{"id":12957,"date":"2014-03-16T00:08:08","date_gmt":"2014-03-15T13:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/buddies-wp\/?p=12957"},"modified":"2017-02-06T21:38:40","modified_gmt":"2017-02-06T10:38:40","slug":"mini-craft-irons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sewingbuddies.com.au\/blog\/mini-craft-irons\/","title":{"rendered":"Mini Craft Irons Not Just For Crafts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-background-position:left top;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h2><span style=\"color: #bc006e;\">Mini Craft Irons Not Just For Crafts<\/span><\/h2>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #bc006e;\">Many of us think a Mini Craft Iron, is simply another toy to have in the craft or sewing room, in many cases, this is not true, they offer much \u00a0more than just being a &#8220;Mini \u00a0Iron&#8221;. \u00a0For those with arthritis, or hand issues, travel or attend craft and sewing classes or retreats they are a much used and appreciated part of our sewers and quilters &#8220;To<\/span><span style=\"color: #bc006e;\">ol Box&#8221;<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:30.6666%; margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p><a href=\"http:\/\/sewingbuddies.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/birch-iron-lge.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12958 size-medium\" title=\"Mini Craft Iron Not Just For Crafts\" src=\"http:\/\/sewingbuddies.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/birch-iron-lge-268x300.jpg\" alt=\"Mini Craft Iron Not Just For Crafts\" width=\"268\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sewingbuddies.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/birch-iron-lge-268x300.jpg 268w, https:\/\/sewingbuddies.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/birch-iron-lge.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p><a href=\"http:\/\/sewingbuddies.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/iron_rest.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12962 size-medium\" title=\"Mini Steam Iron not Just for Crafts Iron Rest\" src=\"http:\/\/sewingbuddies.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/iron_rest-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Mini Steam Iron not Just for Crafts Iron Rest\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sewingbuddies.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/iron_rest-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sewingbuddies.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/iron_rest.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-two-third fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:65.3333%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><ul style=\"--awb-size:13px;--awb-iconcolor:#c0157f;--awb-line-height:22.1px;--awb-icon-width:22.1px;--awb-icon-height:22.1px;--awb-icon-margin:9.1px;--awb-content-margin:31.2px;\" class=\"fusion-checklist fusion-checklist-1 fusion-checklist-default type-icons\"><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-no\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa fa-star-o\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">Light weight<\/div><\/li><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-no\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa fa-star-o\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">Good Quality Mini Craft Irons are a Fully functioning steam or dry iron<\/div><\/li><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-no\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa fa-star-o\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">Glide beautifully with one hand<\/div><\/li><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-no\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa fa-star-o\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">Good ones are ergonomic in design, making them great for people with arthritis or those of us who have dexterity problems<\/div><\/li><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-no\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa fa-star-o\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">Brilliant when ironing those small seams when sewing or quilting, especially great for curved seams including those dreaded sleeve seams, patchwork and quilting piecing and applique<\/div><\/li><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-no\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa fa-star-o\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">Full heat settings of your regular full sized iron<\/div><\/li><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-no\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa fa-star-o\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">Great for travelling, quilting and sewing classes<\/div><\/li><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-no\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa fa-star-o\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">Sit beautifully on a small area of your ironing board or any ironing surface you have handy<\/div><\/li><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-no\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa fa-star-o\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">Work extremely well with a small heat proof silicon mat, so surfaces are not damaged by the heat of the iron and you do not have to stand your mini craft iron &#8220;upright&#8221; while hot, making it a lot safer<\/div><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-overflow:visible;--awb-background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:#e8e8e8;border-color:#e8e8e8;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-overflow:visible;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><p>Many of my customers have problems with their hands, and find a full sized iron, extremely difficult to maneuver and often have to try and use both hands on the iron handle, and a result they use their mini craft iron for all their ironing needs. \u00a0Yes it is a little slower than using a larger normal sized iron, but if your hands and wrists are not aching afterwards, it is well worth it.<\/p>\n<p>A Mini Craft Iron, let you get into all those little tiny seams, without applying heat or pressure to areas you do not need to want it, and a well designed Mini Craft iron has an excellent point for either opening your seams, or pressing the seams to one side as required by the project your working on.<\/p>\n<p>They can be tucked away anywhere when you are travelling or attending sewing or quilting classes or retreats.<\/p>\n<p>We all have a tendency to look at anything small as being a &#8220;toy&#8221; rather than being the &#8220;real thing&#8221;. In the case of a Mini Craft Iron, nothing is further from truth. \u00a0These little beauties, are full featured but in a miniature size, for all the right reasons.<\/p>\n<p>Sewing Buddies Australia stock both the Fabricare Mini Steam Iron, the Birch Mini Steam Iron\u00a0plus the Sunbeam Mini Steam Iron Please visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/sewingbuddies.com.au\/quilting-and-sewing-accessories\/mini-steam-iron-fabric-shaver-and-iron-rest\/\" target=\"_blank\">Iron Section in our Store<\/a>\u00a0for more details<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12958,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[78,43,7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sewingbuddies.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12957"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sewingbuddies.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sewingbuddies.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sewingbuddies.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sewingbuddies.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12957"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/sewingbuddies.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12957\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18039,"href":"https:\/\/sewingbuddies.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12957\/revisions\/18039"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sewingbuddies.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12958"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sewingbuddies.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12957"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sewingbuddies.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12957"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sewingbuddies.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12957"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}