How to use Best Press 

Pebbles Walk neat idea. Thanks for sharing

I do this as well.

Pebbles Walk I do this as well.

Exactly. Give it a try and let us know

Very cool! Thanks for sharing.

lila fortner you are very welcome :)

I am having the exact same problem!

That is terrible. Have you gotten the scent free?

@@SookieSews Yes. The effect was not as bad. I thought it prudent to switch to a product that I had no reactions to. Flatter by Soak is what I now use. It's fantastic!

C LOMBARD Are you working for Flatter? I feel like your review is slandering Best Press with the obvious intention of promoting Flatter. As the chemist that develops all the products for Mary Ellen, I can guarantee there is nothing in Scent-Free Best Press that would be causing a cough or irritated throat. There is nothing toxic, chemical, or dangerous in Best Press. It is 100% alcohol-free, chemical-free, toxin-free, biodegradable and safe. Never in 20 years have we had a compliant of this kind.

Oh no! If I had to guess I’d say be sure to shake really good, adjust your iron temp down slightly, and spray on wrong side. Good luck.

@@SookieSews will do, thank you!

try both ways to find what works best for you, I tend to use steam

So interesting! I'd be curious where you live? I am in Florida and it is 80-95 most of the year with lots of humidity. So things don't evaporate here :) but you should let them know that is happening. I am sure they would be interested to hear more about that.

Tracine Charest i have found a sticky ring under my bottle after leaving it for a couple of weeks. It seems like it very slowly leaks out of the bottle somehow. I think turning the spray to 'off' has solved this for me but I'm still watching for it happening again. It's soooo expensive and hard to get hold of in my country so I was pretty annoyed to lose a quarter bottle or so!

lucypea1 oooo that is no good. I've never had that happen to me so I can't speak to it but they respond to emails very good. I'd contact them directly at maryellenproducts.com

oh thank you. I will make sure I turn the bottle to off when not in use 😊

That has happened to me too, i will start turning spray to off from now on. Thank you

Best thing is to spray on the wrong side of the fabric. Let it set in (about 30 seconds) and then press from the right side of the fabric. Your iron should never touch the liquid.

@@SookieSews ok I'll give it a go. Just need to figure out how to keep it from accumulating on my ironing board.😏 Thanks!

@@discobabedesigns4223 weirdly enough I use a sheet or two of plain baking paper (the kind that doesn't have ink lines on it) to "protect" my iron... I also use a really cheap iron cover from Kmart (here in Australia, it was like $5) so it doesn't matter too much if it gets a little stained :)

So interesting. I’m going to try that. Thanks for the tip!!

@@SookieSews I am a quilter and love using Best Press to get my seams as flat as possible. However my biggest problem has been what seems to be staining or transferring onto my fabric after I have pressed and also terrible staining on my ironing board covers. I do the same thing that Loraliciousxo does with purchasing a cheap ironing board cover that I buy at Walmart and placing it over my pressing board. But still I have problems with staining sometimes. Is there a preferred temperature setting on the iron when using Best Press? Help! I want to continue using Best Press but I don't want to permanently ruin my good fabrics when I sew!

Not to my knowledge

Why did you buy it for crochet? Maybe it does more than what it’s designed for, let me know what you plan to do with it.

@@SookieSews I wanted to stiffen a hat. The brim part of the hat was too soft and needed stiffening. Also, made. Cat Cave for my sister's cat and wanted to stiffen the sides of it so it doesn't collapse on the cat. What do you recommend?

How cool and Oh that’s a good question. I wonder if a crochet expert or crafting expert might have the answer. My first thought was like real starch. Maybe google that. I can say from personal experience the Best Press is a gentle light stiffening. You won’t get the effect you want. Keep me posted what you find.

@@SookieSews okay so I bought Aleenes Stiffen Quick, funny thing is I saw that first and had in my cart, then saw the Best press and went with that... Oh well 😂 live and learn ... Thanks!

It’s still a great product for cotton fabric. So if you decide to keep it you will find many uses for it. Even pressing your ready to wear.