Thanks for the tip! I just realized that I have a new package of two which I have never opened. I bought them at a flea market for $1.00 for two chopping mats. You guys on here are sooooo helpful.

I've used the front and back of those spiral-bound notebooks: after you've used the paper, just cut the wire spirals (NOT with your sewing scissors! lol), and you've got two pieces of potential template material. (Some backs are stiff cardboard, and if you use it, you need to be careful not to cut into the template).

Jory

I use the heavier plastic folders, they work out great, check the clearance after school starts I can usually find them pretty cheap. I am using my own cut out templates for my grandmothers flower garden,couldn't afford to do it any other way

I use the cutting mats in the bottom of the purses I make; just make a little fabric sleeve for them.

I am a dollar store junkie, but reading here, I do not understand what kind of cutting mat you are talking about. I don't use many plastics for templates or for totes but inquiring minds would like to know. Help... Signed nosy dollar store junkie

I got the cutting mats at Dollar Tree. They are thicker that the normal template plastic and to me they are much better and thicker.

They could also be used for "Jane", who wanted to know what to use for the purse bottoms, couldn't they?

please tell me what is the clear cutting mat from the dollar store.......I am not familiar with them

I'm very lucky, my little brother owns a glass shop and he cuts me templates from plexi glass and I also work for a heat/air co and they have a sheet metal shop and the men cut me templates out of aluminum or sheet metal

You can go to a glass company and ask them to cut things sometimes they don't charge anything

I'm very lucky, my little brother owns a glass shop and he cuts me templates from plexi glass and I also work for a heat/air co and they have a sheet metal shop and the men cut me templates out of aluminum or sheet metal

You can go to a glass company and ask them to cut things sometimes they don't charge anything