> I can't stand the scratchiness
>of the embroidery on a couple of outfits I bought in Florida the last
>time we went down for a shuttle launch, so, I need to devise a partial
>lining that won't make them too hot. I do commercial embroidery by machine.
>The embroiderer probably used a syntetic instead of cotton underthread. You
>can't change that now, but there are fusable backings which you can iron on to
>soften the backing.
>I concluded that the way to get an old-fashioned iron was to just buy an
>old iron. There are a lot of them out there. I am very hopeful about
>my upcoming vintage GE (and since it has a polyester setting it can't be
>an antique!), but if that does not live up to its unused-looking shiny
>promise in the seller's photo and description, I will just keep buying
>old irons till I get one that works.My iron is a Sunbeam domestic one from
>about 15 years ago. In light of your comments, I am in no hurry to "upgrade"
>to a new one. The thing I found then was that most of the ones on the market
>were "nice and light" to make ironing "easy". I had one and biffed itas
>instead of letting the weight of the iron do the work, I had to push down on
>it to do any meaningful ironing. Give me a nice heavy one any day.I guess you
>get used to your own equipment. The one thing I do to look after it is to only
>use distilled water so I don't get gunk building up.Not only does it cause
>gritty bits to fall out, it plays havoc with the theromstat. All water is not
>equal. The less minerals the better for irons and car batteries.Lynlee
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