Time to Retack the Mat

I've had my SDX1200 for about a moth now, used it a lot and now my mats have no sticky left. As I am going to retack it anyway I thpught I would show you how I do it.

You might have seen a few different ways to retack your mat, and none of them are wrong, this is just the way I do it.

Please forgive the disgusting state of my work mat. It's very well *loved* 😆

First of all I took one of my old cm900 mats which I used as a template.

I carefully cut the middle cutting area out, making sure I left the measuring guide along the sided. I cut a hole in the middle with my craft knife and then carefully cut the test of it put using a pair of scissors, but you can do it whichever way you find easiest.

I then placed the old mat over the top of my new mat as shown. I held it in place with a couple of pieces of low tack tape because I didnt want the template to move while I was spreading the glue.

Mel Heaton says you don't have to use much glue, but I never find the tiny amount she uses very effective.

I use Pinflair stencil glue and apply it in three lines as shown above.

I use a piece of kitchen sponge like this to spread the glue evenly over the mat. Don't use a natural sponge as it is likely  to shed pieces onto your mat and you don't want that to happen. A make up sponge is good for this as well. You can get a big bag full from Poundland.

The next thing to do is put your mat to one side and leave it for at least an hour before using it. I have left it overnight before.

Then it's ready to go again.

Happy Crafting.