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agoldenbutterfly 08-29-2010 04:57 AM

Is there any cure for a mat that has warped due to being on a table in the sunshine coming in my big window?

mar32428 08-29-2010 05:59 AM

I have used crocus cloth on mine. It's at least ten years old. I gently rub the crocus cloth over the board and it smooths out those little bumps and also picks up the lint caught in fine cracks from cutting.

efstover 08-29-2010 06:14 AM

Don't laugh but what is crocus cloth????

damaquilts 08-29-2010 06:18 AM

I don't know how long I have had mine. My first one got broken when I packed one time.
I am wearing out my rulers though. The printing is coming off. :-)

agoldenbutterfly 08-29-2010 07:05 AM

I never have heard of crocus cloth. What is it and where can I get it?

catrancher 08-29-2010 09:10 AM

I have several mats. I do my work on a ping pong table and I have four "stations" set up at the four quadrants of the table. Three of them are Olfa's, and one is some other brand that I can't remember. It was the first one I bought when I went back to sewing some five years ago. It doesn't seem to be "healing" any more, but the Olfa's are all going strong.

agoldenbutterfly 08-29-2010 09:18 AM

I found out that crocus cloth is a type of sandpaper type product--on a cloth background. That will not take all the big bubbles/warp out of my mat. Any other suggestions?

jamannix 08-29-2010 10:07 AM

I have read in a blog elsewhere that putting your warped cutting board on a
dark asphalt driveway when the weather is over 90º can correct the warp.
I hope so - I just put mine outside at 2 pm and will see how it works and let you
know. It sounds too easy but I hate to have to spend so much money on a new one. I use the 24 x 36" Olfa mat. If I have to buy new, I use my 40% off coupon at JoAnne's and that helps soften the blow....-Judy

inletjerry 08-29-2010 05:36 PM

I have the large 36X30 and love it. Have a small 12x12 that I use at the side of my machine when I need to cut peices that have just been sewn and pressed. The worst thing that can be done to a mat is to accidently expose it to the heat from the iron (had my pressing station sitting on it, bad idea). It warped and could not be straightened out, so I cut it into smaller boards to use at classes etc. Also they make great templates, just cut with a straight edge ruler and a utility knife.

bjnicholson 08-29-2010 05:40 PM

I read somewhere that you have to check the thickness (mils?). The thinner ones are the kind that don't stand up. I think, but I'm not sure, that they should 6 mils. You can tell by the feel of it compared to a thin one.


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