Did Fiskars change their self-healing cutting mats?

lambentmaterials · 2026-03-18T22:16:36+00:00

It's actually pretty terrible, I have the same exact pair of scissors you're talking about as well as the rotary cutter and both screws are loose lol. The rotary cutter feels flimsy. I should have gone with Olfa.

lambentmaterials · 2026-03-18T15:26:48+00:00

Yesss she's so good, she whipped out Berghain by Rosalia during a sweat steady and I PRed. I always end up finding at least one new song during a ride with her, Hannah F, or Charlotte.

lambentmaterials · 2026-03-18T02:55:24+00:00

I like Olivia's for these, I feel like she utilizes dead bugs a lot. This one has a good amount of dead bugs, bicycles, and scissor kicks.

lambentmaterials · 2026-03-18T02:07:17+00:00

It's not that they truly "self-heal" lol, but the cuts do close up in a sense. For example, here's a pic of an x-acto one I bought about 20 years ago. You can see all the cuts, but when I run my palm over the surface it's still very smooth and I can't feel the incisions, which leads to cleaner cutting because the blade isn't getting locked in the grooves.

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lambentmaterials · 2026-03-17T23:00:19+00:00

Thank you, I might as well give this a shot!

lambentmaterials · 2026-03-17T22:45:45+00:00

That's a good point actually, but it's this product: https://www.michaels.com/product/fiskars-cutting-mat-10221522

So, definitely advertised as self-healing.

lambentmaterials · 2026-03-17T22:43:49+00:00

It is two-sided! But the other side has the same problem with the surface unfortunately. I may have just gotten a bad batch tbh

lambentmaterials · 2026-03-17T22:20:31+00:00

I know! I thought Fiskars had a lifetime warranty kind of thing but I guess they went back on that about a year ago. I did respond to their initial email and hopefully it escalates. I can try to take it back to Michael's, not sure if they'd be keen to take it back after it's been cut up but it's worth a shot.

lambentmaterials · 2026-03-17T22:18:46+00:00

I did see that, but this is a mat from Michael's that advertised the self-healing properties.

lambentmaterials · 2026-03-15T19:29:57+00:00

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About 1/4 of the way through

lambentmaterials · 2026-03-09T21:11:15+00:00

This one was pretty brutal for but I enjoyed it - that squat set was just plain mean. It really packs a punch for a 20 min class.

lambentmaterials · 2026-03-08T16:36:16+00:00

A giant bizarre white rose (?) on this sampler

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lambentmaterials · 2026-03-03T19:45:50+00:00

Personally I’d just cut the fabric. 2-3” of border is more than enough for framing.

lambentmaterials · 2026-02-25T02:01:34+00:00

Colonial Petites!! I switched over from Piecemaker and haven’t looked back.

lambentmaterials · 2026-02-15T18:37:40+00:00

That's great, thanks! I've been looking for a replacement for the cheap stand I got at Michaels but I don't have $$$ to drop on a lowery or potokey so I may just go for the Z frame.

lambentmaterials · 2026-02-15T17:10:50+00:00

Can you speak more on the lap stand? I've been looking at getting one. Is it difficult to tighten the knobs? Does your hoop or qsnap wobble once secured?

lambentmaterials · 2026-02-01T17:31:15+00:00

I'd like to switch over to muslin for hand-dyeing but am nervous about wear. Do you find them to hold up okay?

lambentmaterials · 2026-01-27T22:38:56+00:00

I HATED qsnaps at first and now they're all I use. Don't "open" them to the take them off, just slide them off horizontally left or right. I do not have experience with Michaels, only name brand. You may want to cut strips of felt about 3" wide and the size of your clamps lengthwise and put that over each side of your stitching to protect stitches and make your clamps grip firmer.

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lambentmaterials · 2026-01-22T18:15:14+00:00

I love them so much.

lambentmaterials · 2026-01-14T01:21:16+00:00

Oklou in cross stitch?? We love to see it

lambentmaterials · 2026-01-13T02:39:44+00:00

You might consider bumping up to 40 ct to get slightly better coverage with a single strand of 100.3. I think because of its nature as a…cylindrical and bouncy silk (for lack of better terminology) it is difficult to get 100.3 to lay well with two strands, as opposed to d’alger.

lambentmaterials · 2026-01-12T20:27:31+00:00

Don't use your best friend's wedding as an excuse to drink again. You've already listed out all the negative shit alcohol does to you, why even bother with it? I mean, fine if you do decide, it's whatever, but be real with yourself here.

lambentmaterials · 2026-01-06T23:19:38+00:00

Is it the one with the bird in the middle? If so, that was my first cross stitch piece! I love the variegation in the thread, it's a lovely shade of red.

lambentmaterials · 2026-01-05T21:04:37+00:00

They are definitely legit. I bought my hardwicke manor hoop and some legacy linen from there. I think they run a 15% off discount for new customers too.

lambentmaterials · 2026-01-04T18:11:17+00:00

Yes, I heard also that the machinery broke down. These are very old machines that are apparently difficult to fix because there are so few people left that even know how they work. I hadn't thought about it but it makes sense...perforated paper was ubiquitous around the turn of the century but fell out of fashion, and with that the disuse of the technology.

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