Tabletop ironing boards

pumpkinlife

I got rid of my large ironing board when I realized that it was getting used less than once a week and it was taking up large amounts of space. I iron stuff for work and for evenings out only. Slovenly, I know.

Instead I use the dining table which is fine but makes shoulders particularly difficult to iron. I was considering getting one of those tiny 'sleeve boards' but have seen a mini board, about half the size of a normal board, for £7 and I'm tempted.

Has anyone got one/used one? Are they any good? Do they have a tendency to scoot around on the table if you apply pressure to them, or collapse?

flea72

I use a rolled up towel to iron shoulders into shape

SailorSam

What is an iron ?

Lilyplonk

The only time that I ever used one was years ago in the States. My cousin had one when she was living in temporary accommodation. Hers was a darn nuisance - kept 'scooting around' the table top. No idea if it perhaps had no 'rubber grippers' on its feet - plus the table top could have been 'formica' .................. but it certainly put me off ever having one.

I iron so infrequently, that my OH threatens to take out a front page headline in the local paper ......................... .

My own ironing board folds down flat and gets stashed in that very narrow gap between the wardrobe and the bedroom wall - we live in a flat ................ and the iron sits at the very back of the bottom cupboard in the kitchen - gathering dust .

System

On the occasions I have to iron (which was never but will be now infrequently since I recently bought an iron) I always stick a bath sheet on the kitchen work surface to iron on.

pumpkinlife

Glad its not just me that doesn't iron regularly :beer:
I will give it a miss for the time being and try out using a towel for the sleeves and shoulders. Never thought of that...

meritaten

my MIL never owned an ironing board - she used the kitchen table too. I don't think she knew the towel trick - shoulders on her garments had a knife sharp 'seam'.

mtbbuxton

I've got one of these from Ikea and have never had any problems with it

http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/20242890/

M x

agreenmess

We never Iron anything, but I do have a tabletop one for my quilting exactly the one above but several years old and its taken the test of time, only thing I've done to it is add a more padded cover!