How To Make A Puzzle Roll Mat

If you know someone who loves puzzles you could pair this with an inexpensive puzzle to make a great low cost gift.

How to make a puzzle roll mat.

Then making a puzzle mat is even easier. If you want something easier and you aren t a diy er then you can always purchase a puzzle mat complete with the puzzle pieces. A puzzle mat is a great tool to move and store a puzzle in progress. Measure and mark 36 inches from the squared off end at several places along the felt.

Then take a cardboard tube left over from your giftwrap paper the heavier the better and wrap glue or sew the longer end around the tube. It s that simple the puzzle mat was done. Once dry roll up around tube and secure with rubber bands. You put the puzzle together on the large surface of the mat then the felt can be rolled up with the puzzle sandwiched within.

A support tube keeps the puzzle mat from collapsing and damaging the puzzle. The final step was to line up the ruler along those marks and cut. Square up one end of the felt. You can also make a rolling puzzle mat by using a long cardboard tube and using felt rather than foam.

This puzzle mat is incredibly easy to make and easy to use. To make the puzzle mat. Felt may be easier to work with but the procedure is slightly more sophisticated involving the use of a sewing machine to sew a pocket for the tube and the tie straps.