this post was submitted on 07 Sep 2024
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Finally, a comm for that one user who hand-makes longbows. This ones for you, comrade.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Are 99% plastic fabrics steamable?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago

Ah yeah probably not. That would require looking shit up and I’m too lazy for that.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

Yeah, but you have to be careful not to get them too hot (since they'll melt)

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

you can use the “synthetic” setting on clothes irons for polyester and nylon (flags won’t really be made of a different plastic bc these are the cheapest reliable cloth alternatives). ~~i think u can use higher heat on them than silk and satin. p sure the synthetic setting is half of the max heat~~

edit: just checked my clothes iron and the “nylon” setting is actually below the “silk” setting. regardless, u can use the “nylon” setting on a flag no problem as long as you use the steam often enough

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

We do this not because it's easy, but because it looked easy when we started