Wool Ironing Mat
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Wool Ironing Mat
My husband was cleaning out, wanted to throw this 'old wool Army Blanket' out, no one uses! Huh?? I think I could use that!! What do you think??
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As long as you were going to throw it out anyway, I would think about it. You are only out the time you spent preparing it. A wash and dry in the laundry should felt this up nicely. Let us know how it works.
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I posted something about reusing woolen blankets a couple of weeks ago. I'll have to find that.
We have a 1 year old dog that looovvvves to chew on wool. He's chewed holes in all of my antique, wool, camp blankets. I could just cry. However, when life gives you lemons, or holey blankets, make pillows, poufs, rug mugs, ironing mats, etc.
I've made a couple of throw pillows that have come out really nice and modern looking when placed on the bed with a quilt. I plan to make a pouf (soft ottoman/stool,) with a beautiful, Hudson Bay blanket that he chewed right through the center of. I've also made a couple of cute, rug-mugs with the smaller, blanket scraps. I just backed them with canvas and sewed a big X through the center and zig-zagged around the edges...cute...campy! I think that army blanket would make a cute purse, or clutch.
~ C
We have a 1 year old dog that looovvvves to chew on wool. He's chewed holes in all of my antique, wool, camp blankets. I could just cry. However, when life gives you lemons, or holey blankets, make pillows, poufs, rug mugs, ironing mats, etc.
I've made a couple of throw pillows that have come out really nice and modern looking when placed on the bed with a quilt. I plan to make a pouf (soft ottoman/stool,) with a beautiful, Hudson Bay blanket that he chewed right through the center of. I've also made a couple of cute, rug-mugs with the smaller, blanket scraps. I just backed them with canvas and sewed a big X through the center and zig-zagged around the edges...cute...campy! I think that army blanket would make a cute purse, or clutch.
~ C
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I should have added, I took a full length black wool coat (hand tailored) of MrOk's grandmother and washed/dried it. Have been using it in wool projects as tablerunners and maybe will get some Christmas ornaments done for family members. She was a very tall woman so have lots of fabric.
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