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Incubator Q&A Alternative to ironing seams

I sometimes do small sewing projects, like changing the hem of some trousers (made of cotton). For a good looking finish, I would normally need to iron the new hem to create a nice crisp edge. Thi...

1 answer  ·  posted 1y ago by samcarter‭  ·  last activity 1y ago by matthewsnyder‭

#6: Post edited by user avatar samcarter‭ · 2023-06-16T14:42:15Z (over 1 year ago)
  • I sometimes doing small sewing projects, like changing the hem of some trousers (made of cotton).
  • For a good looking finish, I would normally need to iron the new hem to create a nice crisp edge. This step often takes more time than the actual sewing work (running down in the basement, setting up the ironing board, waiting for the iron to heat up, iron, put everything back...).
  • Can I substitute this step? I was wondering if I can maybe use my electric hair straightener instead (it has three temperature settings: 150°C, 175°C and 200°C, which sounds about right for cotton)?
  • I sometimes do small sewing projects, like changing the hem of some trousers (made of cotton).
  • For a good looking finish, I would normally need to iron the new hem to create a nice crisp edge. This step often takes more time than the actual sewing work (running down in the basement, setting up the ironing board, waiting for the iron to heat up, iron, put everything back...).
  • Can I substitute this step? I was wondering if I can maybe use my electric hair straightener instead (it has three temperature settings: 150°C, 175°C and 200°C, which sounds about right for cotton)?
#5: Post edited by user avatar samcarter‭ · 2023-06-16T14:40:55Z (over 1 year ago)
  • I sometimes doing small sewing projects, like changing the hem of some trousers (made of cotton).
  • For a good looking finish, I would normally need to iron the new hem to create a nice crisp edge. This step often takes more time than the actual sawing work (running down in the basement, setting up the ironing board, waiting for the iron to heat up, iron, put everything back...).
  • Can I substitute this step? I was wondering if I can maybe use my electric hair straightener instead (it has three temperature settings: 150°C, 175°C and 200°C, which sounds about right for cotton)?
  • I sometimes doing small sewing projects, like changing the hem of some trousers (made of cotton).
  • For a good looking finish, I would normally need to iron the new hem to create a nice crisp edge. This step often takes more time than the actual sewing work (running down in the basement, setting up the ironing board, waiting for the iron to heat up, iron, put everything back...).
  • Can I substitute this step? I was wondering if I can maybe use my electric hair straightener instead (it has three temperature settings: 150°C, 175°C and 200°C, which sounds about right for cotton)?
#4: Post edited by user avatar samcarter‭ · 2023-06-16T14:40:00Z (over 1 year ago)
  • I sometimes doing small sawing projects, like changing the hem of some trousers (made of cotton).
  • For a good looking finish, I would normally need to iron the new hem to create a nice crisp edge. This step often takes more time than the actual sawing work (running down in the basement, setting up the ironing board, waiting for the iron to heat up, iron, put everything back...).
  • Can I substitute this step? I was wondering if I can maybe use my electric hair straightener instead (it has three temperature settings: 150°C, 175°C and 200°C, which sounds about right for cotton)?
  • I sometimes doing small sewing projects, like changing the hem of some trousers (made of cotton).
  • For a good looking finish, I would normally need to iron the new hem to create a nice crisp edge. This step often takes more time than the actual sawing work (running down in the basement, setting up the ironing board, waiting for the iron to heat up, iron, put everything back...).
  • Can I substitute this step? I was wondering if I can maybe use my electric hair straightener instead (it has three temperature settings: 150°C, 175°C and 200°C, which sounds about right for cotton)?
#3: Post edited by user avatar ArtOfCode‭ · 2023-06-16T14:38:26Z (over 1 year ago)
#2: Post edited by user avatar samcarter‭ · 2023-06-16T14:20:06Z (over 1 year ago)
  • I sometimes doing small sawing projects, like changing the hem of some trousers (made of cotton).
  • For a good looking finish, I would normally need to iron the new hem to create a nice crisp edge. This step often takes more time than the actual sawing work (running down in the basement, setting up the ironing board, waiting for the iron to heat up, iron, put everything back...).
  • Can I substitute this step? I was wondering if I can maybe use my electric hair straightener instead (it has three temperature settings: 150°C, 175°C and 200°C)?
  • I sometimes doing small sawing projects, like changing the hem of some trousers (made of cotton).
  • For a good looking finish, I would normally need to iron the new hem to create a nice crisp edge. This step often takes more time than the actual sawing work (running down in the basement, setting up the ironing board, waiting for the iron to heat up, iron, put everything back...).
  • Can I substitute this step? I was wondering if I can maybe use my electric hair straightener instead (it has three temperature settings: 150°C, 175°C and 200°C, which sounds about right for cotton)?
#1: Initial revision by user avatar samcarter‭ · 2023-06-16T09:57:13Z (over 1 year ago)
Alternative to ironing seams
I sometimes doing small sawing projects, like changing the hem of some trousers (made of cotton).

For a good looking finish, I would normally need to iron the new hem to create a nice crisp edge. This step often takes more time than the actual sawing work (running down in the basement, setting up the ironing board, waiting for the iron to heat up, iron, put everything back...).

Can I substitute this step? I was wondering if I can maybe use my electric hair straightener instead (it has three temperature settings: 150°C, 175°C and 200°C)?