Originally Posted by
hootnannie
I’ve been wanting one for a while but had a hard time swallowing the cost. I have an old army blanket in the basement but it’s a dark blue or black. Is the dark color a problem?
The old army blanket I use is dark blue, I felted it in the washer/dryer. It does not bleed and works beautifully. I folded it into large sections to a thickness of more than 1" for my ironing surface. Trust me - this method really presses the seams flat. I opted to continue using the blanket versus buying a pad because I saturate my fabric with starch and I can easily throw the blanket in the wash to remove any excess starch that saturates the blanket while steaming.