What's the proper iron setting

[JimB]

I've been using the kitchen table with a towel laid out on it as a cushion and protection to the table. It's way easier than the ironing board.
I use the iron as hot as it can get, BUT...I never let the iron touch the fabric itself. I use a fairly wet (just wrung out) washcloth and use it to steam the fabric. Steam it till there isn't much water left in the washcloth. It works great and I haven't hurt anything yet.

I agree with keeping the heat low if you are going at it directly.

[auld argonian]

I have some scrap pieces of cotton duck left over from stretching canvses for painting and those get recycled as pressing cloths..steam goes through but surface of the iron never actually touches the fabric.

And I'll second that thought about ironing boards...how can you get a kilt to sit evenly on an ironing board?

Best

AA