Iron rest for locating iron at an angle to an ironing board

The iron rest 100 is for use with an ironing board 200 and for supporting an iron 300. The rest includes an engagement means 120a, 120b (Figure 1) adapted to releaseably engage with the iron and thereby limit movement of the iron. The engagement means is arranged so that, when the rest is attached to the ironing board and the iron is engaged with the rest, an axis 310 of the iron is disposed at an angle to an axis 210 of the ironing board. The axis 310 of the iron is not substantially perpendicular to the axis 210 of the ironing board. The axis 310 of the iron is fixed relative to the axis 210 of the ironing board. The rest may include releasable means (110, Figure 1) for attachment to the ironing board.