So You Want To Make Your Own Vertical Stovepipe Steamer?
I wrote a post on my other blog several years ago, but was just asked to create a new document for the Silk Painters group on Facebook. So I thought I'd share it here! Making your own Stovepipe Steamer is relatively easy to do and certainly cost effective! To buy one new (and made specifically for silk paintings) will easily cost you over $1000 bucks.... but making one yourself can cost under $100 (mine was less than $50!). I've had several people ask: Why do you want a Stovepipe Steamer? Can't you just use a pot and steaming basket on your stove? Both are good questions! Yes you can use a pot and steaming basket on your stove. But I personally, don't care for the idea of the chemicals/dyes/etc being in my kitchen. They are NOT good eats (to borrow from Alton Brown). Plus if you use a steaming basket in a pot, you have to constantly watch the water levels. And you don't have a lot of space, which means you're probably only steaming 1 item at a time....