How To Make Your Own Puzzle Mat

Don t have felt on hand like i did.

How to make your own puzzle mat.

1 yard of felt fabric any coordinating color. A support tube keeps the puzzle mat from collapsing and damaging the puzzle. To make a puzzle mat is a simple procedure and requires just a few simple items which can be bought from any craft or fabric outlet. To make the puzzle mat.

A puzzle mat has many uses as a soft landing protection area for kids when playing or to brighten up any room with cheerful colors. A large piece of felt. Some kind of tube. You put the puzzle together on the large surface of the mat then the felt can be rolled up with the puzzle sandwiched within.

How to make a jigsaw puzzle mat. When your not using it you can slide it under the couch or bed. Mostly puzzle mats are used to keep unfinished jigsaw puzzles together and connected till the next puzzle session. 1 package of waverly inspirations ribbon any coordinating color.

Get a yard of it and you have a mat for a puzzle that can be easily rolled up and save the puzzle. Then making a puzzle mat is even easier. For a wood puzzle use your saw to carefully trim the border so that the backing is the exact shape and size as the puzzle image. Measure and mark 36 inches from the squared off end at several places along the felt.

Work your jigsaw puzzles in style with this quick portable diy work station and storage set. Have you tried a piece of flannel backed plastic table. If your puzzle image is smaller than the backing begin by trimming down the edges of the backing. It s that simple the puzzle mat was done.

To make your own puzzle mat you re going to need two things. 01 03 2005 by jennifer rutherford. You might recall our mini puzzle holder and mat post we feature a 1000 piece puzzle. Just go to the craft store and look in the discount fabric section for some cheap vinyl.

A puzzle mat is a great tool to move and store a puzzle in progress. Cardboard tube you can use a durable mailing tube. The main board is made from an old large dry erase board and a foam sheet to create extra working mats. I used a 2 ft length of pvc pipe i got at a home improvement store for about 4.

Diy roll up jigsaw puzzle mat tutorial. Square up one end of the felt. For a cardboard puzzle use your scissors or place your puzzle face up on a cutting mat and use your hobby knife. How to make a jigsaw puzzle mat.