Tutorial: How to clean your rotary cutting mat

Cutting mats, by their very nature, take a lot of abuse. The self healing surface is made to take the cuts of a rotary blade as slices through your fabric, but after a time even the self healing surface starts to show wear. One of the most common things you’ll see is fuzz – the stray bits of fiber sticking in the cuts made in the surface. C & T Publishing shows how you can clean a self healing cutting mat to get rid of that fuzz and make it look good and new again.

Click below for the tutorial:

How to Clean a Self Healing Cutting Mat, by C & T Publishing

[photo from C & T Publishing]

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Christmas is one of those holidays that you just can decorate too much for. There’s no limit to the amount of holiday cheer you can bring into you home! There’s no such thing as too many Christmas decorations. You can bring Christmas décor into any room of the house – including the kitchen! Which is kind of fitting given how many Christmas activities and gifts are made in the kitchen. We’ve rounded up 13 Christmas kitchen accessories you can sew for your home or to give as gifts.

The list includes holiday themed hot pads, potholders ,aprons, and more that you can sew and decorate your kitchen all season long. Most are things you can make in an evening or less. These would also make wonderful hostess gifts for any holiday parties or gatherings you’re attending. Read on for the kitchen sewing ideas!