Originally Posted by
janjanq
[ATTACH=CONFIG]588926[/ATTACH]I don't know if I'm doing something wrong when I iron but my ironing board covers seem to get stained really fast. I usually use a lot of steam and put distilled water in my irons. I occasionally use Best Press starch. But it seems like within a few months of using a brand new cover it looks like someone spilled tea all over it. Laundering doesn't seem to get the stains out. Any tips on avoiding the stains or getting the stains out?
That is scorching that you see. It can't be helped, as you most likely iron in the same spot all the time. I have a large 60X80 table that is covered with the teflon fabric (the silver stuff you can get at Joanns) and padded with a wool blanket and cotton batting. I have to replace it every couple years because it gets stained like that. I try to use different parts of the table to iron so I don't get the scorching. I find the plain or print fabric covers scorch faster then the teflon does. I have taken an old ironing board cover and used it for a pattern to make a new one, then take some heavy string and zig zag over it, being careful not to sew through it, and you will have a gathering string to make it fit nicely.