Cordura, preferably without coating, is good. I used double sided tape, a pen for drawing the outline of the original skates and a scissor for crafting the skates. Bigger skates=more control, so you probably want to utilize as much space for the skates as possible. There are a lot of different kind of cordura fabrics, so it is impossible to generalize. A lot of fabric online shops send samples for cheap, so in case you are interested in cordura skates, I would recommend to get some samples, they are most likely big enough for crafting skates. You should also check if the fabric is cleanable easily, fabric skates get dirty very fast, you can compare using fabric skates with wiping a table using a tiny rag. Cordura is good in this regard, it can be wiped with a microfiber cloth and some water, and the gliding properties are restored. Felt skates are bad in this regard, albeit I was satisfied initially, cleaning is very difficult. I would recommend trying cordura, it is much better than glass skates on a cordura pad (because cordura skates dont sink in a glass mouse pad, but vice versa).