How To Make A Puzzle Roll Mat

Measure a piece of felt so that it is 4 6 larger than the completed puzzle plus a little extra on one side.

How to make a puzzle roll mat. If you want something easier and you aren t a diy er then you can always purchase a puzzle mat complete with the puzzle pieces. To make the puzzle mat. If you know someone who loves puzzles you could pair this with an inexpensive puzzle to make a great low cost gift. Puzzle buddy your jigsaw puzzle mat.

Square up one end of the felt. A puzzle mat is a great tool to move and store a puzzle in progress. Don t have felt on hand like i did. Felt may be easier to work with but the procedure is slightly more sophisticated involving the use of a sewing machine to sew a pocket for the tube and the tie straps.

Then take a cardboard tube left over from your giftwrap paper the heavier the better and wrap glue or sew the longer end around the tube. It s that simple the puzzle mat was done. A support tube keeps the puzzle mat from collapsing and damaging the puzzle. Once dry roll up around tube and secure with rubber bands.

This puzzle mat is incredibly easy to make and easy to use. You put the puzzle together on the large surface of the mat then the felt can be rolled up with the puzzle sandwiched within. The final step was to line up the ruler along those marks and cut.