A trick I saw at the Portland book fair for dealing with warped boards

I was at the Portland Book Fair last month and watched a binder named Clara fix a badly warped cover board in about ten minutes. She used a small travel clothes steamer on low heat, not an iron, and worked it slowly under a weight. It got me thinking about how much moisture from the air can mess with our work. Has anyone else tried a steamer instead of an iron for this kind of fix?

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wilson.anthony9d ago

Oh interesting. I heard steamers give you more control than an iron for that exact reason.

thomas839d ago

Totally, steamers are way better for delicate fabrics. I nearly ruined a silk shirt with an iron last month. The steamer just gets wrinkles out without that harsh heat.