batting for potholders
#21
I buy wool sweaters at Goodwill and wash them in hot water once or twice and tumble dry them. They shrink and felt up nicely. Then I cut squares out of the larger sections to use inside pot holders. The dense wool fibers resist catching on fire and provide great insulation to keep heat away from my fingers.
#23
Like many others I use one layer of insulbright and one layer of warm and natural. I've made many potholders this way and they have held up well and aren't so bulky that they are hard to use with small hands.
#26
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: North Central Florida
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Good idea. I once bought some hand-made pot holders at a local craft show and the maker did not double up on the batting. They were useless because they got way too hot for my little pinkies, right as I was taking out a casserole from the oven.. I finally had to throw them out before someone got seriously burned. I use Insul-Brite now for my own creations, but I may try your idea of 2 layers of cotton batting.
~ Cindy
~ Cindy
#27
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Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 292
I have potholders made both ways - with just cotton batting and with insulbright and cotton batting. The potholders with insulbright protected my hands way better the the cotton batting alone. IMHO insulbright is not hard to work with and the potholders are not too bulky for my small hands.
#28
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Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Vancouver Island, Beautiful BC
Posts: 2,090
The best post holders I have ever had have thick cotton terry on one side and on the inside.
The elbow length oven mitts (professional ones) at the Bakery I used to work have thick rough (non slip) cotton fabric on the outside, thick terry on the inside and thick batting. I have not opened one up to see what the batting is.
The elbow length oven mitts (professional ones) at the Bakery I used to work have thick rough (non slip) cotton fabric on the outside, thick terry on the inside and thick batting. I have not opened one up to see what the batting is.
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