Rowenta First Class Travel Iron and Household Ironing Tips
Get your glue guns, sewing kits and bedazzlers out – it’s National Craft Month! This month, take a moment to complete an unfinished project around the house, start a new one, or learn a new set of crafting skills.
Rowenta, the leader in garment care essentials, offers a long list of products that can be used to add finishing touches to a number of creative projects. Iron out visible wrinkles in a monogrammed pillow sham with the Rowenta Pro Master Iron, or diminish creases in a hand sewn kitchen curtain with the Rowenta First Class Travel Iron.
For this review I was sent the Rowenta First Class Travel Iron to try out for all of you. I first want to state that I do a lot of traveling and I am also a huge crafter so an iron like this really peaked my interest.
Rowenta First Class Travel Iron Features:
* Highly polished microsteam stainless steel soleplate provides a smooth surface with superior glide.
* High precision tip delivers steam and pressing into hard-to-reach areas.
* Vertical steam removes wrinkles from drapes and hanging garments.
* Folding handle folds flat for storage.
Rowenta Ironing Tips:
* To reduce shine caused by over-pressing or wear, soak a press cloth in water, and then ring it out. Place the damp cloth on top of the shiny surface and press down. Repeat several times, then use a soft brush to raise the nap of the fabric.
* For razor sharp creases, iron the crease and then set it with a burst of steam.
* Gathers and ruffles should be ironed on the side, from the outer edge toward the center or middle of the gathers. If the material is too difficult to maneuver on an ironing board, hang your garment and use a vertical burst of steam.
* Pleats should be ironed form the bottom, starting with the inside of the pleat, and then moving to the outside of the pleat. If necessary, pin pleats to the ironing board at top and bottom; avoid ironing over the pins. To set pleats, use a burst of steam.
* Seams should first be flattened, and then ironed. Iron the inside length of the seam and then press the outside of the seam.
* When ironing over delicate buttons, cover them with the bowl of spoon and press the surrounding fabric.
My Thoughts: Wow, where do I begin with this one! One of the very first things I noticed with this travel iron is how light-weight it is…but yet super powerful. Seriously, you arm will not get tired while using it at all. Next, I love that it has two power settings: 120V and 240V so you can use the right setting for the right job! It’s small and compact so you can pack it easily into a travel bag or if you are going out to a quilting class, tuck it into your tote bag and you are good to go!
When using it as a traditional iron it glides smoothly over your fabrics and your wrinkles are out within seconds, not minutes! I did not have to make multiple passes when pressing the wrinkles out of my husband’s cotton dress shirts. I also liked that his shirts didn’t get that shiny finish and that there were no water droplets on the fabric as I was pressing his clothes.
I am doing my Spring cleaning right now so I washed several of my curtains and window toppers in the washing machine on the gentle cycle. I then air dried them which caused a lot of wrinkling. I hung them up once they were dry and used the iron in the vertical position as a steamer and those wrinkles just fell out! Oh my gosh, it only took me 3-4 minutes per curtain to get all of the wrinkles out and I was one happy camper!
When not in use…just fold down the handle and store it in the included storage bag. You can use it as a dry iron or as a steam iron and I appreciate that it has a transparent water tank so I can see exactly how much water is in it. One final thing, I am not sure how long the cord is on this iron but I can tell you that it is plenty long enough for you to plug it in and use it vertically to do your garments or curtains.
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Overall, I am really impressed with this little travel iron! I love everything about it and couldn’t find anything that I would personally improve. It is top notch and I highly recommend it to all of you!
Disclaimer: Shelly H. has personally reviewed the product listed above. Shelly has not received any monetary compensation for her review. Shelly did receive a free product to try out so she could evaluate and use it for her review. Her thoughts & opinions in this review are unbiased & honest and your opinions may differ. Thanks!