Uses For A Wool Pressing Mat

The heat goes all the way through the fibers too.

Uses for a wool pressing mat.

That dampness from the steam will stay in your mat or transfer to the surface below. Unlike the flannel the magic pressing mat holds the heat and steam like crazy. Learnt to quilt with bradie. Making just one will make buying a ready to use wool pressing mat attractive by comparison.

1 don t use steam in your iron when using your pressing mat. Bradie s exclusive 6 week learn to quilt master class. Here are some steps to follow if you decide you want to make your own. Made from 100 wool the savina pressing pad is a densely felted wool pressing mat.

This creates an additional source of heat beneath your fabric. It s a small price to pay for having a great pressing surface. Wool is wonderful at a lot of things and one is keeping the moisture when it s wet. Hints tips for using your wool pressing mat.

You can see how flat and crisp the units on the wool mat are. Here are before and after shots of a some half square triangle units on the wool pressing mat. Overall i m vey pleased with the pressing mat and use it every day. And it s not that much more expensive.

Here are the same type of units on a regular ironing board. 5 out of 5 stars 7 840 7 840 reviews 44 00 free shipping favorite add to. Wool protects all your sewing blocks whether embroidered or fussy cut ensuring pressing. When i was shopping for a pressing mat i knew i wanted a large one.

This gives your pressing efforts an added boost. You can buy some wool to make your pressing mat or crochet a piece of out of wool yarn. Since the wool mat is felted washing should be okay but i would probably hand wash it. I thought it would be especially useful for pressing borders and yardage after all it presses both sides at once.

It holds heat and steam like a brick oven. Yes i have a wool pressing mat. The size of your crochet piece of wool can reach about 40 by 30 inches in size. And it grabs much better than the cut n press boards i ve used before.

Wool pressing mat 4 sizes wool felted ironing mat portable ironing mat wool felted mat by sutherland wool usa choose size featherednest97030. The inch thick wool is an extremely reliable pressing surface that retains heat within the felted fibers.