How To Make A Cutting Mat At Home
Mats provide a sturdy surface for cutting fabrics and craft materials while protecting the table they rest on.
How to make a cutting mat at home. Measure the reveal area you want around. Cicut and silhoute are copyright names. Attach the large aluminium l bracket to the wood using a clamp. The piece of lumber should be longer than the photo mat being cut.
Cut one piece of 2 by 6 inch lumber to the desired length. Mats are used in framing photographs and artwork to center the focus of the picture and give it a sense of spatial depth. 81 free craft tutorials on how to make rugs mats at home including how to make a rag rug and how to make a mat rug. The logan mat cutter i use runs about 50 for the guide and cutting handle.
However a mat cutter can be built at home to cut custom mats that will ensure more of a proper fit. A cutting mat should be made of self healing plastic which prolongs the life and improves the quality of the mat itself. Submit your own today. The longest part of the bracket should be in the center.
Before you begin cut your mat board to the size of your frame. The addition of a sleek well cut mat can greatly enhance the look of any framed picture but having a mat cut and frame made commercially can sometimes cost more than the picture itself. This is a video of my personal take on cutting mats.