
I knew that a quick dunk in cold water might have remedied this but of
course I didn't want to wait that long. So I hung them up on clothes-hangers
and passed the iron with steam over them. Worked miracles on the crinkle
chiffon dress and fair enough on the coat. Steam - it's a kind of magic...
End of musings. ;-)
U.
Pogonip
Jun 1, 2013, 3:27:16 PM6/1/13
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On 6/1/2013 1:55 AM, Ursula Schrader wrote:
> Well, I remember that a few years ago, I stoutly resisted the thought of
> using a steam generator. However, since I've tried it first I'm hooked
> and I really love my Tefal. Only yesterday I found a new use (well, not
> that new, but it was first for me): Currently, I'm taking pics of things
> that will have to go via eBay. The garments, even the poly items, were
> sadly crumpled. I knew that a quick dunk in cold water might have
> remedied this but of course I didn't want to wait that long. So I hung
> them up on clothes-hangers and passed the iron with steam over them.
> Worked miracles on the crinkle chiffon dress and fair enough on the
> coat. Steam - it's a kind of magic... End of musings. ;-)
>
> U.
Somewhere in this house, I have a Jiffy steamer. An older one with a
> Well, I remember that a few years ago, I stoutly resisted the thought of
> using a steam generator. However, since I've tried it first I'm hooked
> and I really love my Tefal. Only yesterday I found a new use (well, not
> that new, but it was first for me): Currently, I'm taking pics of things
> that will have to go via eBay. The garments, even the poly items, were
> sadly crumpled. I knew that a quick dunk in cold water might have
> remedied this but of course I didn't want to wait that long. So I hung
> them up on clothes-hangers and passed the iron with steam over them.
> Worked miracles on the crinkle chiffon dress and fair enough on the
> coat. Steam - it's a kind of magic... End of musings. ;-)
>
> U.
metal head on the wand, rather than the later plastic one they use now.
I got it originally to block knits and I think the one I have (which I
bought second-hand, of course) came out of a dress shop where they use
Jiffy steamers to steam the wrinkles out of new merchandise before
hanging it for customers. It's a wonderful thing and very easy to use
especially since it has wheels!
--
Joanne
stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth.milky-way.com
http://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/
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