Re: [h-cost] wrinkles out of silk
I hung the skirt on the back of the bathroom door and just one shower was enough to loosen most of the wrinkles out of both layers of the silk! I have some modifications to do to the skirt hem and I'll press to get the creases that I want, but it looks like there's little to none of the other creases and wrinkles. alex always happy to find a process that requires minimun effort on my part :) On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 2:54 PM, Dawn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> Dampen and toss in warm dryer? Press with a higher heat? Use Steam >> with higher heat? obviously I don't want to ruin the fabric and I >> definitely don't want to lose the crispness of the duponi. >> > > Don't do the damp and dryer thing, that will just make it worse and you will > lose crispness. I have good luck with a little steam, it doesn't have to be > super hot. I use a lot of dupioni remnants for linings and they are always > wrinkled. If you can press on the wrinkles with the creases pointing up, > like this ^ it's better than pressing them the other way. > > If you have a small bathroom and can get it really steamy, you might try > just hanging the skirt and seeing what will fall out of it that way. > > > > Dawn > > ___ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > -- "I'm buying this fabric/book now in case I have an emergency...you know, having to suddenly make presents for everyone, sickness,flood, injury, mosquito infestations, not enough silk in the house, it's Friday..." ;) ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] wrinkles out of silk
On Tuesday 09 September 2008 3:58:21 pm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I've never had any prob with pressing the fabrics directly with the iron on > a "silk" setting with steam. We pressed tons of silk with a professional > steam iron on its linen setting on "Last of the Mohicans". You can always > ask the dry cleaners to press it. That's what I usually do. It works great. Silk usually only wrinkles when it gets damp anyway, so dampening it to iron them out works. -- Cathy Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand." --Randy Pausch ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] wrinkles out of silk
In a message dated 9/9/2008 7:32:20 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: In a message dated 9/9/2008 7:08:20 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: had tried pressing with a light mist at a notch or two higher on the iron than the silk setting, without good results. * Crank it up to Linen/Cotton, and use full steam. Just avoid any real drops of water, especially on the satin. Also, you can do a spritz of spray starch on the Dup to enhance the crispness. *** I forgotiron from the wrong side. **Pt...Have you heard the news? There's a new fashion blog, plus the latest fall trends and hair styles at StyleList.com. (http://www.stylelist.com/trends?ncid=aolsty000514) ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] wrinkles out of silk
In a message dated 9/9/2008 7:08:20 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: had tried pressing with a light mist at a notch or two higher on the iron than the silk setting, without good results. * Crank it up to Linen/Cotton, and use full steam. Just avoid any real drops of water, especially on the satin. Also, you can do a spritz of spray starch on the Dup to enhance the crispness. **Pt...Have you heard the news? There's a new fashion blog, plus the latest fall trends and hair styles at StyleList.com. (http://www.stylelist.com/trends?ncid=aolsty000514) ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] wrinkles out of silk
I had tried pressing with a light mist at a notch or two higher on the iron than the silk setting, without good results. The duponi is a red and black shot and the duschess is black, so no embroidery on it (yet) that I have to worry about. thanks alex On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 3:08 PM, Land of Oz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I find using a hot iron on silk makes wrinkles disappear in no time and > preserves (or even enhances) the crisp hand. Try it on a scrap if you can. > Just be careful not to scortch, of course. > > If there is anything printed or embroidered on the fabric, be sure to test > that as well! > > Denise B > > ___ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > -- "I'm buying this fabric/book now in case I have an emergency...you know, having to suddenly make presents for everyone, sickness,flood, injury, mosquito infestations, not enough silk in the house, it's Friday..." ;) ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] wrinkles out of silk
I find using a hot iron on silk makes wrinkles disappear in no time and preserves (or even enhances) the crisp hand. Try it on a scrap if you can. Just be careful not to scortch, of course. If there is anything printed or embroidered on the fabric, be sure to test that as well! Denise B ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] wrinkles out of silk
I've never had any prob with pressing the fabrics directly with the iron on a "silk" setting with steam. We pressed tons of silk with a professional steam iron on its linen setting on "Last of the Mohicans". You can always ask the dry cleaners to press it. **Pt...Have you heard the news? There's a new fashion blog, plus the latest fall trends and hair styles at StyleList.com. (http://www.stylelist.com/trends?ncid=aolsty000514) ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] wrinkles out of silk
Dampen and toss in warm dryer? Press with a higher heat? Use Steam with higher heat? obviously I don't want to ruin the fabric and I definitely don't want to lose the crispness of the duponi. Don't do the damp and dryer thing, that will just make it worse and you will lose crispness. I have good luck with a little steam, it doesn't have to be super hot. I use a lot of dupioni remnants for linings and they are always wrinkled. If you can press on the wrinkles with the creases pointing up, like this ^ it's better than pressing them the other way. If you have a small bathroom and can get it really steamy, you might try just hanging the skirt and seeing what will fall out of it that way. Dawn ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] wrinkles out of silk
I have a skirt i put together, one silk of duponi and the second of a duchess satin, both silk. How to I get wrinkles out of these fabrics? The duchess satin is very wrinkled from it's time in storage between purchase and use (several years, I'm sad to say) and yes, there's crease marks on the duponi as well, though not as many. I've tried lightly pressing, but it had little to no effect. The skirt is three panels of fabric, floor length, (more in one panel for a train) and pleated to a waistband. I plan to attach a velvet guard to the front side openings and along the hem after beading and/or couching of much gold cord.I'm hoping that will weight it down and tame the wrinkles at the very least, but what can I do in the mean time? Dampen and toss in warm dryer? Press with a higher heat? Use Steam with higher heat? obviously I don't want to ruin the fabric and I definitely don't want to lose the crispness of the duponi. what should I do? alex -- "I'm buying this fabric/book now in case I have an emergency...you know, having to suddenly make presents for everyone, sickness,flood, injury, mosquito infestations, not enough silk in the house, it's Friday..." ;) ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
