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That's what I do. I just turned my big green mat over and will use the back side for a while and then some time after the holidays I will replace it. But for now it is working great on the back.
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i have the same mat and I don't think it is a healing mat. I find it very hard to cut on.. I usually have so much stacked on it because i would rather use my olfa.
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If the mat is a healing mat, I think I read you put it in the bathtub in water to heal it. Don't take my word but something like that.
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My friend gave me a piece of her translucent white mat and it is just awful. I just wanted a small piece to sit in front of my sewing machine. I would rather get up and cut on an Olfa or a Omni mat then to use that!! They cut like butter. I hardly have to change my blade but once a year and I do a lot of fabric cutting.... :lol:
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Originally Posted by valsma
I think in the next few weeks I will have to replace th larger mat I use in my sewing room. I just bought a smaller one that is easy to take with in my quilt tote. I'm having the same problem, dulling blades quickly and I do think my cutting mat is part of the problem.
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That sure sounds like it is your problem. Cut the old one up into smaller mats to use the relatively unused areas, & recycle the rest as suggested for purse bottoms, etc.
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Originally Posted by Olivia's Grammy
I've had the expensive ones and the less expensive ones. I really can't tell the difference except in price. I try not to cut in the same place each time. I've heard turning it over helps extend the life, but I never have. I'm on my third mat and when it gets to old I'll buy another inexpensive one. I recylce my old mats by cutting them up.
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Sounds like a real good idea for a Christmas present to me :)
Originally Posted by Lori S
It could be the problem, have you grooves and it is no longer "healing"? if so time for a new mat.
I have looked at my Mom's mat , and it has REALLY big grooves in it as she uses the lines on the mat for the cutting line. It no longer heals and she has the same issue with blades. But I just can not seem to get her to buy or use a new mat she Says "there still some life in that mat". |
My mother suggested years ago to cut up the old mat into smaller pieces to use when working on paper piecing and quick trimming. I also like to use them when I am drawing applique pieces on fabrics as they keep the fabric from distorting. When you cut up the old mat, you end up with pieces that don't have big grooves in them where you use them the most. It works well for me!
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Originally Posted by athomenow
This is why I love this board. I'm changing blades all the time and now I think it's probably the large white mat on my JoAnns cutting table. I've had it for years so I guess I'll have to let it go. Maybe a use could be under the chair instead of those other mats. Something nonslip on the carpet side maybe?? Thoughts???
What an awesome idea for the use of your mat that needs replacing. I would never have thought of that. |
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