I love my Olfa mats!! They are self healing and last a long time. I've used the top for cutting fabric & in our last motor home for baking on. Each time I used it, it got a good bath to get all the flour out of it & it's held up for many years! I've even got a smaller, rotating one for those little jobs. We now have a much larger camper & I use a large mat on our island countertop. No problems with skipping, but it if chews the fabric instead of cutting neatly, I change blades.