The Ironing Board Felted Wool Pad measures 135cm x 50cm and can be cut down to size if it’s too big for your board. We tested a couple of ways to cut it down and found the easiest way is to lay the felt on top of your ironing board (make sure it covers it all), weigh it down using your iron (make sure it’s not on!) and then just cut around the edge with a pair of scissors. Cut it down to the size of your board so it fits perfectly. That’s basically it! All you have to do now is remove the cover, replace the foam or felt that was already there and then pop the cover back on!
Another way to measure and cut the right size of felt would be to lay the pad on the floor and place your ironing board on top, face down. Then draw (or cut) around it. It shouldn’t take you more than 5 minutes to do – it’s that simple.
Make sure you properly dispose of the foam or felt you no longer need – or, depending on its condition, maybe you can get creative with it and use it for something else!
Why use a felted wool pad?
There are only really two types of pads that are used on ironing boards – foam and felt.
Felt is the more sought-after padding when it comes to ironing boards. Our Felted Wool Pad provides a cushioned underlay while you’re ironing, is naturally permeable to allow steam to pass through it, and has high thermal absorption, keeping hold of heat to help get rid of those creases faster. The heat retention makes ironing faster, easier and more enjoyable – a nice change from a painfully long chore!
Our Felted Wool Pad will make you feel like you have a brand new ironing board! It gives you a smooth surface, so you won’t be making more creases as you try to iron them out. It’s not an ironing board cover though and should be placed under the cover as a thick base.
The alternative to a felt pad would be a foam pad. These thin foam pads tend to come as standard on most ironing boards as they are cheaper to buy. Although they do a similar job, they aren’t as good. They wear down quicker and get flatter and flatter with each use. While they do bounce back when you’re not ironing, the more you use them, the more they will lose their shape. Foam is not permeable meaning steam cannot pass through it and the flatter it gets, the more likely it is that you will end up with water dripping from the bottom. A flat pad is more prone to move around when you’re trying to iron. All of this means that ironing will be more difficult and will take longer, and no one wants to make such a chore intentionally harder, right?
That’s not all, though. Since foam pads wear down quicker, they need to be replaced more often and this creates more waste. Our wool pads stay better for longer and are 100% compostable once they’ve reached the end of their long life, so not only are they better for the environment, but they’re more cost-effective too!
What is it made from?
As I’m sure you already know, we hate waste here at Chimney Sheep and we do everything we can to minimise our own. The Ironing Board Felted Wool Pad is made using off-cuts from our Chimney Sheep draught excluders mixed in with raw, washed Herdwick wool. We use offcuts for other things too; like our Felt Garden Mulch Shillies.
How do I use this Ironing Board Pad?
The Ironing Board Felted Wool Pad measures 135cm x 50cm and can be cut down to size if it’s too big for your board. We tested a couple of ways to cut it down and found the easiest way is to lay the felt on top of your ironing board (make sure it covers it all), weigh it down using your iron (make sure it’s not on!) and then just cut around the edge with a pair of scissors. Cut it down to the size of your board so it fits perfectly. That’s basically it! All you have to do now is remove the cover, replace the foam or felt that was already there and then pop the cover back on!
Another way to measure and cut the right size of felt would be to lay the pad on the floor and place your ironing board on top, face down. Then draw (or cut) around it. It shouldn’t take you more than 5 minutes to do – it’s that simple.
Make sure you properly dispose of the foam or felt you no longer need – or, depending on its condition, maybe you can get creative with it and use it for something else!
Why use a felted wool pad?
There are only really two types of pads that are used on ironing boards – foam and felt.
Felt is the more sought-after padding when it comes to ironing boards. Our Felted Wool Pad provides a cushioned underlay while you’re ironing, is naturally permeable to allow steam to pass through it, and has high thermal absorption, keeping hold of heat to help get rid of those creases faster. The heat retention makes ironing faster, easier and more enjoyable – a nice change from a painfully long chore!
Our Felted Wool Pad will make you feel like you have a brand new ironing board! It gives you a smooth surface, so you won’t be making more creases as you try to iron them out. It’s not an ironing board cover though and should be placed under the cover as a thick base.
The alternative to a felt pad would be a foam pad. These thin foam pads tend to come as standard on most ironing boards as they are cheaper to buy. Although they do a similar job, they aren’t as good. They wear down quicker and get flatter and flatter with each use. While they do bounce back when you’re not ironing, the more you use them, the more they will lose their shape. Foam is not permeable meaning steam cannot pass through it and the flatter it gets, the more likely it is that you will end up with water dripping from the bottom. A flat pad is more prone to move around when you’re trying to iron. All of this means that ironing will be more difficult and will take longer, and no one wants to make such a chore intentionally harder, right?
That’s not all, though. Since foam pads wear down quicker, they need to be replaced more often and this creates more waste. Our wool pads stay better for longer and are 100% compostable once they’ve reached the end of their long life, so not only are they better for the environment, but they’re more cost-effective too!
What is it made from?
As I’m sure you already know, we hate waste here at Chimney Sheep and we do everything we can to minimise our own. The Ironing Board Felted Wool Pad is made using off-cuts from our Chimney Sheep draught excluders mixed in with raw, washed Herdwick wool. We use offcuts for other things too; like our Felt Garden Mulch Shillies.
Ironing Board Felted Wool Pad
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UK Wool
Sustainable
Plastic-free
Compostable
This luxurious Ironing Board Felted Wool Pad is made from 100% Herdwick wool sourced locally in Cumbria. The felt provides a thick, comfortable padding to go under your ironing board cover making ironing faster and easier – you’ll feel like you have a brand new board all over again!
Measuring 135cm x 50cm x 1cm, this felted wool pad fits most ironing board sizes and can be cut down if it’s too big – it’s quick and easy to do and can be done using a good pair of scissors. Any off cuts are fully compostable (actually, the whole pad is fully compostable, but you can get plenty of use out of it first!)
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A Chimney Sheep® draught excluder is a brilliant tool for any property with an open chimney. But don’t just take our word for it...
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I bought this as I wanted a non-plastic weed suppressant to use under stones and bark and this is ideal as it can be bought by the metre rather than having to buy far more than I need (though it does make it more expensive per metre). It is easy to use and I'm really pleased that it is a natural material with no plastic. I'm wondering how long it will last before it needs replacing, but for now, I'm really pleased with my purchase.
I ordered two of the 10kg...in error! There's a massive amount of wool in each bag and, to my mind, it's quite clean. It's very thick and has a high amount of lanolin in it, a good sign.
I placed it around my runner beans and French climbing beans. The wool provides support when it's windy. Round the tomatoes, the courgettes and...the potatoes. They thrive on it.
Important: the will deters slugs etc, but my advice is that it's essential to keep the wool moist. Not sodden, as the wool is superb at preventing the soil drying out.
Well worth it.
Delivery box was a bit battered on arrival so feared for the pots, but the sheep's wool had kept them safe. Brilliant non plastic option to keep seedlings watered without wasting water and the wool works to keep slugs at bay.
Bought these as the fluffy inside lining of my slippers had worn down to the rubber! I hate waste and didn’t want to throw them away as they were in otherwise good condition, so I bought these and popped them in and now I have warm and comfy insides to my slippers again - Hurrah!! Slipper life extended and waste reduced. Very glad to have found this company 😊.
We have an open fire that is only used a few times a year but don't want to decommission it.
When not in use there is a noticeable draft that comes down the chimney this includes the smell from our neighbours log burner when the wind blows the wrong way.
Enter stage left the Chimney Sheep. I measured up the chimney aperture and placed my order. Despite Royal Mails best efforts it arrived well packed and in good order.
It's a neat product and having attached the handle shoved it up the chimney. Perfect fit. Can't be that easy surely? Yep.
There is a fob that attaches to the handle that dangles down from the chimney so that you are reminded that the Chimney Sheep is in situ before lighting a fire.
I can't comment on the draught excluding properties yet as the weather has been glorious since I got it, but I see no reason it won't be effective. I no longer have to listen to the pigeons serenading each other though.
My first purchase of three ply…I will buy more….this is good stuff….does the job….soft enough…AND made in uk from uk waste paper…this is important if you are thinking green….no point buying recycled paper which has been round the world and back. We have loads of waste paper to use in the uk and loads of uk bottoms to wipe 😂
Amazing felt, thick and really good quality. Worked amazing by for my art project. I love both the colour and the texture! Excellent delivery and costumer service.
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