🔪 12x18 Inch Pink and Blue Cutting Mat - Ideal for Sewing, Quilting, Arts, and Crafts Review

Before I ordered this cutting mat I used another manufacturer's cutting mat for about ten years and it held up well but had no printing on both sides for both dark and light fabrics and there were nicks . The cutting mat created horrible gouges in the mat, preventing me from getting a clean cut with my disc cutter. I love this rug and use it often. This rug is well constructed and will serve you well. Outstanding quality!

Protects the tabletop. I realized how much I needed it until I realized how often I use it and not necessarily for sewing. I use this all the time when I'm helping kids with projects and when I'm booking scrap metal and whatnot. I didn't realize how many marks I made on my desk with a sharp knife and it saved my new desk and workspace from those scratches and marks. Self medication too!

This is the fourth cutting mat I have and will be buying this from now on. It's truly self-healing, yet lightweight, making it fairly portable to be able to move it around without assistance or the risk of pulling something. I wish one was a little bigger as I use it on my cutting table to make quilts (Quilting Bee tip) :) Another feature I like is the clear markings and unlike most mats this one has on both ends the same number So if you're at the bottom of 4, you're also at the top of 4. This

There are two reasons I'm only giving this rug 4 stars instead of 5. First, since I first cut him. dull, the yellow paint that formed the lines began to smear. I have attached a photo to show this. Over time, it grew in number until there were numerous spots on the mat where the ink was smeared. The paint does not peel off, so I have no explanation for this phenomenon. Secondly, the mat is a little softer, for example softer than the Olfa mat. This softness causes the mat to cling to certain…