Material for Pot Holders?

What kind of material will protect hands when picking up a hot skillet? Tips from the ThriftyFun community. Post your own ideas here.

Teflon Fabric

You can buy teflon fabric at the fabric store for this use. This is also the same fabric used for ironing board covers, and you can recycle old ironing board covers for potholders.

By Regina Arlauckas

Make From Regular Potholder

You can make a handle potholder (for cast iron pans) from a regular square or rectangular potholder. Take the potholder and fold it in half. Stitch across the bottom and up the open edge. I found whip stitching by hand easier than doing it by machine due to the thickness. You end up with a nice hanging loop too.

By Mary Lou

Recycled Denim

If you are talking about using these on cast iron, use old jeans, and sandwich worn out toweling or wash cloths in between. These pot holders can take everything but throwing them in the fire! If you are making them for gifts, use a cute fabric on the outside and denim on the bottom or inside layer.

By Coreen Hart

Make It Thick

Any cotton or cotton-blend fabric will do, if it is thick enough. Just be sure to use enough layers. An old towel will work. Use it for the inner layers if you want it be decorative.

By Shirley Darby

Crocheted Handle Cover

You could crochet a handle cover to slip over the handle too, using the thick craft cottons that are around. Ask in your local yarn shop, they will know.

By Sue

Padding

Ironing board padding.

By Anne

Insul-Bright Batting

Insul-Bright consists of hollow, polyester fibers needle punched through Mylar. The hollow fibers resist conduction, while the reflective mylar resists radiant energy. The energy, hot or cold, is reflected back to its source. Easy to sew, plus your finished project can go right into the washer and dryer.

The website sells Insul-Bright. Most fabric stores sell Insul-Bright or it may go under another name. It's for making potholders, hot mitts, tea cozies, etc.

• http://craftandfabriclinks.com/store/insulation_batting.html

By Marjorie