Originally Posted by patdesign
Originally Posted by oldcottontop
Originally Posted by JulieR
Originally Posted by quilter68
A mangle irons large material like sheets and bedding. Who does that anymore?
I do
My mother used to have one when I was growing up but have not seen one in years and years and years..... :lol: might be telling my age now.
Where can you purchase one now? Never thought about using one for quilting fabrics.
Have always wanted one, sigh, these days with the high thread count sheets that look like KAKA when they come out of the dryer it would be wonderful!:)
I always wanted one, too, for both my king-sized sheets and for quilt fabric. A friend of mine was posting links on Facebook for her five sisters about what a mangle was because there was one in their father's basement that had belonged to their mother. I told her I was jealous, of course, and she said to come pry it out of the house because they were only going to send it to goodwill or let the trash truck take it -- if they could get it up the stairs.
So now it lives in my sewing room, which is next door to the laundry room, and we are all very happy. :)
You can purchase new ones (Miele makes one, I believe) in the $2k range, and sometimes you can find old ones like mine on Craigslist for a few hundred dollars. Yes, I told my friend what it was worth, but she thought it was more trouble than that. LOL