Olfa 24 x 36 double sided self healing rotary mat.
Alvin vs olfa cutting mats.
The cutting mat is the unsung hero of the architecture and crafting world saving your table and providing an excellent work surface.
The first thing you need to take into consideration when you want to buy a self healing cutting mat is its thickness.
Best self healing cutting mats buyers guide thickness.
Mostly fabrics on the mat.
I was wondering which mat would be the best.
Thanks i am into paper crafts and sewing so i will be cutting fabrics as well.
For this post i have put together a collection of the best self healing cutting mats available for purchase.
My walmart has the fiskers on clearance for 27 00.
5 0 out of 5 stars alvin professional cutting mats green black size 36l x 24w inches.
Here s how to fix a warped olfa might work for yours.
Michaels has the olfa for 56 00.
Which do you feel is the best cutting mat and why.
Self healing cutting mats are actually made with a surface that closes up after being cut with a blade.
Reviewed in the united states on october 7 2013.
These mats are also a tiny bit squishy so they hold your fabric in place a little better making rotary cutting a breeze.
Moreover it does not affect a future cuts precision the self healing cutting board works just like new.
June 14 2011 i aloof ordered a 2nd mat not because the 1st one is beat out but because the amount is too acceptable to canyon up and i can put them calm to accept a absolutely big acid area.
You can cut almost all kinds of material on it.
I need to get a 24 x 36 cutting mat and am wondering if one is better than the other.
I was going to get a 18 x 24 on amazon.
Some forums say olfa is the best but on amazon alvin is ranked higher.
That looks almost exactly like the olfa mat used in quilting.
The olfa cutting mats boast a wonderful self healing feature which means that the elastic surface closes up the cuts.
I have 2.
Better cutting mat than an alvin sep 13 2014.
It really does self heal.
Alvin professional cutting olfa cutting mats analysis is from.
Things are completely different with the alvin cutting mat.
I have a small staedtler cutting mat and thought hey this would.
Alvin professional acid mat green black 24 x 36 misc update.
When it comes to cutting mats bigger isn t always.
While it s much cheaper than some of the more premium brands like silhouette it performs much better than them and even manages to get around some of the most common and annoying issues quilters typically encounter with cutting mats.
Cutting mats that are thick can last you longer.
Your craft works require a lot of cutting and that s what the mats.
I was looking for a durable surface for my workbench i just built.
It stays firm even when you work on it for long hours.
None of the quilting mats say for use with anything besides a rotary blade but i ve used all kinds of exactos and other mat tools on the olfas with no damage.