Uses For A Wool Pressing Mat

Yes i have a wool pressing mat.

Uses for a wool pressing mat.

When i was shopping for a pressing mat i knew i wanted a large one. Bradie s exclusive 6 week learn to quilt master class. Here are before and after shots of a some half square triangle units on the wool pressing mat. I also used to have a lot of sheep long before sheep s wool was ever used for making pressing mats.

The size of your crochet piece of wool can reach about 40 by 30 inches in size. It holds heat and steam like a brick oven. Learnt to quilt with bradie. Yes when wool pressing mats get damp from the steam coming from your iron they smell like wet sheep.

This gives your pressing efforts an added boost. Making just one will make buying a ready to use wool pressing mat attractive by comparison. Hints tips for using your wool pressing mat. 1 don t use steam in your iron when using your pressing mat.

Made from 100 wool the savina pressing pad is a densely felted wool pressing mat. And it s not that much more expensive. It s a small price to pay for having a great pressing surface. 5 out of 5 stars 7 840 7 840 reviews 44 00 free shipping favorite add to.

Overall i m vey pleased with the pressing mat and use it every day. Wool protects all your sewing blocks whether embroidered or fussy cut ensuring pressing. You can buy some wool to make your pressing mat or crochet a piece of out of wool yarn. It really makes piecing more fun and accurate when your blocks are very flat.

This creates an additional source of heat beneath your fabric. Here are the same type of units on a regular ironing board. The inch thick wool is an extremely reliable pressing surface that retains heat within the felted fibers. The heat goes all the way through the fibers too.

Wool pressing mat 4 sizes wool felted ironing mat portable ironing mat wool felted mat by sutherland wool usa choose size featherednest97030. I thought it would be especially useful for pressing borders and yardage after all it presses both sides at once. Since the wool mat is felted washing should be okay but i would probably hand wash it. Here are some steps to follow if you decide you want to make your own.

Wool is wonderful at a lot of things and one is keeping the moisture when it s wet. Unlike the flannel the magic pressing mat holds the heat and steam like crazy.