General Mills #GM1A Iron
We were tooling around an old tailor’s shop that had closed down and was being sold off when we found this little guy. Let us tell you now: If you can find one of these with a cord in good shape or you have the ability to repair the cord, get it. The nice ting, besides the weight that we love so much, is that there is no flat edge to the plate of the iron. This iron is perfect for ironing full yardage because it doesn’t leave a crimped back end mark, but it is also perfect to use as a detail iron forRead More →
Tip: Sleeve To Protect Your Sleeve
Just a quick little tip if you are working around a hot iron and have burned your arm one too many times… One of our students took a sleeve from a long sleeve sweater and sewed it a little tighter. Now his sleeve tattoos are protected and there are no more burns that take weeks to heal. Nice. Easy.Read More →
What Kind of Iron Do You Like?
We get questions about tools all the time. At the workrooms we use old tailor’s irons that have no steam function. We like them better for a few reasons: 1. They are heavy – somewhere in the range of 10-20 pounds. This lets the iron do the pressing work rather than your arm. 2. They have flat plates with no steam holes. This means that when you are pressing delicate or textured fabrics you don’t have to worry as much about damaging the texture by pressing the steam holes into the face of the fabric. We supplement the steam and moisture that aRead More →