Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

When I first got back into my sewing hobby, I discovered the ease of rotary cutting by ordering the Fiskars set which included a 18” x 24” cutting mat. I soon realized that I needed a larger mat to go under most of my patterns and decided to order this Alvin Profession mat in a 36” x 24” size and thought that I would have a large enough surface by butting them together. To my surprise, the Alvin mat turned out to be much thicker and and there was an annoying drop when the cutter reached the ridge between them. I also found that the Alvin mat was truly self-healing while my Fiskars mat was filled with gouges. The quality of the Alvin mat was so good that I ordered another in the exact same size and now have a nice large cutting surface that is also easy to store.