i probably didn't use good enough quality muslin on top. i read somewhere that when you steam iron, the steam vapor should be able to go through the cloth and what's beneath it. that's why i don't want to use the silver stuff. i like my table top because it uses space that would have been there anyway (tops of dresser and cubbies) and does double duty. also, i chose to have it stick out into the center of the room so i could work on three sides. very tight but very efficient. and the whole thing is blocked up to the right height for me, so my back doesn't ache. :thumbup:
i have no windows, a too small room and no natural light. i work in sewer's hell, but it's the best WORKING LAYOUT i've ever had. and i've had my own room or space wherever we've been (i just miss those windows).