OUCH!
Thursday November 20, 2008
I've never liked oven mitts... they always seem bulky and clumsy to me. I've never had a store bought oven mitt that worked for me...it's always to thin or it doesn't bend to be able to grab anything. This past week I found out first hand why I should use an oven mitt instead of a potholder when my thumb slipped off the edge of the potholder right into a boiling potpie. Needless to say I'll be using an oven mitt from now on. The good news is that I even came up with an oven mitt that suites MY fancy! It's thick enough to prevent being burned but pliable enough to actually be able to handle something.
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My experience has been to use oven mitts as much as possible over pot holders, however, I have also had experience with the stitches from the quilting causing weak areas in the mitt which in turn allowed burns to my hands anyway… Still working on a solution to that problem since the mitts I made did not protect from the heat at all…
Isn’t there thermal batting? Seems I saw it mentioned somewhere before? Wouldn’t that (if it exists) be the answer?
Insul-Brite is an insulated batting that is used to reflect heat (and also used to retain cold). It makes wonderful pot-holders and oven mitts that won’t let the heat get to you. It is available in several widths, and is available at good fabric stores. Insul-Brite is easy to sew, flexible, washable, not expensive - lots cheaper than a trip to the ER!
The Thermal Batting is what I used as well as the silver stuff used on top of ironing boards… still a wonder to me… but thanks for the reply…
I have cut up an old woollen blanket to use in the layers in the middle of my oven mitts.
I also never use bought mitts they are never thick enough and too small. I use 100% cotton thread to stitch them up. It doesn’t melt!
I always learn something from other sewsters, thanks for the tips!
I’ve done this many times until I discovered the thermal plastic oven mitt. Ah, bliss. Light, washable, cool and (applause) a nice blue. Sue