Because I am looking for a quieter steam ironing station, I came across the Philips model. I see from the description that the temperature cannot be adjusted, but the device always has the same temperature for all fabrics. It is promised that the fabric, no matter what texture, will neither burn nor shine if ironed too hot. But what happens with fine curtain fabrics? I know from experience that there are very fine fabrics (organza) that can only be ironed on the lowest setting, and if too much steam is used, the fabric will "curl" because the heat causes the fibres to contract. For me it is hard to imagine that you can iron even very fine fabrics without damaging the fibres. In addition, the iron cannot be set up because there is no space for it at the back of the cable. I need this when I have to iron hems, then I like to put the iron up because I have to prepare the next steps. If I left the iron on the fabric I would worry about burning the fine fabrics. Has anyone had any experience as a seamstress with this appliance?

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Because I am looking for a quieter steam ironing station, I came across the Philips model. I see from the description that the temperature cannot be adjusted, but the device always has the same temperature for all fabrics. It is promised that the fabric, no matter what texture, will neither burn nor shine if ironed too hot. But what happens with fine curtain fabrics? I know from experience that there are very fine fabrics (organza) that can only be ironed on the lowest setting, and if too much steam is used, the fabric will "curl" because the heat causes the fibres to contract. For me it is hard to imagine that you can iron even very fine fabrics without damaging the fibres. In addition, the iron cannot be set up because there is no space for it at the back of the cable. I need this when I have to iron hems, then I like to put the iron up because I have to prepare the next steps. If I left the iron on the fabric I would worry about burning the fine fabrics. Has anyone had any experience as a seamstress with this appliance?

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Thank you very much for this helpful advice. That's more or less how I imagined it. It just can't work...

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This iron is unusable because the temperature is not selectable. This may not only be a problem with fine fabrics, but is especially annoying with wrinkled cotton and linen fabrics, where the ironing result is extremely poor. After a few weeks of use, we bought a new adjustable iron. The Philips GC9650 would be cheapest to give away ;-)

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