To finish some garments from last year I invested in heat and bond hem tape so I could cover some raw seams with twill tape. Only the hem tape I selected was black, and just a hair too wide for my needs. At the time I thought, how bad could it turn out? (and this idiocy is due to my total lack of experience using heat bond products.)
That's how my old ironing board cover (and my iron) got covered with melted hem tape residue. Melted black residue that is now bonded to both permanently.
I could have definitely cleaned it off the iron, but the old girl has been acting up lately, and the iron board cover was already old and stained. So I invest in a new cover and iron, which should see me through this year's sewing projects with no problem.
As for bonding hem tape, especially the black kind, please let me advise you to always, always, always use a pressing cloth!
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