Keep em clean keep em moist keep em flat and no heat.
How to get grooves out of cutting mat.
I wipe an area several times to pull all the fibers out.
Give your mat a happy home.
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I do this with the new mats about once a year that i have in my stash and haven t used yet.
When you are in the groove of sewing and just cutting sewing cutting sewing you will find that all of a sudden your rotary cutting mat is full of lint.
It will pull out the lint and fibers from the mat.
Soak it in room temp water over night and let air dry flat not in the sun.
Simple steps to care for your cutting mat and how to clean your mat.
If the mat is too sticky you can use a t shirt to slightly dull the adhesive.
You can prevent your cutting mat from warping by storing it flat or hanging it on a wall.
Self healing cutting mats need moisture to work their self healing magic.
The purpose of this gentle scouring is to remove the fibers that get trapped in the cuts marks preventing the cuts from healing.
Soak your cutting mat in warm water to rehydrate it so it can get out there and do its thang.
Used to enhance and add dimension to artwork matboards can be cut with different size openings and layered to create dramatic effects.
They need to be hydrated to stay self healing.
Simply rub the cleaner over your mat with a brush like manner.
I speed up the process a lot becuase i am constantly cutting batting felt or fleece on my mat too.
Does your rotary cutter look like this.
It almost feels like using an eraser to clear your mat of debris.
This happens all the time to me.
You can test a small corner of your mat to make sure it is as sticky as you would like.
Once i get grooves in a mat i call it worn out the self healing mats will dry out.
Then use a squirt of mild dishwashing soap ivory and clean the mat with a mushroom brush soft is the key word here.
Once the mat is dry you can then remove the tape and your mat should be as good as new.
