Slightly bend the cutting mat to open up the cuts in the surface.
Cleaning rotary cutting mat.
This can cause the mat to crack.
Learn the best ways to care for your quilting supplies.
This article also explains why you shouldn t sharpen rotary cutter blades if you want them to keep cutting flawlessly.
Plus it should also remove any surface stains on the mat.
Add a solution of cup white vinegar per gallon of cool water and let it soak for 15 to 20 minutes.
Simple steps to care for your cutting mat and how to clean your mat.
Change the bending direction if necessary to get all of it.
Remember your cutting mat is not a coaster for your coffee cup or a spot to use your laptop.
Rotary cutting fleece or batting is particularly hard on the mats.
After all the no sew blankets i cut in december my mat needed some attention.
Except for ink stains those are a little tougher to soak your mat place it in a bathtub or container that is large enough so your mat can lie flat.
Is your cutting mat in need of a cleaning.
You cannot simply brush these fibers off.
Many fibers get caught in the self healing crevasses as the blade cuts over it.
Tips for prolonging the life of your self healing cutting mat.
Continue to bend the mat and clean it across the entire.
This happens all the time to me.
If your rotary cutting mat got warped last time you tried to wash it you will appreciate this tutorial on how to clean a rotary cutting mat so that it will last for years.
They are still there even though it s hard to see them when the mat is flat.
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.
In a nutshell keep your mat clean moist flat away from heat sources and vary where you cut on the mat.
I speed up the process a lot becuase i am constantly cutting batting felt or fleece on my mat too.
