I washed the calico for the toiles for my wedding outfits the other week, but I couldn't get my head round ironing it all. Now I know why - the damned stuff is too heavy! Help!
But I just filled up the tank on the iron, cranked the heat and the steam pressure, and away I went. It's taken me almost an hour, as there were six metres of it, and it's 90" wide. I had it folded down the middle, and ironed up one side, down the other, and then opened it out and pressed out the crease... Then it all had to be folded up again before it got too crumpled to use!
Now I'm ready to cut and alter a gown pattern, two jacket patterns, and two dress patterns...
My elbows hurt! And my wrists... And most of my fingers... And I'm shaking. I think I'll leave the cutting for a while and order the fabrics I still need!