Self mending board problem

[Sarah in Brooklyn]

I've been cutting batting on my self mending cutting board and it's getting little filaments of batting in the cuts. I'm not sure how to clean it, or if I need to, or if I shouldn't be cutting batting on it. Any advice?

[JudyTheSewer]

This post has a lot of suggestions:
From Don-isewman- A ??? on cutting mats
Do a search to find more posts on this topic.

[Sarah in Brooklyn]

Thank you!

[ckcowl]

i have something that is called a "MAT SMOOTHER"
i purchased it from Clotildes- i think for about $15
it is like a fine sanding disk - round- with a handle- it works wonders (i've been using it for 7 or 8 years now) to clean up & smooth my mats- keeps them like new- it was a great investment....smooths out any rough patches along with keeping my mat clean- i thought i had ruined my mat cutting silks one time- the smoother fixed it all!

[stillclock]

i have a fiskers mat and i just figured it sucked. i'll give some of these things a try maybe, but on the one side at least it has started to lose little bits of itself.

i don't like fiskers stuff, generally. this mat is holding true to my experiences with their products.

aileen

[Patti25314]

Nancy's Notions has them on sale today!

[rush88888]

instead of paying the big bucks for a tool in the sewing department, go to the hardware store and get a very fine grit sandpaper for less money. don't press very hard. it is better to go over it several times than to sand hard one time.

[teddysmom]

instead of paying the big bucks for a tool in the sewing department, go to the hardware store and get a very fine grit sandpaper for less money. don't press very hard. it is better to go over it several times than to sand hard one time.

Thanks for the tip. I have some very fine sandpaper so I'm going to try this.

[Bobbielinks]

About once every 2 or 3 years, I flip my cutting mats over and use the backside. When they start to get "dull" on the backside, I flip them to the front again. I have three mats that lay side by side on my cutting table. I have had these mats for at least 15 years and they are still very usuable.

[yngldy]

I use a dry eraser to clean mine.