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Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

08/17/2008 01:53:50 AM · #1

I have a new Wescott Muslin, white. I want to use it tomorrow, but it's full of fold creases, as expected. Any suggestions on getting rid of the creases? Can I toss it in the dryer, or do I need to throw the Lord of the Rings in the DVD player and start ironing.

TCGuru

Canon EOS-40D

08/17/2008 02:23:01 AM · #2

steam is usually the preferred method :)

Hang it up where you are going to use it and then take a steam iron to it. If you lay it out and try to iron it, you will not be a happy camper :)

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

08/17/2008 02:27:18 AM · #3

Originally posted by TCGuru:

steam is usually the preferred method :)

Hang it up where you are going to use it and then take a steam iron to it. If you lay it out and try to iron it, you will not be a happy camper :)

Thanks, I don't have a steam iron. At least I don't think so. I would have to wake my pregnant wife to find out...probably not worth the risk to life and limb!

Art Roflmao

Canon EOS-6D Mark II

08/17/2008 02:31:41 AM · #4

I hope you didn't get one that is unmanageably large. Nobody likes a muslin extremist.

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED

08/17/2008 02:41:33 AM · #5

Originally posted by Art Roflmao:

I hope you didn't get one that is unmanageably large. Nobody likes a muslin extremist.

Your killing me tonight!

BeeCee

Nikon D40

08/17/2008 02:41:45 AM · #6

(trying to ignore Art...)
Is it possible to hang it, weight the bottom, then spray it with a spray bottle of water and let it dry? If you have the room to do this, make sure the heavy creases are quite wet, and stretch them out as much as possible while wet. But you have to have enough weight to keep the creases out until it dries.

eta; if you must iron, dampen well with spray bottle and as you iron each section hold it tight until it cools. If you just iron and move on, the creases will spring back before it's cooled. (take it from someone who used to work in a laundromat that provided shirt service)

Message edited by author 2008-08-17 02:44:18.

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED

08/17/2008 02:45:44 AM · #7

I'll try that. I don't really have the space, but I can half of it done.

It's washable...why not just toss it in the wash, then machine dry it on low.

BeeCee

Nikon D40

08/17/2008 02:49:01 AM · #8

Because it'll probably be squishy enough in the dryer that you'll just dry new creases in? Original fold creases can be really stubborn to get out of pure cotton.
If you have time, though, you could try the dryer then just iron what you have to.
What we'd do with shirts, sheets etc would be to dampen them well then roll them up for a while. That would get out half the creases before we even started ironing, but I doubt it would be easily managable with something that size.

Message edited by author 2008-08-17 02:50:31.

08/17/2008 02:50:36 AM · #9

Originally posted by BeeCee:

OK. Thanks. I'm going this route since it's midnight here, and I need it tomorrow morning.

Man_Called_Horse

Canon EOS-300D Rebel

08/17/2008 10:23:16 AM · #10

In my career as a set lighting technician, currently on a show called Leverage, I've learned a few tricks of the trade..

Just so you know, the grips (Local 80), stuff the muslin into the accompanying bag. They never fold muslin because of the crease's thing.

Just stuff it in the bag. When used, there won't be creases. The wrinkles will go away from the stretching onto a appropriate frame.

Hope this helps.

Message edited by author 2008-08-17 10:24:19.

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

08/17/2008 07:37:12 PM · #11

Originally posted by Man_Called_Horse:

Yes. Thanks for everyone's help, even Art.

TooCool

Canon EOS-300D Rebel

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

08/17/2008 08:50:31 PM · #12

Another idea, Hang it up in the bathroom over whatever you can hang it up over. Close the door. Run the shower on hot for a half an hour or so... Might work...

TCGuru

Canon EOS-40D

08/17/2008 09:37:27 PM · #13

so how did the pics turn out?? :)

08/17/2008 09:45:27 PM · #14

You will have to wait and find out! I think they turned out great ;) Tune in at the Tuesday night rollover.

So, I ironed it...took about an hour! The shower might work to finish it off. As

beecee said, the wrinkles kept coming back. Pretty classic stuff. Now it's just a bit wrinkled everywhere, so I'm going to hang it and steam it when I get the time this week. I like the tip about not folding it, thanks

Man_Called_Horse.

Man_Called_Horse

Canon EOS-300D Rebel

08/17/2008 11:30:53 PM · #15

Just to be clear, most cloth material they do not fold. Especially silks, lavenders, nets, muslin, and grid cloth for the simple reason that it may be seen in frame.

Douvatine is folded because even shown in picture, the seams are not pronounced.