I stupidly left my cutting mat by a radiator,,,arrggh

[Alan]

and now it is awful. i have been placing under heavy items for about a month and it stil isnt completely flat

anyonje got any bright ideas? i was hoping to make my MIl a patchwork quilt for August so asap please

If you warmed it up again could you re-shape it?

Otherwise I guess you'll have to buy a new one. I got mine cheap in The Works, came with a set of tools thrown in for about 5.99.

is it a BIg one anorak?

do you think I could iron it? it cost about £20

It's 42cm x 27cm. Only trouble is I don't know if they still have them. It was ages ago.

I doubt if you could iron it, wouldn't the surface stick to the iron?

Could you steep it in hot water? That would heat it evenly. Then re-shape it while still warm?

oh nightmare innit

try sticking it in the sunshine for an hour or 2 then pile books on top.
mine was very floppy after half an hour in the garden.

I've done that.
Nothing worked and believe me,I tried everything!!

"mine was very floppy after half an hour in the garden"

snurk

Very helpful soupy

Heat gun it, then re shape. It might be a bit late after a month though.

They sell small ones in the Pound Shop for, erm, a pound
Do you need a really big one though?

yep cos its for patchworking

I wil try leaving it out in the garden to make it floppy though

I never claimed I was being helpful, anorak

I should think so too (said in best Roy Cropper accent)

you could change your name to Roy anorak, it would suit you

Have now asked DP who says you could try ironing it along the bend under a sheet or something IF you have a cool iron that you know will be less than 100 degrees (otherwise it will melt it).
Probably already been tried though?

I think silk is way less than 100 so you could try that and maybe build up if necessary

I don't think ironing will work - once it's warm you'll need to put something heavy on it to stop it buckling.

Unless you could make it cold immediately after? I'm having ridiculous thoughts now like ironing it and quickly sticking it under the meat drawer in the fridge.
I'm getting me out more. Starting next week....

glad it worked and you didn't have to buy a new mat