Originally Posted by
maviskw
I read this thread carefully, I thought, because I have fibers in my mat that I can't get out. It is a green 24 X 36" Omnigrid. I was cutting scraps of Warm and Natural batting to rescue small pieces and I can't get the remaining fibers out of the mat. I tried water and a dish washing scrubbie, but a lot of it didn't come out. What else can I do?
Believe it or not, sometimes an eraser is the best tool for cleaning leftover fibers from the mat. I have a big, old pink school eraser, and a smaller rubber one that I keep handy just for getting those stuck fibers out. Also, a pick up square works great. And it doesn't leave that pink residue. It is an artist's tool, similar to an eraser used for rubbing off masks and rubber cement glues from watercolor paper, etc.