I don't have that set up in my sewing room but do in my home office. Actually that carpet is fairly low pile, but.... I have no mat and the chair rolls just fine. In my long-ago corporate days, we usually had the typical mats from any of the name office supply stores and they work just fine as well. I suppose a lot depends on how far away from your machine you plan on rolling and how large a mat you might need. Perhaps check it out with no mat initially and see how it goes?