Every now and then, one of my blog or YouTube followers will reach out to me with a really clever question. That’s the case with the question I’m answering in today’s blog post.
But I’d like to hear your responses as well, so when you’re all done reading what I have to say on the topic of ironing boards, please take a moment to leave a comment, answering today’s question for yourself.
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The specific question I received as “fan mail” was: “Instead of an ironing board to press doll clothes, what do you use?”
In my day-to-day tasks, I usually use a regular-sized ironing board, which is set up in one of my kids’ bedrooms. Both of my children are grown and have moved out, so there’s plenty of space to keep an ironing board fully extended and ready to use at all times.
However, this was not always the case.
When I lived in a small apartment, I used a table-top sized ironing board. Until one of my girls went off to college and took it with her, this little mini ironing board went with me on camping trips and got used on our kitchen table sometimes, whenever it was needed.
And crazy as this sounds, I sometimes actually use my miniature ironing boards (like the one shown in the image above), sort of like a person might use a tailor’s ham, but for doll-sized garments. This has its drawbacks though.
The original mini ironing board that I made is about ten years old now, so after many uses, the hot glue that I used to connect its felt underside to the cardboard has begun to show through the fabric of the ironing board cover. So I have kind of quit using it. I really need to make a new one.
Now I’d like to hear from some of you. Do you use anything special to press and iron while you sew doll clothes? Do you have a regular-sized ironing board, a table-top ironing board, or do you use a thick felt pad for ironing and pressing? Let us know in the comments!
If you’re now wondering about irons, I have another article called “What’s the best small iron for sewing projects?” Click on that link to read about my favorite brands of irons.
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