My mother always ironed her embroidered linen tablecloths by taking
them out of the washing machine, putting them into the dryer for 5
to 10 minutes (so they became steamy rather than soaking wet), then
spreading them on a large flat surface (sometimes the table itself,
with heat- and wet-protective padding), and ironing them until they
were dry. BEAUTIFUL results.
--Ruth Anne Baumgartner
scholar gypsy and amateur costumer
On Aug 15, 2007, at 12:40 PM, Lynn Downward wrote:
When I was a child, my mom didn't have a steam iron. She'd take the
clothes out of the washing machine and put them into a large
heavy-duty plastic bag in the refrigerator until she could get to the
ironing, usually after we all went to school the next day.
I had a lot of linen to iron recently, did NOT do this (I was
traveling) and spent 3 1/2 hour ironing 10+ yards of linen just smooth
enough to cut out. When these shirts are finished, I'll have to get
them wet to iron them because steam irons just won't work well on
their own with linen. But I don't have a Rowenta with the extra tank
for the heavy steam.
LynnD
On 8/15/07, Lalah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
My personal experience has been that ironing dampened linen works
better than steam ironing. But it probably depends on your steam
iron. Mine just doesn't produce enough steam to work well with
linen. Good luck.
Lalah, Never give up, Never surrender
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: "Bjarne og Leif Drews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc:
Subject: [h-cost] ironing washed linnen.
Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 17:16:45 +0200
Hi,
Its ben a while since i ironed my linnen shirt, and considering
that i have
to iron some fine linnen cambric i have washed and tumbled.
Wich way is the best to iron it?
Should i wet it a little and let it get damped for a while before
i iron it,
or should i just steam iron it?
Bjarne
Leif og Bjarne Drews
www.my-drewscostumes.dk
http://home0.inet.tele.dk/drewscph/
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