Pot Holders
#41
Would love to see a short tutorial on these. Mostly how the back flaps are assembled; two circles each folded in half? two half circles held together with the binding? do you start with 4 circles and the middle layers of insulation?
#43
guess I am from the old school when we used what we had so I save old towels and use them in my pot holders and hot pads for me they work great I do not like in-sul-brite as it is stiff and dulls sewing machine needles quickly and how many times do we grab a towel to remove something from the oven anyway works for me
#44
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Auburn, Wa
Posts: 177
I too, like a lot of you like 1 layer of insulbrite and 1 layer of w&n inside my outer fabrics. I have an old mattress cover I was getting ready to throw away and now i'm going to recycle it for my insides. Thanks for the suggestion.
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Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Alabama
Posts: 16
My mother, who left us in 2010, was happiest when busy sewing. When she started making potholders, we all encouraged it. I bought the snazziest fabrics I could find: peppers, apples, flowers, windmills, etc. She got excited with every new fabric. We ordered the heaviest weight cotton batting that Hancocks-Paducah sold. I think it was Deluxe Dream Cotton. She used a layer of that, plus a layer of a thinner cotton batting that could be bought locally. We didn't like the "feel" of Insul-Brite. We sold a bunch of potholders at $4-$5.
When she died at 92, Mama left us a supply of good-feeling potholders. Nice inheritance!
When she died at 92, Mama left us a supply of good-feeling potholders. Nice inheritance!
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