I have one that is stiff with starch. Just curious.
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Wash.
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Mine is so filthy that I thought I would just throw it away. Thanks for the post. I will wash it first and see if it will clean-up with some Oxyclean.
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I wash mine, but it's getting so old and stained it really looks bad. There's only so much washing can do after a while. One of these days, I'll have to get another one.
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I wash them, put it back on and cover it with a new one. Makes my ironing board more padded.
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Wash & cut up for potholders if it is still useful!
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I tend to use mine till it's discolored and cracked. I've never washed one before. I'll have to try that.
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I was them until they have holes or somehow inhibit the ironing process.
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I'm embarrassed to admit my ironing board and cover were wedding gifts--40 yrs ago!!!!! It was one of those silver heavy duty fabric (Prob had asbestos in it). I loved it cause it reflected the heat nicely. It finally got to the place where it was too stained and ripped around the edges. I searched high and low for a new--they were all light weight cotton with thin lining. I finally found one at Clothilde-it has the lines and measurements on it (which I don't use, not accurate) but it is thick canvas fabric and I kept my old one under it. I just couldn't throw it away LOL>
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Oh JanRN, we can only wonder what else you have kept for 40 years! LOL!
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I just throw them away and get a new one. By the time I need a new one they generally have been starched and scorched enough they would probably fall apart in the wash.
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I've washed them and then, when I can't keep it looking clean anymore, I cover it with another like np3 for the extra padding!
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Thanks for the replies. The one I have on my ironing board has threads sticking to the surface from starching. I don't like to use my "quilting" cover when I am ironing slacks, blouses, etc.
I was afraid to wash it until now, for fear of damaging the washer..LOL |
I throw mine out...they are cheap enough.
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I wash mine until they fall apart, then I wash them some more! lol
When the holes get so big that ironing is a problem, I leave them on for extra padding and cover them with another. I need to make one soon, mine is worn out again! I have found that making a baking soda and water paste and rubbing it into the stains and letting it sit for awhile helps get some of the brown stains out. |
I just use them until they are shot and throw them away.
(wash them? there just aren't enough hours in the day and they aren't that expensive to replace---I have to add that I saw a darling cover made out of Dolly Dingle fabric at a recent class I attended that someone had made.......) |
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I throw mine away. I have never thought about washing one.
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Originally Posted by mollymct
I've washed them and then, when I can't keep it looking clean anymore, I cover it with another like np3 for the extra padding!
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Spic N Span will work too. Just add to wash water. Your washer will also be nice and clean when cycle is done!
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Brown stains?? :shock: I don't use starch, so mine stays clean and soft for ages. The quilting one is just plywood covered with batting for padding, a layer of the silver stuff and sailcloth over it all. Makes it much easier to iron large pieces of fabric.
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It's GONE!! With all the material I have, I make a new one. In this case, change is good (I think).
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I made one. The cheap cotton ones just didn't cut it for me. And the silver ones are so cheap now. I used heavier fabric duck cloth I think and just added elastic. Its cream colored so I just slip it off when it gets dirty and wash it.
I stapled an old sheet to my big board so that one will have to be pulled apart to change. When I move I am going to see if I can make the set up permanent then I will make one I can take off and wash. |
In the garbage for mine.
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funny you should ask. I just bought a new one last night. Will put it on top of my old one.
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I use a lot of starch, both for piecing and machine applique.
I throw it out and replace it when it's disgusting. There's just something about having a nice, clean, new ironing board cover...makes me happy! |
Originally Posted by janRN
I'm embarrassed to admit my ironing board and cover were wedding gifts--40 yrs ago!!!!! It was one of those silver heavy duty fabric (Prob had asbestos in it). I loved it cause it reflected the heat nicely. It finally got to the place where it was too stained and ripped around the edges. I searched high and low for a new--they were all light weight cotton with thin lining. I finally found one at Clothilde-it has the lines and measurements on it (which I don't use, not accurate) but it is thick canvas fabric and I kept my old one under it. I just couldn't throw it away LOL>
My ironing board was a wedding gift, also, nearly 65 yrs. ago. The cover has been replaced several times. Have often thought of getting an adjustable one, but those I have seen are so wobbly. Think I'll stick to my oldy as it's solid as a rock. |
speaking of ironing boards & covers- I bought the neatest small ironing board to go next to my machine at my quilting store the other day. Someone was brilliant enought to cover a folding table (like you buy in sets of 4) w/ padding & reg. ironing board cover, stapled in on. I paid $22.00 for it but talk about handy! Those folding tables are usually sold in sets of 4 for about $30.00. Neat idea tho' cause it folds flat when I don't need it.
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Why don't you make one? I've been making my own, out of much prettier fabrics, for years!
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Originally Posted by Peggi
speaking of ironing boards & covers- I bought the neatest small ironing board to go next to my machine at my quilting store the other day. Someone was brilliant enought to cover a folding table (like you buy in sets of 4) w/ padding & reg. ironing board cover, stapled in on. I paid $22.00 for it but talk about handy! Those folding tables are usually sold in sets of 4 for about $30.00. Neat idea tho' cause it folds flat when I don't need it.
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Oh, that really brought back memories. My Mother had one of those and I wish I could find one. It never seemed to wear out and like you said, it reflected the heat. "Thanks for the memories"
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Throw away. By the time they are that bad, they are usually scorched in some places too, and have adhesive build up that's difficult to remove. I LOVE a fresh new ironing board cover!
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I throw mine out, but I make my own from rubber backed curtain fabric which I pick up from charity shops for next to nothing. The fabric reflects the heat really well. I always make two at a time.
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Originally Posted by JulieM
Thanks for the replies. The one I have on my ironing board has threads sticking to the surface from starching. I don't like to use my "quilting" cover when I am ironing slacks, blouses, etc.
I was afraid to wash it until now, for fear of damaging the washer..LOL You iron slacks, blouses, etc? What kind of quilter are you, anyway? (LOL). I thought irons were supposed to be dedicated to sewing! |
I took a piece of plywood almost 36" square, laid a piece of batting on it then a piece of fabric. Gives more ironing room and keeps the starch off of the ironingboard cover.
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Wash them until they disintegrate.
For starching - the very few times I've done it - I put another layer of fabric over the ironing board cover - so then I can just pick it up and toss it - or put the fabrics to be starched/sized on a cookie sheet and spray them there. I use my Big Board ironing surface as my cutting table - and my cat also "assists" - so I use a lint roller between washings to get stray stuff off the surface. Cutting lint - cat "lint" |
Originally Posted by dotcomdtcm
Oh JanRN, we can only wonder what else you have kept for 40 years! LOL!
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Originally Posted by JulieM
I have one that is stiff with starch. Just curious.
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I have one of those heavy ones with rulers and grid printed on it etc. I priced a new one and decided to try washing it first before I put that kind of money into another one. It washed quite well and also shrunk it a little, so now it fits tighter than it did when it was dirty. Wash it. The worst thing that can happen is it will fall apart and you'll have to get a new one anyway.
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I've never washed one. The one I have now has a teflon coating so I don't have much trouble with things sticking to it.
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