Ironing Board Dilemma
 

I need help with finding a new ironing board, and thought you wonderful ladies on the Board would be the best people to ask. I bought a wonderful strong ironing board at a thrift store several years ago and have been using it ever since. I set it behind me when I sew and set it low enough that I can just rotate my chair and use it. I use it to cut, pin, paste and press, so it gets used more than the sewing machine. I even made a big board for it. However, I need to take it down a lot and that big board seems to be getting heavier the older I get. So, I decided to get one of those 18" wide ironing boards. And I wanted a really stable one with adjustable heights. So I asked dear Hubby for one for Christmas. He got me a new Brabantia. I was so excited to put it up but when I did, the lowest adjustment was to 30". I think I use it at 22-24" when I am sitting. So back it goes. Does anyone have or know of a wide board that will adjust down to 22"? I have spent the day searching on line and the only one I found doesn't seem to have many reviews and it sure looks wild.
http://www.walmart.com/ip/47713646?w...467874&veh=sem

I have this one http://www.walmart.com/ip/Homz-Profe...25921293#about
i just measured and I could get it down to 22". Really like how wide the top is

What I don't like about that one (other than the wild orange color) is that it seems to be graduated in width all the way along. For ironing yardage I want something that is the same width for a wider distance.

Have you looked at the Bed Bath and Beyond website? They have three pages of ironing boards. I recently bought a new one there, the Real Simple brand, just a standard size board but works for me. It does have a wide range of adjustable heights as I use it standing up and sitting down.

I also have this one and really like it.

Oh, thank you, pattypurple. That is an excellent choice.

I agree with you, dunster. It does some more oval than square. That was one of my major concerns-other than the orange color. LOL.

Anyone remember the brand name of the adjustable metal board that was blue and the legs ended in a wide bar at the end. I found one like that at the thrift store and love it..Had the same one in my younger days 60"s or 70's I just can't remember the brand..I think it was named after a woman..not Betty Crocker :)

I have one. Since 1964. It is a Mary Procter and later Procter Silex. The corner folds down and up. When up, both end have squared corners and it adjusts way down. I love it and hope it never falls apart.

Thank you all. I have decided to go with the board at Walmart. I sure do appreciate you, pattypurple, for actually taking the time to measure your ironing board for me. My old ironing board, which I got at the thrift store/ has those blue legs too. Just wish it was wider..

have you tried bath, bed & beyond?
I have a 19 inch one coming but don't know how low it goes

I agree with Jeanne S--check Bed, Bath and Beyond--they have many choices and more on their website. Same with irons.

My mother has one of those. They don't make them anymore. If they had marketed them to quilters they would have made a mint and still be in production.

Yup! That's mine too!

My ironing board is over 100yrs old I love it but it is not hgt adjustable and it also seems to be getting heavier. So I re-purposed one of those tables that goes over a hospital bed. I can adjust the hgt.And it's the perfect size for pressing blocks. I can actually make it short enough for my GDs to sit on the floor and color. I see one every time I go out shopping the 2nd hand stores and they range in price from $10 to $20 way cheaper then boards from WM.

Wow. I am a nurse and never thought of that. Great idea and thanks for sharing it.

This sounds like a great idea. I'll be on the look-out for one of those.

I have my one and only ever board from first marriage (1971) and it goes pretty low. Dh cut me a board that is easy to remove from my ironing board. It's just light enough to remove but heavy enough to stay put. I attached silver ironing cover to it. it's 20"x 40".

I didn't like the 18 inch one I got at Walmart. the metal top is a bit bendy when I iron. I still use it but haven't gotten rid of my 20+ old one!! not sure how low it goes.

I couldn't find one I liked, so I took a piece of board and made a slip on cover for it using that ironing board stuff you get by the yard from Nancy's or Joann's. To iron I lay it over one of those small lightweight rectangular fold up tables that they sell at Sam's. I'm short, so I can stand and iron at it comfortably, but it also is a good height for sitting and ironing (just a little lower than my sewing machine cabinet).

I used a scrap board so it's a little narrower than the table, but it is long enough that I can iron the entire 45" width of a piece of fabric on it. It's light enough that I can easily put it out of the way when I need the table for something else.

Rob

I have that one as well and it works for me. I also found the portable ironing board at a yard sale and keep that on a little table right next to my sewing machine so I can just swing around and press as I sew. The set-up works well for me.

I used to be able to have my ironing board set up to the right of my sewing machine, so I could just turn and press, or sometimes I would use the ironing board for sub-cutting fabrics. However, since we have downsized, there is no room to have an ironing board set up all the time, so I took a heavy cardboard box, despite my DH's objection (he never gets it when I try to improvise and save money, oh well); anyway, I put 2 layers of W&N batting along with a muslin top, then safety pinned the muslin to the back. It makes a great little "bridge" between my sewing table with the cutting mat and the craft sewing table I use for my sewing machine. It fits over the top of both tables and gives me an additional work space. Sometimes necessity is the Mother of inventions.

pattypurple, I like this board. I have not found a T-leg board that was stable. Every 1 I have used seem to be wobbly.
My board has 4 feet & that seems to help the balance a lot. Mine is from 1978 & just seems sturdier than the new ones.