you know the ones ...
most often overlooked ...
cause problems, consternation and total confusion ...
until it finally dawns on you ...
i was getting weird cuts using my rotating cutting mat.
a bit wavy on the edges.
nothing that couldn't be hidden once sewn, but definitely not right.
i tried all sorts of things to solve the problem.
scrubbed it clean, clean, clean.
changed blades.
modified the surface i had the mat laying on.
swinging a dead chicken around my head, counter-clockwise, while hopping on one foot.
then it finally dawned on me to take the top mat off ...
who knew that minuscule little dust bunnies and threads collected between the two layers of a rotating mat?
i assume most or all of you knew.
but it never occurred to me that such a thing might happen.
scrubbed both layers clean on both sides.
problem solved - at last.
i really need an emoticon that smacks itself on the head!
