Preference for Wide Ironing Board
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Preference for Wide Ironing Board
Can anyone recommend a wide ironing board? My friends husband forgot to bring hers to Carolina for the winter. She thinks the one she has at home is a Rowenta. Thanks so much..........
#2
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 17,861
I made mine ..... used my old metal ironing board and screwed on a piece of plywood. Stapled on flannelette for some padding. Then a washable cover. All for zero dollars!!!(yes, it had value, but being that it was all just sitting around, no out-of-pocket expense at the time!!
So head on out to a thrift store for your ironing board, stop by for some plywood, and then you get to do a FART for the flannelette (or batting) and the cover.
So head on out to a thrift store for your ironing board, stop by for some plywood, and then you get to do a FART for the flannelette (or batting) and the cover.
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Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Twin Cities, MN
Posts: 1,141
My dh also made a wide top for me. (following a pattern I found here. ) Mine fits over my regular ironing board so I can remove it to iron shirts, etc... (Like I ever do!) It's also handy to have it separate so I can handle each piece without it being too heavy.
#6
[QUOTE=Kris P;7069658]My dh also made a wide top for me. (following a pattern I found here. ) Mine fits over my regular ironing board so I can remove it to iron shirts, etc... (Like I ever do!) It's also handy to have it separate so I can handle each piece without it being too heavy.[/QUOTE
Mine was also made by SIL. The ones they sell are outrageously priced. I found instructions on line.
Mine was also made by SIL. The ones they sell are outrageously priced. I found instructions on line.
#7
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Timmins, Ont. Canada
Posts: 4,683
I made mine ..... used my old metal ironing board and screwed on a piece of plywood. Stapled on flannelette for some padding. Then a washable cover. All for zero dollars!!!(yes, it had value, but being that it was all just sitting around, no out-of-pocket expense at the time!!
So head on out to a thrift store for your ironing board, stop by for some plywood, and then you get to do a FART for the flannelette (or batting) and the cover.
So head on out to a thrift store for your ironing board, stop by for some plywood, and then you get to do a FART for the flannelette (or batting) and the cover.
#9
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Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Corpus Christi, Tx.
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I have a piece of plywood I covered with fabric from big box store. It's heavy enough I can use on my regular which has adjustable height with out attaching. I have a few ironing surfaces. Have also done as NJ Quilter has done. I iron on the back side of the fabric also so I don't scorch the fabric. Especially light colored fabric.
#10
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Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 368
My husband made one for me with my old metal ironing board, piece of plywood and one of the purchased wide board covers. He put stabilizer 1X4' on the back which slip down over the metal ironing board top so it is very stable. He screwed it on too, but can easily be removed if I need the old board. So far that has not happened. I purchased the cover at Joann's with a coupon. I think it' made by Clover and has gridwork printed on it. I love it.
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