cleaning your iron

Any form of sewing requires a lot of ironing.  There are some great irons out there, but they will all need cleaning at some point.  Even if you use a shield to protect the fabric, the holes in the base of the iron will become plugged with residential minerals from the water you use.

Cleaning these holes can be difficult, but I found that ear buds worked the best.  You can buy an iron cleaner at most supermarkets or fabric stores, and all you do it pop a small amount on the bud and twirl it in the holes at the base of the iron.

Happy altering
Judith Turner