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Trying to sew this stuff :eek: ,and a crease would sure help. What is going to happen to the material and silicon if I use a hot iron to make a crease?
MacGyver2005
05-04-2006, 12:47
I wouldn't put a hot iron directly on it. Try using a towel between the iron and nylon. Personally I would use a steamer, but I have one readily available.
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-MacGyver
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Jack Tarlin
05-04-2006, 14:19
MacGyver ir right. You can iron or steam thru cloth, but if you apply the iron directly to the material, you'll melt or burn it beyond recognition, as well as coating your iron with melted gunk.
anneandbenhike
05-04-2006, 14:55
I sew with sil all the time and I use an iron. My iron goes from 1-7 (whatever that means!) for heat and I start at 4. I gradually increase the heat until I get done what I need to. I have never had a gunky mess on the iron!!!
Okay, this makes sense...use a "cool" iron directly or a "hotter" iron with a towel!!! :p
The trouble with ironing silnylon is that you can overheat the nylon without noticing it AND the silicone is so heat resistant that you usually can't get a cood crease in it anyway. When you need a crease, try rubbing some 100% clear silicone sealant into a piece of rag, then quickly rubbing a thin coat on the fabric. Fold the fabric over and make your crease. You can pull the silicone loose up to an hour later if you need to.
peter_pan
05-04-2006, 21:17
Go Slow...use a walking foot...don't be afraid of an occasional pin....
Pan
Yeah, pins are good. You're going to seal the seam anyway.
BTW, walking feet that attach to regular home machines cost about $20. Get them from machine repair shops.
Lion King
05-05-2006, 09:10
This has nothing to do with anything, but your thread title would make a great Band name.
I sew with sil all the time and I use an iron. My iron goes from 1-7 (whatever that means!) for heat and I start at 4. I gradually increase the heat until I get done what I need to. I have never had a gunky mess on the iron!!!
Mine goes to eleven.
Mine goes to eleven.
Nice one Austexs. :D :D :D
Just Jeff
05-06-2006, 13:50
Yeah, but then he turns into green blob. More of a globule, really...
aleens fast grab tacky glue. it'll hold it together long enough to sew your seam. it is water soluble, so wash your fabric before you seam seal it and the glue will disappear.
camper10469
05-19-2006, 20:51
This stuff is awfully slipery but I have found a trick to tacking seams before I sew em. I use a tiny spot of GE silicone sealant to hold the seam or material together before I sew it up. I let it tack up for 15 minutes prior to running it on my Grandmother's 75 yr old singer. It holds real nice.
I've also used crazy glue and that works real nice too but it's not very economical and the tube generally dries out before i get to use it all up so I'm constantly buying more.