Potholder Question
#3
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: East Oklahoma - pining for Massachusetts
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My mother made many pot holders in her lifetime. She never used anything special. She sometimes just used old towels for the batting as they are cushy and you can put an extra thickness if they seem a bit thin.
I am very shy about getting my hands burned and always pick up two potholders for each hand, especially when the casserole dishes are glass.
I am very shy about getting my hands burned and always pick up two potholders for each hand, especially when the casserole dishes are glass.
#5
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Gulf Coast, FL
Posts: 1,420
Make them a bit oversized too. If you look at the old fashioned potholders it's like they scream out into tricking you that you're safe. I had some small ones that I eventually gave to my daughter for her play kitchen because of I was tired of some small part of me sticking out and getting burned.
#6
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: FL
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Either insul-brite or warm and natural is what I use. And they are the only potholders I use. I threw all the store bought ones away because they either burned my hands or they got burnt.
I've never had a problem with the ones I made.
I've never had a problem with the ones I made.
#8
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Los Lunas, New Mexico
Posts: 426
I use 1 layer of insulbrite. I also make my potholders 8 or 10 inches. I hate those little ones they sell in the stores. They are finger burners. My DH has big hands so he really likes the 10 inch ones. You can use 2 layers of batting if you wish.
Connie
Connie
#9
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 1,097
I'm too cheap for that - I used old wool sweaters and blankets. If they aren't already felted, toss them in the washing machine with a pair of jeans or something else that is "tough" (like an old tennis shoe) and wash/agitate them for a while. Then dry them in the dryer.
When I ran out of our family's old sweaters, I bought a couple at the thrift store for 50 cents. I also found an old wool blanket there for $2 - it had a hole in it but it was fine for my purposes. I made a LOT of potholder from that one blanket.
I think wool is a great insulator, and it's not as hard on your needles.
When I ran out of our family's old sweaters, I bought a couple at the thrift store for 50 cents. I also found an old wool blanket there for $2 - it had a hole in it but it was fine for my purposes. I made a LOT of potholder from that one blanket.
I think wool is a great insulator, and it's not as hard on your needles.
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