the only reason it didn't get a 5 star is because my favorite iron is the rowenta perfect but it cost over $100 and that is too much to pay for an iron unless you are a professional seamstress or
no need to iron over spots more than once to get out those seam wrinkles, and it looks like our closets are filled with new clothes !!
"it is a winner." i am a seamstress, and i need a good iron to turn out great garments.
she's an accomplished seamstress/sewing crafts person, and has owned and used every known brand and type of iron/steam iron.
i tried it on a pair of jeans and the seams flattened out like i have never seen before.
i like the fact that for my ruffled skirts that come out of the dryer looking like a massive wrinkle, i can quickly steam iron them without having to perfectly flatten all the seams and straighten it
i do a lot of quilting and need a good seam iron that is ready when needed as i sew.
as a professional seamstress i spend a lot of time at the ironing board.
this is not for the ocassional user, but for serious crafters, seamstress or folks that are perfectionists about pressing.
i pressed blue jeans and other cotton items without using seam and then steamed them and got a very smooth press.
i am a professional seamstress, handweaver and i iron fabric off and on all day, every day, five days a week.
(which please note is not the same as loving to iron.) its larger plate covers a wider area than my old iron and those bursts of steam really set the more intricate seams in some quilting blocks.
i was searching for an iron that would press my seams on my art quilts effortlessly.
i am a seamstress and needed an iron without the automatic shutoff feature.
i am a seamster and have seen an improvement in my work since i began setting stitches and pressing seams with the advancer iron.
in quilting i need an iron that can really press down the seams of my work.
i love the generous steam it provides plus the pointy nose which gets into every seam and corner.
i've been a seamstress for many years, and have exacting requirements for an iron.
wow that thing seams a killer crease in my husbands pants.
it heats up really fast, it is so great to be able to press seams without waiting for the iron to reheat.
i am a seamstress who alters pageant gowns, wedding gowns, and prom dresses.
i am a professional seamstress, and i have bought this iron many times at full price and was delighted to find it in the factory-reconditioned section.
he quilts and uses the iron to press seams.
i love the pointed tip to get between buttons and seams.
i am a quilter and it is so nice to have it laying there right next to me to use to press my seams and not have to get up to use the iron.
it gets good and hot for pressing all those seams that quilters make.
recently i have been doing mostly garment construction, so i have been prefolding things like plackets, ironing a lot of seams and a lot of pre-shrunk yardage between the dryer and the cutting board.
steam is important to sewing as it helps seams lie flat and is useful for applying no-sew interfacing.
it cuts my pressing time in half and holds my seams for piece quilting like a dream.
the shot of steam works excellent to press in those creases in the seams right where you need it.
i like mine so well i'm giving my sister who quilts alot one for her birthday-very handy when you need to open seams and i have cats so i don't worry about them tipping it over.
i'm not a professional seamstress so i cannot give a review on that scale, but for my household this is a great little product.
if you are a quilter or seamstress, pass it by.
my only gripe might be that the amount of steam seams to be linked to the temperature/fabric setting.
line the outside seams up perfectly from to to bottom.
and if you research it on line it''s almost double the price and no flex pay (hello).i also use this every night as a seamstess and i love everything about it.
i'm a quilter so i use my iron a lot and the only feature i could do without is the auto off, because it seems to take me just long enough to get to the point of needing to press a seam that the iron
i sew a fair bit, and it has been wonderful for pressing the seams, etc., whether using it steam or dry settings.
keep the unit on the floor and you will guarantee that only seam will rise and exit the iron.
i do a lot of quilting - and getting seams pressed well is a key to a successful quilt.
it should be just the ticket for the seamstress and professional dressmaker.
i have owned the rowenta dz1700 for less than two years and it now leaks on the handle, near the power cord, and from just about every seam on the iron.
my wife, an accomplished seamstress, says this is the best all around iron she has ever used.
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