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Claire Hallman 02-19-2020 06:04 AM

wool mat
 

Originally Posted by KLO (Post 8362169)
I wonder if cats love the wool mats due to the odor they can give off? If you get the mat wet a bit, you can smell it and some say it smells like .... well, sheep I guess. I put a cotton piece of fabric over mine after scorching it due to spray starch or too hot an iron, not sure which. Now I just use the mat and maybe a bit of spritz of water if needed but still keep the cloth (pillow case as someone suggested on another thread) on top of the mat. They do a nice job on pressing pieced units and such.

Doesn't putting a cover on it defeat the purpose of the mat? I just bought one, don't know for sure if I like it yet. I had to turn my iron heat to wool rather than the hotter cotton setting as it was scorching. My jury is still out.

LynnBBQ 02-19-2020 09:33 AM

It is the same for the Alpaca mats... My cats love to knead it with their claws and actually chew on it. I am so glad I kept the giant plastic zip lock bag it came in! I use the mat, let it cool, then put it in the bag and in a room not accessible to the cats. I never thought that alpacas were a cat's natural prey.....

SusieQOH 02-20-2020 12:16 PM

Yes! My cat, Baby, loves it! But she mostly just wants to sleep on it. Mookie has never even noticed it. My sister just told me
that if a person could figure cats out they would be a multi-millionaire haha! :D

tinlizzy 02-20-2020 12:34 PM

One of my cats thinks wool mats are for scratching. Its a large mat, so I keep it in one of those travel bags for cutting mats. She also thinks that quilt blocks on the floor were put there for her to play with. Quite the quilting enthusiast!

Motley 02-25-2020 03:41 PM

Cardboard Missing
 

Originally Posted by Snooze2978 (Post 8362298)
My kitty thought it a great place to sleep so I keep the cardboard that came with it on top of it when not in use. Seems to do the trick for me.

Wherever I place cardboard -- even boxes -- I might as well start looking for 2 cats. They think every piece of cardboard is theirs.


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