insul-brite ?
12-19-2016, 09:53 PM
#11
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For years I, too, struggled to remember various instructions on interfacing, fusibles, etc. So I decided to make a pocket of the clear plastic with instructions that often comes wrapped around the piece....by folding in half and sewing up the 2 sides. Storing the material in the pocket has helped me have the directions right at hand.
Jan in VA
Jan in VA
12-20-2016, 04:43 AM
#12
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Thank you for clearing this up for me! Next time I will have to follow Jan's advice. I keep the things I probably will never need and seem to throw the things I want next week. lol I too would like to know where to put the batting. i have done it both ways mostly because i am not sure when I gift them which way the user will decide they need to be used. I have not gotten any complaints yet so maybe it doesn't matter either. Sharon
12-20-2016, 05:46 AM
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The Insulbright that I have says to put the metal side toward the heat.
But I've had that for a few years. Maybe they have changed their method of manufcture.
SAVE YOUR INSTRUCTIONS! Jan's idea for that is excellent.
But I've had that for a few years. Maybe they have changed their method of manufcture.
SAVE YOUR INSTRUCTIONS! Jan's idea for that is excellent.
12-20-2016, 07:35 AM
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Metal or silvery side used to always go against the heat. Then the reg. batting then the hand fabric side. If the directions say either side now go with that on the new insul brite. I just know this was the way was before. Good luck.
12-20-2016, 09:07 AM
#17
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I use a layer of insulbright and a layer of warm and natural in my potholders. I never worry about a wrong or right side mainly because I never pay attention to how I pick up my pot holders. I just grab one and take the hot cookie sheet, pot etc and move it to where I want it. I've never been burned doing this so it works for me.
12-20-2016, 09:48 AM
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Citrus, I fell the same way. But when I have a pretty decorative side ( maybe a holiday etc.) I want to keep it spotless if possible. Sometimes the fabrics if light colored over time get a light brown tint to them from use. But everyday used ones I just grab also. lol
12-20-2016, 04:29 PM
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Theoretically, you can use any 100% cotton batting -- like Warm & Plush or Warm100 -- although The Warm Companies says that none of their products are designed to go in the microwave. I assume that's for liability reasons, as many people do not read or else just plain ignore safety instructions about how long something can actually be in the microwave. If you leave any cotton in the microwave for too long, eventually it will get overheated & catch fire (that's fabric & batting).
12-20-2016, 05:58 PM
#20
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"Layer and baste oven mitt fabrics together in this order: cover fabric right side down, Insul-bright, Warm and Natural, lining fabric."
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