Wool Ironing Mat
 

My husband was cleaning out, wanted to throw this 'old wool Army Blanket' out, no one uses! Huh?? I think I could use that!! What do you think??

As long as you were going to throw it out anyway, I would think about it. You are only out the time you spent preparing it. A wash and dry in the laundry should felt this up nicely. Let us know how it works.

If you don’t want to use it as batting, you could make a pressing mat. Wool pressing mats are all the rage right now.

I posted something about reusing woolen blankets a couple of weeks ago. I'll have to find that.

We have a 1 year old dog that looovvvves to chew on wool. He's chewed holes in all of my antique, wool, camp blankets. I could just cry. However, when life gives you lemons, or holey blankets, make pillows, poufs, rug mugs, ironing mats, etc.

I've made a couple of throw pillows that have come out really nice and modern looking when placed on the bed with a quilt. I plan to make a pouf (soft ottoman/stool,) with a beautiful, Hudson Bay blanket that he chewed right through the center of. I've also made a couple of cute, rug-mugs with the smaller, blanket scraps. I just backed them with canvas and sewed a big X through the center and zig-zagged around the edges...cute...campy! I think that army blanket would make a cute purse, or clutch.

~ C

Yes, don't let any of it go to waste. The smallest of woolen charms can be swapped with others as you collect a rainbow of wool pieces for applique projects.

I don't see why you couldn't use it for an ironing mat. Several years ago I felted a very old one that had moth holes. We use it as a throw over a chair in the garage. It isn't pampered and is still holding up well.

Absolutely use it! I would wash in the hottest water available and dry in the dryer [for shrinkage].

I should have added, I took a full length black wool coat (hand tailored) of MrOk's grandmother and washed/dried it. Have been using it in wool projects as tablerunners and maybe will get some Christmas ornaments done for family members. She was a very tall woman so have lots of fabric.

it says wool ironing mat right in the subject line. Was it edited or something? :confused:

I cut my husbands old wool pants he gave me and made pressing mats. I put steam an seam between the layers.

Blackbird Designs used a wool army blanket in a project (can't remember which book it was in). It was a table runner and it was stunning. The color of the wool made the project look vintage. I have several wool army blankets, one has the year it was made woven into it (1941). These blankets are quality wool. I'm sure you can find uses for it.

I have the same blanket from my husband's years in the Navy. If you want to give the blanket you have away, I'll take it.

I usually go to an Army/Navy surplus store and get wool blankets to use for projects.