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If you’ve accidentally pressed a ridge into the right side of your fabric, try steaming the area (don’t press) and using your fingers or a brush to fluff the area back up. Or try dampening the area with water from a spray bottle (if your fabric can be dampened without damage) and re-pressing it.
For more great sewing information, visit SewingSupport.com.
If you don’t have a hem gauge, there’s another way you can avoid pressing a ridge into the right side of your fabric when folding up the fabric for your hem. You can insert a piece of heavy brown paper between the hem and your garment, then press.
For more great sewing information, visit SewingSupport.com.
Subscribe to this feedTo get the best press in linen, use high heat and moisture. To generate moisture, you can use the steam setting on your iron, or you can dampen a press cloth, lay it on top of your fabric, then press to generate steam. Use starch if desired.
And since linen can develop shine when ironed, it’s important to either press it on the wrong side or use a press cloth to protect it from the heat.
And linen shrinks with heat and moisture, so make sure to preshrink your fabric before pressing it – either by steam shrinking it if you plan to have your finished item dry-cleaned or by laundering it.
(Note: Laundering linen can change its texture. So you may want to test a swatch of it first before washing it.)
Instructions for steam shrinking fabric can be found in the article How to Preshrink Fabric at SewingSupport.com.
Subscribe to this feedThe raw edges of knit fabrics tend to curl when cut, making them challenging to work with.
To keep the edges of a knit fabric nice and flat, spray the curled edges with starch, then press with an iron.
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Subscribe to this feedTo get a better, crisper press in cotton fabric, iron it slightly damp.
Use a spray bottle filled with water to dampen the fabric. Then roll the fabric up and let it sit for a few minutes to help distribute the moisture evenly. Unroll the fabric and iron it (with your iron temperature set to “cotton”) until it’s dry.
Most cotton fabrics are durable and can take this moisture and a higher heat setting. But when in doubt about a fabric, dampen and press a swatch of it first to see how it reacts.
And make sure to preshrink your fabric first because cotton shrinks with heat and moisture.
For more great sewing information, visit SewingSupport.com.
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