'Refreshing' a cutting mat
01-14-2013, 09:08 AM
#21
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Olfa recommends soaking your mats and as long as you lay them flat to dry out, it's ok to curl a little in the tub while soaking. The material in the mat which makes it self-healing doesn't work well when it's dried out which is the reason for the occasional soaking.
If you are getting rid of your mat - remember that it can be cut up...use part as a template for folding fabric for your shelves, use another long piece for the end of your ironing board to use as a cutting mat when making the continuous bias binding, some could be covered to make a stiff, yet flexible cover for a journal....etc...and I like the shoe mat idea.
If you are getting rid of your mat - remember that it can be cut up...use part as a template for folding fabric for your shelves, use another long piece for the end of your ironing board to use as a cutting mat when making the continuous bias binding, some could be covered to make a stiff, yet flexible cover for a journal....etc...and I like the shoe mat idea.
01-14-2013, 05:07 PM
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Olfa recommends soaking your mats and as long as you lay them flat to dry out, it's ok to curl a little in the tub while soaking. The material in the mat which makes it self-healing doesn't work well when it's dried out which is the reason for the occasional soaking.
If you are getting rid of your mat - remember that it can be cut up...use part as a template for folding fabric for your shelves, use another long piece for the end of your ironing board to use as a cutting mat when making the continuous bias binding, some could be covered to make a stiff, yet flexible cover for a journal....etc...and I like the shoe mat idea.
If you are getting rid of your mat - remember that it can be cut up...use part as a template for folding fabric for your shelves, use another long piece for the end of your ironing board to use as a cutting mat when making the continuous bias binding, some could be covered to make a stiff, yet flexible cover for a journal....etc...and I like the shoe mat idea.
01-15-2013, 04:31 AM
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01-15-2013, 06:07 AM
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What do you use to cut a mat? Knife, scissors, saw?
Olfa recommends soaking your mats and as long as you lay them flat to dry out, it's ok to curl a little in the tub while soaking. The material in the mat which makes it self-healing doesn't work well when it's dried out which is the reason for the occasional soaking.
If you are getting rid of your mat - remember that it can be cut up...use part as a template for folding fabric for your shelves, use another long piece for the end of your ironing board to use as a cutting mat when making the continuous bias binding, some could be covered to make a stiff, yet flexible cover for a journal....etc...and I like the shoe mat idea.
If you are getting rid of your mat - remember that it can be cut up...use part as a template for folding fabric for your shelves, use another long piece for the end of your ironing board to use as a cutting mat when making the continuous bias binding, some could be covered to make a stiff, yet flexible cover for a journal....etc...and I like the shoe mat idea.
01-15-2013, 07:07 AM
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I have my DH cut up the mats and keep the good parts. great next to the sewing machine for paper piecing and other small cutting. make a great travel mat too. Can be cut with an excto knife, but he cuts them with his table saw.
01-15-2013, 08:02 AM
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In a pinch, if you don't have a large flat surface to soak it, put the cutting mat on the garage floor or the patio, whatever is available, and cover it with towels that are totally soaked with water. Leave it for about an hour and it will be almost new again.
01-15-2013, 08:21 AM
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I have a 24x72 mat and I have no place big enough to dip it. Also, it is attached by four screws so I can't use the back as the screws stick out. I don't need to replace it yet; I'm thinking in the future right now. I guess that kid's wading pool could work. Where do you find a mushroom brush? In a grocery store?
01-15-2013, 08:25 AM
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