fruitloop

Onebyone is right. DH teaches metallurgy and said it doesn't make any difference in a pot holder which side the heat shield is on, your hand is protected from the heat. Shield between two layers is the best for sure proof no hot spots.

nativetexan

hmmm, when i test it, heat goes to one side only. one stays cool and one heats up. you want the heat reflected outward, not into the pot holder where your hand is.

bearisgray

I usually don't look to see which side is the "right" side of a potholder when I use it. I just grab a pot holder and grab the hot item.

trolleystation

This has been my way of doing potholders for years. Old sweatshirts work too. I am into recycling.

toverly

I make a normal quilt sandwich, quilt it with an odd or ugly back. Then I put a layer of insulbrite and a good backing on, stitch around the edges and bind. That way the insulbrite isn't quilted thru or compromised. From the front, it looks quilted.

Claire123

I’d have - in this order- top, insulbrite, cotton batting, backing.

Rhonda K

The instructions on the package indicate that there is no “right or wrong side”. I’m making potholders today.

sewingsuz

I do the same as One by One