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Originally Posted by bikermom
(Post 4706475)
Use a generous amount of room temperature water and a few drops of mild detergent. Use a soft, mild bristle brush to create a lather and gently clean your mat. Rinse with room temperature water and wipe dry with a cotton towel. Please note that warm or hot water and direct sunlight may damage the mat.
Sunlight, and it didn't take long, to warp the mat, ask me how I know? So quilters who love to have their sewing room with windows near where the cutting mat is beware of direct sunlight streaming in on your cutting table/mat! :0) But all was not lost, kind of, :0) The warped mat was re-purposed by cutting it into smaller mats. Lesson learned. Thank-you for directions on how to clean with proper water temperature! |
Thanks, mine needs a bath after cutting out 42 fleece scarves for our daughters 4th graders.
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I was just wondering about this because I cut some fleece and some of the fur got stuck in the mat where the blade sliced it. Thanks for the information.
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Thanks will have to try cleaning my mat.
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Thanks for the info. First time I've heard how to clean the Olfa mat!
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Originally Posted by QuilterGary
(Post 4707125)
I have another brand that is warped any way to make it lie flat again?
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After I wash my cutting mat, I use a skirt hanger (the kind with rubber coated clips) to hang it up to dry in the bathtub.
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A self healing mat needs to be hydrated about once a year. I soak mine in the bathtub over night and wipe dry. It makes it like new again. Soap will sink in and dry out the mat so be sure you submerge the mat to get out all the soap if you use soap.
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Thanks for the great info!!
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Thanks for the info. Mine is getting sticky from spray starch.
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