Quote Originally Posted by Claire Hallman View Post
You could cover it with a layer of foil first to both reflect heat and the protect the board somewhat from the steam.
Few years back, I was looking for info on ironing and making my own ironing board. Anyways, I wanted something big because I was sewing some cotton curtains for a large front window. Somewhere I read to put a layer of foil under your ironing board cover cause it would return the heat to the underside of what you were ironing and make ironing easier....
I ended up with a large rectangle tressle table from a garage sale, laid down a double layer of heavy duty foil, then a layer of cotton batting and then topped it with muslin. It did not hurt the finish to the top of table, if that's a concern. Since I started quilting and pressing fabrics, I've been thinking Ii'll be dragging that table back out, as I would love to have a larger ironing space and cutting table.