Boston1954

I'm thinking of making my own hot mats to use up some older fabric that I no longer love. I only use Warm and Natural batting. If I put two layers, would this be enough?

QuiltnLady1

W&N has a polyester scrim so I would not use it for batting if I was going to put very hot pots on it or take things out of the oven because the scrim might melt.

grammasharon

I use all cotton thread, and batting without scrim in my pot holders and hot pads for the table. I put a layer of Insul bright on the bottom and one layer of batting, they work great and I have had no problems with heat.

annette1952

I also make them like grammasharon. It really does need to be all cotton batting & thread. Also I use the insulbrite . I have never had any problems with this combo. I wouldn't use anything except all cotton though because it could melt & you could get burned.

bearisgray

Do NOT put anything made with Insul-Bright in your microwave

because the shiny stuff in Insul-Bright will mess up your microwave.

Rhonda

I made over 900 for a store I sold to. The owner was the one to decide how I made them. We agreed on two layers of traditional batting and no insulbrite. I have never had any complaints. Fairfield co. makes the batting I use and it is polyester. It is not fluffy and it is dense. so it creates a nice thick barrier. I use cotton for the front and back. I sold these to her for 12 yrs and she sold every one of them. People came back for more so they must have not had a problem with them.

Dolphyngyrl

I have used it just fine in potholders in conjunction with insulbrite and haven't had any issues

Boston1954

Well I guess I will have to scrap that idea. Thanks so much for the information. I'm so glad I asked the board before I actually made them.

Charleen DiSante

I have used the poly/cotton batting and they are fine so maybe you could try one using your fabrics and make your decision based on that.

purplefiend

I use 2 layers of W&N batting for the pot holders I make, never had a problem with them melting. I cook with cast iron pans, both in the oven and on the stove top. All of my fabrics are cotton as is the thread.