Sprite Stitch Board!

Okay, I've finished up about three projects now but I don't quite know what to do to complete it. I know you're supposed to wash it and I once read you have to iron the back but I'm kind of confused. Can anyone hep me out?

What I usually do is hand wash them in warm water with mild detergent. Then, I roll it up in a towel to get the excess water out, and then lay it out flat between 2 towels (or just one folded over).

After it's completely dried, iron it upside, but don't push too hard, otherwise your stitches will become all flat.

Hope that helps.

It does, thank you very much!

Is there an alternative to ironing? I actually don't have an iron >_>

*raises hand* um... neither do i

I couldn't really thing of a good alternative to ironing, then i found this http://www.associatedcontent.com/articl ... oning.html, i dont know if it will be any use to you but it's there if it is!

I was in a hurry with a piece and pitched it into the dryer tied inside a pillow. Worked quite nicely, but it didn't give the "even / flat" look you get from the iron.

would just the cheapest bog standard iron work? cause i could probabaly afford the cheapest one

LilliumRyn wrote:would just the cheapest bog standard iron work? cause i could probabaly afford the cheapest one

I reckon so. I use a cheapy steam iron (I only use the steam when I iron before I sew though) that I've had for about 15 years and it still does the justice lol. I don't think you need flashy gizmos and jet powered whizzers etc just to iron a bit of cotton

You could try going to tescos or argos and getting the cheapest iron possible (I know they both do a value range of stuff like that)

Thats what i was thinking.... Might pop down to tesco this week when i'm not busy and have a look around thanks for the help! ^.^