>Mom always made us 'rub off the seams' with the iron.

>I later figured out that the stitching thread was different from 
>the poly/cotton fabric, and had a different shrink rate. Especially 
>as seamstresses constructing commercially made clothing did not take 
>the time to give the fabric a slight stretch as they sewed, to 
>offset any gathering/puckering that the sewing machine creates.
>
>Interesting topic - from the most innocent, tongue-in-cheek 
>question/comment!!!
>
>Bobbie R
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>>  >>I have to ask. Why would one iron a perma-press shirt? <<
>>
>>  Ancient history, Ron. Perma-press shirts, if left too long in the 'folding'
>>  area, can get perma-press wrinkles, that only an iron would smooth out.
>>  wrnk
>>  d2

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