Originally Posted by
cashs_mom
When I want to press something large, I just lay the wool blanket I bought for 50 cents at an estate sale over the end of one of the tables in my sewing room. It works just fine. I don't especially like that silver ironing board cover fabric anyway and don't have one of those covers on my regular board. The wool seems to work really well.
Does the wool blanket protect the table? I tried one of those ironing pads that you're supposed to be able to put on any surface and it works great on my dryer which is metal, but when I tried using it on my table, the heat on f the iron went through and caused the finish of the table to turn white (oops). That's why I went with a board covered in batting and ironing board fabric. What don't you like about the silver ironing board cover fabric?
Rob