9" x 12" lined with heat resistant padding serves double duty as a trivet soft & inviting 100% cotton no ironing required color-fast dyes allow for ease of machine-washing and drying softens with age, but holds shape for many years of gracious living Life is too short for ugly potholders, especially when you can upgrade to a pretty one that is also big enough to wield your largest casserole dishes. Fashion and function! Hen House Linens 9 x 12 potholders retrieve your dish from the oven and are lovely enough to transition to the dining room as a trivet. Brilliant!