it is very pretty but I have no idea how to do this, unless maybe get it a bit wet to soften the bottom & place similar shape in the bottom to dry it. ~hugs~

How about turning a can of something upside down, padding it and then forming the bowl over it and ironing it? (Again, upside down.) You will have to search your store cupboard for something the right size!

Maybe dampen it a little, then find a glass or jar about the size of the bottom,, place the bowl over the bottom of the glass or jar, but put something over the glass (felt, batting, face cloth) before you put the bowl (upside down) so the bottom is on top of the glass or jar?
Worth a try.

Love it!!!

I think it looks great Carolyn.... I agree with the others, place something the same size of the bottom and iron it like that.
Mechille :)

Wait till the cast is off, by then you'll have forgotten!

Very, very pretty bowl. I am just surprised that it didn't stay stiff enough from the wash a way stabilizer unless you rinsed it away thoroughly. I like all the comments below about moistening it again and placing it over an object that fits the center and then re-press. Still, really, a fantastic bowl and with a cast on your arm. If the circumstance was reversed and I was the one with the cast--no way would I be sewing, embroidering etc.

I sense your constant aim for perfection and have been racking what little brains I have to come up with a useful solution for you, What about this idea. assuming you can find the necessary throwaways (or even keep by for any other similar ironing needs):
1. Try to get hold of one of those strong commercial type postal tubes (usually heavy-duty cardboard). This will need to be slightly longer than the overall depth of your lace bowl.
2. Again, use a piece of heavy-duty cardboard or perhaps hardboard, cut as near to the internal dimension of the base of the bowl. Affix this for stability to one end of the cardboard tube with, say, duck tape. For further stability you could do a similar fixing (slightly larger) at the other end.
3, Place the cardboard tube upright and sit the bowl upside down over the fabricated end piece so that it is laying flat. I would dampen the base using a heavy duty starch spray and then iron the base of the bowl down onto the fabricated cardboard tube base. This should only require a lightweight iron and can be left in place with some sort of weight over the bowl base until it thoroughly stiffens.
4. You should be able to iron the flat sides normally, again using spray starch, if this proves necessary.
I know that it's a bit of a Heath Robinson approach to your dilemma but may go some way to resolving the problem. Shame your not next door to me because I've got loads of those cardboard tubes that I have kept back for that rainy day. Hope that this helps.

Good ideas given! Beautiful Bowl and I hope you can fix it to your liking. Hugs, Suzanna

Be calm and relax...Time and day will come ....I got it!!!!Gorgeous

I had the same thing, what I did was get a sq flat bottom glass up side down. put a cut piece of cardboard. then my pressing cloth over it ...then put my bowl over it. iron with spray starch. it worked for me .good luck

A large towel and push it in bowl, hold with one hand turn over and iron bottom. This is what I have done and it works great .