Warning-Wool Ironing Pad
 

I don't know if this has been addressed yet. First, Wool Ironing Pads deliver as described. They are remarkable. The problem is: cats like to dig their claws in them. You get a "felted" look to it. You can still iron on it if it doesn't get too bad. You can turn it over if it does get bad. Just thought I would share this experience.

Sounds like a good gift for a cat - even if there is no quilter in the family! We don’t have a cat now but will keep this in mind for future.

I will keep this in mind as I am looking to purchase one. Right now I don't have any animals. I will definitely keep this in mind as I now know not to take it with me when I visit my grandchildren and daughters as they both have cats.

I ordered a 1" thick wool felt mat for a custom cutting table I had Got it from Sutherland Felt (google them) I called, explained what I needed. For a 3'x6' 1" thick mat with shipping, it was about 125.00. My cat loved it almost as much as I did. LOL The felt was so tight, mine didn't get a felted look to it - and withstood tons of scratching. I can't imagine WHY the cats love it so much... I mean, mine never messed w/carpet or other things when it came to scratching, but that mat - it was heaven for her. LOL

I just ordered one and I have three cats. Thanks so much for posting this.........

Are they waiting at the mail box? This made me laugh so hard.

Ha! I once had catnip toys delivered to the house while I was away - the pet sitter messaged me shortly after, asking if I knew what might be in that box they could not leave alone!

My guys *love* the wool mat I have on top of my board, but they don't use their claws on it at all -they just rub it with their faces and purr! I remove the loose fur from it before using with a lint roller. Ymmv!

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.

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.

wool mat
 

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.

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.....

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

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!

Cardboard Missing
 

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