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From: debsews
Date: 10-26-2005, 06:42 PM (1 of 14)
| Here's a question for you. What kind of iron do you use when sewing? I bought a GE cordless but don't really care for it. I had a Black and Decker but the auto shutoff drove me crazy. So I'm in the market again and have heard about Rowenta. Anyone have any good advice I'm ready to listen! |
User: debsews
Member since: 09-16-2005 Total posts: 254 |
From: oklahomanana
Date: 10-26-2005, 07:01 PM (2 of 14)
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I have a GE auto shut off. I like it just because of the fact, I don't have to turn it off. My other auto shut off I had was a PAIN. To reset it, you had to unplug it from the socket. This one you don't/ Just press a button on the side and you are ready to go again. I have heard many good things about Rowentas. i want a cordless one that sits in a dock so to speak. My cord is always in my way. Be interested to see what others say. Thanks for posting this! Great question. Glad Mary posted about the iron cleaner too. Does that stuff really work well? I wipe my iron down, but SOMETIMES, I get that yucky brown goop out of it and it HAS RUINED some blocks before of mine~~ Teaches me to not do it right! LOL~ One of the best gifts to give a child/grandchild is your listening ear.
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User: oklahomanana
Member since: 09-07-2004 Total posts: 406 
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From: shelly53
Date: 10-26-2005, 07:11 PM (3 of 14)
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Hey, Deb! I have a Rowenta that I like, along with a Black & Decker that is about 30 years old. I also have a crafting iron that has a solid soleplate and no steam or steam. The brand on that one is Continental electric. All of them have the cords. The Rowenta is about 5 years old and has the removeable water container for easy filling and emptying. I'm not sure if that model is still available. I bought it when I worked at a fabric store and the new models were just being replaced that year. Shelly |
User: shelly53
Member since: 08-09-2005 Total posts: 7 |
From: Military_Mom
Date: 10-26-2005, 07:52 PM (4 of 14)
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I have a Euro Pro with an auto shut off. I like it but I'd like to get one that sits on a dock,too! I've been looking for one but haven't found one yet! Where do you get those?? My cord gets in the way too much but other than that, it's a great iron. When it shuts off automatically it doesn't take much to start heating up again...just run it across the board a few times and it starts to heat up again. ~Becky |
User: Military_Mom
Member since: 01-10-2005 Total posts: 109 
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From: debsews
Date: 10-26-2005, 08:13 PM (5 of 14)
| The GE cordless I have I bought at Wal Mart. It was less than $50, don't really remember how much. It has about an hour before shut off so that's good. When I have to press a big piece of fabric after I wash it I use the Black and Decker because having to put the GE on the dock so much drives me crazy. It's ok for sewing because it doesn't have a cord and the small amounts of time you're actually pressing something doesn't really cool it off much. I would love an iron that has a seperate water tank because I think what kills an iron is leaving the water in it. But I always do. The liquid iron cleaner works well for cleaning out the brown gunk. |
User: debsews
Member since: 09-16-2005 Total posts: 254 |
From: paroper
Date: 10-27-2005, 04:32 AM (6 of 14)
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We have a Rowenta that sits on a steamer and I have a Rowenta that I keep dry. We use bottled water in the steamer but my husband likes to starch his shirts and it makes the irons nasty...so I keep one dry and stand over it and threaten everyone that comes near it so I can keep it very clean for sewing projects. I also have a great Bernina iron but I can't seem to keep everyone away from it.
pam
Bernina 200e, Artista V5 Designer Plus, Explorations, Magic Box, Bernina 2000DE & 335 Bernette Serger, Bernina 1530 Sewing Machine, Bernina 1300 DC Overlock (with coverstitch) |
User: paroper
Member since: 02-03-2004 Total posts: 3775 |
From: DorothyL
Date: 10-27-2005, 07:10 AM (7 of 14)
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I need a new iron. Mine is all busted up. I usually get an inexpensive one because I can't see paying a lot for something you just throw on the floor a lot (don't ask -- I don't know but it just seems to happen to me). I need good steam and auto off is a must for me. Before I had auto off every time we would leave the house I would have to go back and check to be sure I turned it off. It was like an OCD thing. Dorothy |
User: DorothyL
Member since: 12-09-2002 Total posts: 3883 |
From: paroper
Date: 10-27-2005, 08:23 AM (8 of 14)
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From 1992 until about 2001 I had a Bernina iron that I purchased when I got my first Bernina for about $159. I kept the ironing board by the bedroom door and near the fireplace. I was constantly knocking it off the ironing board, against the cast iron stove and it would land on the hearth (poor iron). No telling how many years I "knocked" off that iron! Too bad they don't make that model anymore because I'd sure invest in it!
pam
Bernina 200e, Artista V5 Designer Plus, Explorations, Magic Box, Bernina 2000DE & 335 Bernette Serger, Bernina 1530 Sewing Machine, Bernina 1300 DC Overlock (with coverstitch) |
User: paroper
Member since: 02-03-2004 Total posts: 3775 |
From: MaryW
Date: 10-27-2005, 08:49 AM (9 of 14)
Must have been bullet proof with that kind of treatment. 
MaryW
owner/editor of Sew Whats New |
User: MaryW
Member since: 06-23-2005 Total posts: 2542 
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From: TupJane
Date: 10-27-2005, 09:37 AM (10 of 14)
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Turning off my iron was always a problem until I connected it to one of those power strips that you use for a computer...the kind with the little red switch that lights up. Only once in a while do I forget to turn it off. The red light glows when you turn the room lights off. I have a Rowenta professional...it is the absolute best for fast heating, heaviness for great pressing, shot of steam for easing...it wasn't cheap but I put it on my Christmas list a couple of years ago and my wonderful husband didn't flinch (as I was) at paying the price! Jane
See Jane Sew |
User: TupJane
Member since: 02-04-2005 Total posts: 55 
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From: bren
Date: 10-27-2005, 10:04 AM (11 of 14)
When I was at the sewing conferance ...I bought the Euro Pro...what a great iron... It does not burn any fabric ... as the lady was talking to me she had it on laying on silk ...never burnt it or nothing...you can leave it on all day on any material and it won't burn...I love it on my Cord suit...Put's in a fantastic seam...great iron...you can iron on the hanger... best iron I have ever used ... 
Bren:
Don't let anyone ...Live Rent Free In Your Head |
User: bren
Member since: 11-30-2002 Total posts: 489 
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From: Linda H
Date: 10-27-2005, 11:09 AM (12 of 14)
| I had the Rowenta Professional, it was great for awhile, I did some contract work that required alot of heavy fusing and I think it was too much, it started to not heat as well, then not at all. Shipping it off to get repaired would cost, then the repair as well would be too much. Thinking now of the new Maytag I saw at a quilt market last year, cordless looking really good, anyone tried one? Linda |
User: Linda H
Member since: 10-04-2005 Total posts: 8 |
From: Hogmami
Date: 10-27-2005, 11:17 AM (13 of 14)
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I have a Rowenta that I love. But it is light weight. I just got a Oreck that is cordless and sits on a dock. Love it. It is nice and heavy. I use both irons alot just for different things.
Carolyn
Michigan |
User: Hogmami
Member since: 09-30-2004 Total posts: 800 
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From: bridesmom
Date: 10-27-2005, 05:29 PM (14 of 14)
This is a great thread, I have an old GE that I like, a newer T-Fal Ultraglide which I like, but I hate the auto shut-off, cause it seems that every time I am ready to iron again, its cooled down and I have to wait for it to warm up. And it has landed on the floor once too often and is quite cracked in the body. (Dorothy - I can really relate and you don't have to explain how yours ends up on the floor either!!) I'm toying with a docked iron, and also making a big ironing area off the end of a cutting table, so I possibly don't end up dropping it off the board as much  I just hate the thought of putting out too much money for something that ends up on the floor 
Laura
Tickled pink with my Innovis 4000D |
User: bridesmom
Member since: 01-21-2004 Total posts: 2026 |
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