which kind of mat do you prefer
01-03-2011, 04:22 PM
#74
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I just found my smaller Dritz mat and did some cutting on it. What a difference from my June Tailor mat. I will definitely buy an Alvin from Amazon and replace the JT mat. Cutting was so much simpler with the Dritz than on the JT mat. Perhaps this will improve my quilting as well. :)
01-03-2011, 07:25 PM
#76
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Originally Posted by oatw13
I read someone on here used an Alvin brand drafting mat. I bought one and I LOVE it! It is the best mat I have ever used. I have tried Fiskar's, June Tailor and Olfa and the Alvin one is far better. I bought it from Amazon. I believe the otehr lady who talked about it was able to buy it at a college book store. You could also try a drafting supply store.
It is so thick and it doesn't get the grooves like the other mats did. I love it!
Oh, they come in multiple sizes, too. Mine it 24" X 36".
It is so thick and it doesn't get the grooves like the other mats did. I love it!
Oh, they come in multiple sizes, too. Mine it 24" X 36".
01-03-2011, 07:40 PM
#77
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Now have a couple Alvin mats and like them very much - bought a small one to start and then a 24 x 36. My last Olfa mat got named 'the skunk' because it smelled so bad. Got the Alvin mats on line but can't remember the site - google Alvin mats Mary
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