Wednesday, January 4, 2023

Minor Disaster

To finish some garments from last year I invested in heat and bond hem tape so I could cover some raw seams with twill tape. Did I mention the hem tape was black, and just a hair too wide? How bad could it turn out, right?

That's how my old ironing board cover (and my iron) got covered with melted hem tape residue. Melted black residue that is now bonded to both permanently.

Luckily my iron has been acting up lately, and the iron board cover was already old and stained. So I invest in a new cover and iron, which should see me through this year's sewing projects with no problem.

As for bonding hem tape, especially the black kind, use a pressing cloth!

1 comment:

nightsmusic said...

I have an old square of muslin I keep pinned to my ironing board just for that reason. I replaced several covers and a couple irons before I wised up. ;)

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