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Have you ever tried a wool pressing mat? I hadn’t, but decided it was time to give one a try. I must admit that I was a bit skeptical at first. How could this be any better or different from pressing on my regular pressing surface? Well, I found out that it is a lot better and I want to share this information with you.
Last Thursday I showed you my favourite irons; this Telecast Thursday I'll show what I use with them: my pressing surfaces.
Like most quilters I started out using an ironing board to press my fabrics and this worked okay. Not great, but okay. Eventually I tired of putting up and taking down the ironing board every time I wanted to prepare my fabric. I wanted something large enough to spread out my fabric from selvage to selvage to press. Since I couldn't find anything on the market, I made my own board. And then made another one for travelling.
To see what I use as a pressing surface, watch the video below or on my YouTube channel.
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Do you use an ironing board or another type of pressing surface for your fabrics? Leave me a comment below letting me know your favourite pressing surface.
Creatively,
