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Ironing leaving grid marks on some fabrics?
Ali M Beginner WA USA Member since 12/21/10 Posts: 21	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 8/3/11 6:29 PM This feels like a noob question...it's not like I haven't been ironing for 25 or so years but I don't remember having this problem before, not sure if it was happening with the iron I replaced a few months ago, or if I'm just noticing it now that I am sewing more. My iron is leaving marks from the metal grid of the frame on fabrics when I iron on higher heat - leaving a lighter colored grid pattern on fabrics mainly rayon challis and cotton. They don't stay if washed, but it is making it impossible for me to iron wrinkled clothes. I just got a new silicone coated cover for the top, which didn't actually come with any new foam, so I just slipped it on over the existing (very thin) foam, and old cover. I hoped that would do the trick but it didn't. Just wondering if anybody else has had this problem and if I just need to purchase another cover that comes with a new hopefully thicker foam insert to make this go away. -- Edited on 8/3/11 6:43 PM --
Marie367   Intermediate OH USA Member since 5/28/11 Posts: 1343	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 8/3/11 8:45 PM Have you tried a using a pressing cloth? It may not be the iron it may be the fabric-cheesecloth works. I usually use a piece of white muslin.
a7yrstitch   Intermediate TX USA Member since 4/1/08 Posts: 4375	Login to reply to this post In reply to Ali M Like this post Date: 8/3/11 9:20 PM Sounds like you need new padding under the ironing board cover. Try laying in a towel or two under the cover for a test press to see if more padding will solve the problem. ------ I have no idea what Apple thought I was saying so be a Peach and credit anything bizarre to auto correct.
tourist   Intermediate BC CANADA Member since 7/23/07 Posts: 5406	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 8/4/11 10:23 AM Yes - more padding is the answer. I got an old wool blanket at the thrift store (under $5), washed it on hot, dried it on hot, cut out the shape of the board using the old cover as a template ( 3 or 4 layers, I think) and put that under the cover. Works great. No more grid marks! ------ http://bgballroom.wordpress.com to follow the progress on my next ballgown.
tgm and Kittys   Advanced Beginner WI USA Member since 3/8/10 Posts: 6928	Login to reply to this post In reply to tourist Like this post Date: 8/4/11 10:43 AM Oh that is a good idea! Next time I need a new padding I will try it! Thanks for the tip! ------ I am a gal from Kalamazoo.... oh what a gal... smile.... It is in Michigan... la la la ...love that Glen Miller classic! Home of Abigail The Babykins & Lil Mittee kitty >^,,^ Be Still, & Know That I am, God + Please say a prayer for my poor feet. ... + ..one month down .. 6 weeks more to go.. They are healing. Thanks everyone for your prayers. 5/8/13 smile
Ali M Beginner WA USA Member since 12/21/10 Posts: 21	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 8/4/11 12:11 PM Thanks guys! I think more padding is the answer, and thanks for the tips before I spent $25 to order and ship a thick felt pad that they sell for these purposes. (Truth is I am far too lazy to use a pressing cloth regularly, but I will try this until I have some more padding in place!)
stirwatersblue Intermediate KS USA Member since 12/13/08 Posts: 2465	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 8/4/11 4:41 PM You could probably even go with a new basic ironing board cover from Walmart or Bed/Bath/Beyond or wherever, and then do what you've done now--put your heat-proof cover on top of that. When I got my last new ironing board cover (one of the Martha Stewart Living line from K-Mart, and no, I have no idea why I remember that! LOL), it actually had quite a bit more padding than I was used to! Over the intervening six or seven years or so, it's broken/smooshed down some, but I think you'd be find with a regular cover, if you didn't want to go to the expense/effort of a custom felt one. ------ ~Gem in the prairie
KarenTeel   IL USA Member since 4/22/08 Posts: 391	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 8/19/11 11:22 AM I recently picked up a new ironing board and noticed the cover and pad underneath were so thin I could see the metal underneath. I put 2 layers of Warm and White under the cover and viola! no more marks on my fabric. I picked up a piece of plywood that I will be making a larger rectangle ironing cover and will use my old Navy wool blanket for that. I do not use the silver ironing covers as they reflect the heat and steam back into the fabric instead of going through it. I learned that a few years ago from from some of our PR members and now use home dec cotton or canvas for the tops of my ironing boards. ------ Karen

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