wool pressing mat
#12
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Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Alabama/Georgia line
Posts: 468
Sounds like a great way to recycle, judykay. My mom cut up my brother's old Army blanket after it grew holes and often used a piece for a pressing pad.
#15
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Mableton, GA
Posts: 11,355
Wool pressing mat? Used one?
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Wool Ironing Mat
This is the one I got but I got it off Amazon. I'm happy with it. I can't detect a smell from it.https://www.pamdamour.com/product/magic-pressing-mat/
Wool pressing pad DIY?
Making a wool pressing mat
wool mats and starch?
Anyone own a wool pressing board
Wool Ironing Mat
This is the one I got but I got it off Amazon. I'm happy with it. I can't detect a smell from it.https://www.pamdamour.com/product/magic-pressing-mat/
#16
Junior Member
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: knoxville, tn
Posts: 173
One of the ladies in a class I taught had a wool pad liner which she got from State Line Tack. It cost her $23 and looked just like the one I spent $60 for from the quilt store. It is 100% wool and worked the same as the one I bought. It's original use is for under saddles. (she had not used it on a horse). Why spend more if it is the same. They sell a cheaper one but it is not 100% wool.
#17
I bought a 3/4” thick one that was intended to be a rug pad. I got a size that fits my ironing board. I like it a lot but must keep it covered within an ironing board cover that I made for it, or I start to have an allergic reaction to the raw wool. As long as it’s covered, no problem.
#19
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Michigan
Posts: 1,664
#20
I bought a 12" x 18" wool mat. I sold it after two months because I loved using it so much that I wanted to have a bigger one to cover my entire big board. It was expensive, but it is one of my favorite quilting tools right up there with my Bernina and Martelli table.
I use steam, don't notice a strong smell, and have the flatest blocks on the planet! When I turn in the block of the month at the local guild, they can pick mine out from among the rest of the blocks because they are so flat.
I never use spray starch near it. I do that on another table covered with a pillowcase. Every time I vacuum, I'll use the vacuum hose to get any stray threads off. Not letting the threads build up makes it look nice all of the time.
I use steam, don't notice a strong smell, and have the flatest blocks on the planet! When I turn in the block of the month at the local guild, they can pick mine out from among the rest of the blocks because they are so flat.
I never use spray starch near it. I do that on another table covered with a pillowcase. Every time I vacuum, I'll use the vacuum hose to get any stray threads off. Not letting the threads build up makes it look nice all of the time.
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