When you get halfway through a project and realize it's a lot more difficult than you expected, but you're already too far in to back out 
this post was submitted on 07 Sep 2024
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Finally, a comm for that one user who hand-makes longbows. This ones for you, comrade.
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goddamnit they coulda steamed their flag.
I dunno why but that drives me to the end.
Are 99% plastic fabrics steamable?
Ah yeah probably not. That would require looking shit up and I’m too lazy for that.
Yeah, but you have to be careful not to get them too hot (since they'll melt)
you can use the “synthetic” setting on clothes irons for polyester and nylon (flags won’t really be made of a different plastic bc these are the cheapest reliable cloth alternatives). ~~i think u can use higher heat on them than silk and satin. p sure the synthetic setting is half of the max heat~~
edit: just checked my clothes iron and the “nylon” setting is actually below the “silk” setting. regardless, u can use the “nylon” setting on a flag no problem as long as you use the steam often enough
We do this not because it's easy, but because it looked easy when we started
Me explaining to my boss why I’m on day 5 of 2 for this quick little job
