I don't sew much at the moment (work keeps me busy in OT) but if I were to buy an iron, I would get a gravity feed one without thinking. They are a bit pricier but aren't horrible if you ask around - and like a Uniquely You dress form is pricier but worth it, so is a gravity feed iron.
Michael Deibert OAS AAS LLS Sent from my iPhone On May 20, 2012, at 23:39, annbw...@aol.com wrote: > > > > And what is it with the spitting & dripping? > > Just had a revelation--they spit and drip before they get hot enough to > generate steam, and, as they keep shutting off, then they have to keep > heating up again. > > > I have sometimes thought about getting a gravity-fed iron, with a separate > water supply, like we used in professional theater costume shops, but you > have to have a place to hang the water supply, and they aren't, therefore, > portable. > > > I'm actually okay with the Oreck that my husband bought. I sits on a base, > and you can detach the cord for short free-hand steaming jobs. It does, > though, also have the annoying auto shut off feature. > > > Ann Wass > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sharon Collier <sha...@collierfam.com> > To: 'Historical Costume' <h-cost...@indra.com> > Sent: Sun, May 20, 2012 6:27 pm > Subject: Re: [h-cost] %$#&* irons! > > > Maybe Amazon Drygoods. > > -----Original Message----- > From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On > Behalf Of Mary + Doug Piero Carey > Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2012 1:21 PM > To: h-cost...@indra.com > Subject: [h-cost] %$#&* irons! > > Fran complained about modern irons. > > Amen, Sistah! Not to mention the handles that have a sharp seam > EXACTLY where it will chafe a sore spot onto your thumb if you need to iron > for longer than it takes to touch up a permapress blouse you forgot in the > dryer overnight. And what is it with the spitting & dripping? > They had that solved back in the 70s! I wouldn't mind the inactivity > cut-off, if you could disable it for sewing sessions. The last thing in the > world I need is an iron that cools off during a seam! > > Mary, the equally exasperated > > p.s. I seem to recall a catalog with some old-fashioned irons in it -- > maybe Vermont Country Store? I'll have to go look. > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
