Can i clean my ironing table cover?
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Can i clean my ironing table cover?
My DH made me a wonderful ironing "board"...it has gotten a lot of use, and there are strings/lint stuck on it from spray starch. Is there a way to clean it without unstapling the whole thing? Or should i just recover it? :}
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Okay, here is my solution. I just keep recovering my ironing board. However, I have made 4 different covers that I can take off and wash them. Love your board and I would suggest, taking a nice piece of plain white or creme colored fabric, measure your board and put elastic around the edges (either sewn or make a pocket for it) and then you can take covers off and throw them in the washing machine. Or, you can make a hem (about 2 inches) around the entire cover, about 2inches bigger than you need leaving about 3 inches open in the hem. Then you can thread a strong cotton string (or leftover selvedge strip) through it using a giant safety pin and pull it nicely around the board and tie it with a bow. When needing washing, take it off and wash it. Kind of like a slip cover. Just a couple of things that I do.
#4
I made mine with elastic so I can wash it. Then the other day, I left the iron face down on it (have never ever done that before) and it's scorched. So I guess I need to wash it now and hope some of it comes out.
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I am not sure how to resolve your problem. My DH had also made me a big board for the ironing. When I use spray starch or sizing, I use an old top sheet, when it gets loaded with strings and too much starch, I can just wash it. The ironing board stays clean when I'm just iron backing fabric
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I think I would do the cover with elastic or cord and just put it over your fastened down cover.
I also put a cover over the cover when I starch/size the fsbric, but the regular cover seems to need to be washed evrry so often, too.
I also put a cover over the cover when I starch/size the fsbric, but the regular cover seems to need to be washed evrry so often, too.
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