brand of wool pressing mat
 

didn't think I`d want one but tried a friends she doesn`t remember the brand
looked on amazon so many different prices and quality
can anyone give me direction which one to get
thanks gale

I bought mine from Nancy’s Notins. The 12 inch square for retreats and the bigger one for home. Love them

I bought mine from Quilt in a Day. Love it. I got it on sale.

I ordered mine from Quit in a Day. I really love it. I got it when they had a sale. Good buy

I got mine at the Featherweight Shop when they had a sale.
One of my cats likes to sleep on it!!!

I have several all different brands. I can't tell difference between them. As long as it is thick and can't be folded it's the right one. Be sure and use a barrier underneath as heat and steam will go through the mat. My oldest mat turned brown in spots but was easy to brush them away with a stiff brush. I have washed one to get the starch build up out and it seems to be fine. I was given a 5 inch by 5 inch one. I have no idea what its good for but it's cute.

I have 3 different sizes; 9x5 1/2 goes to classes, 8 1/2x8 1/2 sits by my sewing machine and 12x18 is on my ironing board. The large one I got from Quilt in A Day on sale for 1/2 price, the other 2 were gifts. I love and use them all. Agree with Onebyone you want to make sure there is a barrier to protect surface as the steam goes through mat making underneath surface hot and wet, I set on a cutting mat cutting mat for quick press and it started to warp it. Keep checking Quilt In a Day as they have frequent sales on these.

I have not bought a wool pressing pad yet but have heard from Watson (board member) that you can purchase wool horse pads online that are less expensive from quilt shop/stores. State Line Tack has good prices. You can get a 30"x30"x1/2" wool pad for $21.97. You could cut it in half & get two 15"x15"x1/2" pads that would equal $11 per pad. Not a bad deal in my book. Their site is: www.statelinetack.com

Hope this helps....like I said, I've never ordered from this place but looks like a good deal to me.
Search under wool pad liner to see the plain, simple wool liner that they have available.

I have not purchased one as of yet. I have been following different threads that tell of the pros and cons and most are pros. This thread is very helpful too. Whetting my appetite to buy one.

thanks for all the info and what to look for
Gale