Patchwork is a handicraft that girls love. You can use small scraps of cloth to splice into various beautiful patchwork patterns, which can be used on clothes or bags to achieve a very good decorative effect. In the process of piecing together, to finish sewing one edge, you need to iron the seamed edge backwards before proceeding to the next step of splicing. Unlike the traditional ironing method, you should not drag the iron back and forth on the patchwork pieces when ironing, because the fabric becomes more plastic when exposed to heat, which can easily cause the fabric to stretch and deform. The correct ironing method should be point pressing, that is, when you need to iron the next position, you should lift the iron away from the fabric and then drop it on the next position.
The steps for ironing patchwork are as follows:
1. First iron the seam edge on the reverse side. The purpose of this is to make the seam line and the fabric fit better;
2. Then turn the seam allowance in the correct direction, and then iron the seam allowance flat on the front.
Notes on ironing patchwork:
1. The ironed fabric should be cooled before further manipulation to prevent deformation.
2. Do not iron the patch directly. The correct method is to place the patch face down, lay it on a towel, and then iron on the reverse side.
3. IroningThe direction should be consistent with the direction of the straight grain of the fabric. When encountering a seam edge with a diagonal grain, let the iron iron at a 45° angle to the seam edge.
