Comments on: Jeans, corduroy, ironing & bras

By: RalphC

RalphC — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 14:35:04 +0000

is ironing good dress jeans out of style ???

By: Poonam Singhal

Poonam Singhal — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 18:56:14 +0000

I need help: I am new to garment industry. I need to buy a garment steamer. I have bought 2 so far but I am not pleased with them. They hardly produce any steam- one is conair 1300 and other is sharp. I need to it for Handloom Cotton Clothing. May be Handloom cotton has more stubborn wrinkles. Any ideas what to buy-
Poonam

By: LisaB

LisaB — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 18:31:10 +0000

Loved the jeans video. I’m with Jinjer…sure wish I could visit a factory and see it all happen at my own pace.

Could someone tell me what the attachment is called that was used for the waistband? I think it was a cone-shaped tube, if I remember correctly. I didn’t catch what was really happening but found that segment especially intriguing.

By: Judith

Judith — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 08:55:56 +0000

Well I have 2 or 3 irons here at my house. The one Im using is all right I guess. I also have a Jiffy professional steamer that I paid $129 for it. This steamer has been sitting in my moms basement for 18 yrs now. I wonder if still works. I bought it & it was such a hassle to set it up and empty it. This is the type of steamer that is used in a clothing store.
I do have a great little Rowena travel steamer this gets out the wrinkles really good when you are traveling.

By: Liana

Liana — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 02:22:54 +0000

Thanks JC! You’re so very kind!

And thank you Kathleen for mentioning me and the Jeans video.

By: J C Sprowls

J C Sprowls — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 17:35:29 +0000

jinjer said:I’d LOVE to visit a sewing factory and see things get made in real time!)

I’m working on that, Jinjer… I am in process of scouring the Denver area for cut & sew shops. So far, I’ve been graciously accepted on the phone; but, I haven’t asked to walk the floor, yet.

Perhaps I’ll have something in place if you plan to come to Denver, again?

As an aside: I almost closed a deal to work w/ a dry cleaning plant. I spoke to the owner about spending 2 weeks with them so I can learn how to operate the equipment. My goal is to understand what the equipment needs/will do to a garment and how a better designed garment affects the laundry process.

Everybody point and say: “geek!”

By: Kathleen

Kathleen — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 13:57:46 +0000

Lisa and all: Laura brought up some great questions about irons so I started working on a post about it. Not that I know much about them but I found somebody who does -manufactures them in fact- and I’ll be posting about it today.

By: Lisa NYC

Lisa NYC — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 12:22:39 +0000

I’ve been through dozens of home irons…and am about to upgrade to an industrial one. I did find this Conair Digital CRAFT iron ($59) that has a four-way auto on/off/craft feature which keeps the iron on bypassing “AUTO OFF.” It’s a neat feature …1500 watts and decent. But certainly no match for an industrial iron.

Any suggestions on a “starter” industrial iron? And what electrical current is needed?

With friendship,
Lisa

By: J C Sprowls

J C Sprowls — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 02:41:47 +0000

Beyond the iron discussion (which, I am quite fond of)…

Has anyone stopped by Liana’s site? She’s quite a prolific seamstress. What other pies does she have her thumb in?

By: jinjer

jinjer — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 02:21:14 +0000

JC–Rowenta does have a “professional” model with no auto shut-off feature; we use it at work (a high-end custom interior dec workroom.) They still suck: leaking and spitting is still a problem.

It’s definitely worth the extra money for a gravity feed, I’ve never ever had spitting problems with those, even when I lose track of how much water I’ve put in and ccidentally let it run dry–annoying but not fatal (so far)

On the Jeans video–that is sooooo cool! My one beef with teh video is that they present the sewing all out of order (sewin on teh button before sewing the zipper on the fly, for one of many examples). I’d LOVE to visit a sewing factory and see things get made in real time!)