I just cracked my cutting mat!
06-20-2013, 06:13 PM
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BellaBoo - Thanks for the info. Like other posters, I don't have a tub big enough for my large mat to lay flat.
Jan in VA - Do you think I could put my mat on a table (non wood) and spray it down and then let it sit overnight or do I need to have the wet bath towels?
QuiltPat - Now, why didn't I think of about duct tape! That would keep it from getting worse. Thanks for the idea!
Tessagin- I quit buying good scissors for that reason also. Dropping them on basement concrete floor really does a number on them. I have at least two pair sitting in the closet that I can't bring myself to throw away.
Jan in VA - Do you think I could put my mat on a table (non wood) and spray it down and then let it sit overnight or do I need to have the wet bath towels?
QuiltPat - Now, why didn't I think of about duct tape! That would keep it from getting worse. Thanks for the idea!
Tessagin- I quit buying good scissors for that reason also. Dropping them on basement concrete floor really does a number on them. I have at least two pair sitting in the closet that I can't bring myself to throw away.
06-20-2013, 08:48 PM
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Originally Posted by q.alba
.....Jan in VA - Do you think I could put my mat on a table (non wood) and spray it down and then let it sit overnight or do I need to have the wet bath towels?.....
Jan in VA
06-20-2013, 10:45 PM
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When you can afford a new one , cut this one into smaller mats. To take to class to use for small sections in other places etc. in the meantime. I found duck tape on the side you do not use for cutting and then soak. I use the bath. No one gives instructions on keeping them in tip top condition .ie how to clean when fluff in the cuts.
06-21-2013, 12:11 AM
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DottyMo, thanks for the advice. I haven't used the mat since the crack occurred. If the crack proves to be a problem, I decided I would cut it up and use the pieces. I think that using the Duck tape will be the best solution. Let's hear it for Duck tape! I plan on splurging and buying one of the "fancy" designer rolls. Maybe hot pink or a leopard. Can't have this old mat that has served me well fixed up with drab gray even though it will be on the back!
06-21-2013, 03:41 AM
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My boys cracked mine fighting many years ago. I guess it made a good weapon for one of them. I used duck tape until they had saved enough money to replace it. I still have the duck taped mat. They replaced it but the old one that is already "hurt" comes in handy sometime. That was around 15 years ago.
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