The pot holders used only one layer of the Insulbrite, but used a layer of
regular batting (thin stuff) on either side of the Insulbrite. These pot
holders are the kind that have flaps on the sides for your thumb and fingers
so they needed to be thin enough to fold around the pot handle or oven rack.
I guess when you use it for an ironing pad, it's ok, but when you have to
pick up a hot oven rack, the thicker the better. He didn't burn himself,
but it was definitely "too hot to handle" for any period of time.
Alice
"Donna in Idaho (remove invalid)"
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Alice, how many layers did you use? The pattern for the ironing pad and
case for a little iron that we made called for two layers of the
Insulbright.
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"AliceW" wrote in message
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I've used it for pot holders, but my DH was not impressed with how it
worked
though. I bought it in a package at a quilt show, I think it was a yard
of
the stuff. It was easy to cut with rotary cutter and didn't bother my
machine. It compresses really well when making the pot holders. This
serves as a batting and a heat resistant material all in one.
HTH
Alice
"Quil" wrote in message
...
I saw this stuff at a LQS last week for $2.50 yard. It looks like
batting,
but it had silver metal in it, or so it seems, and it is used in
making
oven
mitts and pot holders that really keep the oven heat from reaching
your
hands. I can't find it at TSWLTH or Hancock's locally, and so I am
asking
if any of you have seen it, used it, can you remember if you saw it
less
than $2.50 yard, did the metal bother your machine needle or rotary
cutter
blade edge? Does it really do the job well?
I know that $2.50 a yard is cheap, but Wonder Under is frequently 99
cents
a
yard, and so why would I pay $2.50 a yard for it if I could find it
for
less?
Cyndi