Make My Own Puzzle Mat

To make the puzzle mat.

Make my own puzzle mat.

Square up one end of the felt. Work your jigsaw puzzles in style with this quick portable diy work station and storage set. I used a 2 ft length of pvc pipe i got at a home improvement store for about 4. You might recall our mini puzzle holder and mat post we feature a 1000 piece puzzle.

Mostly puzzle mats are used to keep unfinished jigsaw puzzles together and connected till the next puzzle session. When your not using it you can slide it under the couch or bed. To make your own puzzle mat you re going to need two things. One of the problems with puzzles is that they take up a lot of space when you re working on them.

You put the puzzle together on the large surface of the mat then the felt can be rolled up with the puzzle sandwiched within. A large piece of felt. Measure and mark 36 inches from the squared off end at several places along the felt. It s that simple the puzzle mat was done.

How to make a jigsaw puzzle mat. A puzzle mat has many uses as a soft landing protection area for kids when playing or to brighten up any room with cheerful colors. Some kind of tube. The main board is made from an old large dry erase board and a foam sheet to create extra working mats.

Get a yard of it and you have a mat for a puzzle that can be easily rolled up and save the puzzle. Have you tried a piece of flannel backed plastic table. A support tube keeps the puzzle mat from collapsing and damaging the puzzle. One of the problems with puzzles is that they take up a lot of space when you re working on them.

A puzzle mat is a great tool to move and store a puzzle in progress. Then making a puzzle mat is even easier. How to make a jigsaw puzzle mat. How to make your own puzzle mat i may have mentioned that my family enjoys puzzles and games.

Don t have felt on hand like i did. To make a puzzle mat is a simple procedure and requires just a few simple items which can be bought from any craft or fabric outlet. 01 03 2005 by jennifer rutherford. The final step was to line up the ruler along those marks and cut.