quiltingmimipj

I bought the ironing board in Hattiesburg, Mississippi a couple of years ago. But now, they have no covers.

Joyce

You know the old saying...Everything that goes around, comes around?
I posted this when the forum first started.
Joyce wrote:
This is something that I did to make an adjustable type table that still has knee room if you need it.
Cut a piece of 3/8ths inch plywood, 24"x60".
Take an old ironing board that is adjustable in height and has a mesh type metal top.
Bolt the plywood to the top of the ironing board by going through the holes in the mesh top.
Either pad it, and cover it with duck cloth, or buy one of June Tailors ironing pads that has the grid already printed on it. JoAnn's usually has them.
The one from June Taylor will not be accurate as far as using the measurement grid because it has not been preshrunk would be my guess.
If you make your own, you can preshrink the fabric with steam, and then make your own grid using a ruler and an indelible Sharpie.
This makes a great ironing board for pressing fabric widths.
You can extend the size of another smaller table by placing this next to it and adjusting for height.
Joyce

Emma S

I make my own ironing board cover too. I usually use fabric from my stash. The ones under the "what was I thinking category".

mack

Thank you everyone. I'll just need to see if there is supplier
in Scotland!

JackieG

Check JoAnn.com. I got mine at the local store and it's lasted.

mack

Many thanks, I will try that site.

Minnisewta

I lay the fabric on the floor and then put the ironing board upside down the the fabric. Draw a line about 5 inches out around the ironing board. Make a casing with the opening at the middle of the wide end. Then I use elastic pulling it as tight as I want and the sew it together and sew up the opening. Mine has cats on it. Makes ironing a lot more fun.

Ramona Byrd

I knew a lady once who worked for a commercial dry cleaners.
She said she made her own ironing board like the commercial
one..with first an aluminum layer for heat reflection, then an
old wool army blanket for retaining heat, then a tightly bound
cotton/linen top. So I did the same and I've loved my own
one a long time. I sometimes mist it to get it damp, which
does seem to help ironing a lot.

Annz

If you have the time, make one for yourself. Put heat resistant material over the top of borad and add about 4 inches and place a cord all arount to pull to tighten. You could spend so much time looking for one so why not make one.

sewnmom

i have read, take your old cover,cut the cording area, app3-4 inches from cord, and sew this onto cut out shape of old cover. haven't tried it tho......molly