I magnetized my mat by using two 24” x 36” steel plates from Home Depot for $25 each and placed them under my Olfa mat and then purchased 12 - 100 pound strength magnets from Amazon. It works great! I can put the magnets on my rulers and nothing moves.
May I ask why the 2 plates? Thank you for this idea, the Sewtites are ridiculously priced. Unfortunate …Love love you, Sew Sweetness, you are just amazingly talented!
@@kimwarner3184 My cutting table is 36” x 60”. I also sew garments so the two plates give me 36” x 48” cutting surface. But you could certainly use one if that’s all the surface area you need. I love to sew, but didn’t like cutting items out. This has changed my sewing dramatically, as I am now confidently cutting pieces out.
Agreed. Even with her discount code, it's still $318.00. Nothing at all against Sara or Sewtites Co., but I'm certain I could never justify the purchase. But maybe that's just me 😊
When I first saw this I was excited and thought it was a fantastic idea for people with disabilities! Then I went onto the website and saw the price. Chronic illnesses and disabilities are already expensive - the price of this new product is prohibitive!
Just go to Lowe’s or Home Depot and get a sheet of scrap metal to go under your cutting mats and get magnets 🧲. Works just as good. Yeah I couldn’t afford sew tites
I magnetized my mat by using two 24” x 36” steel plates from Home Depot for $25 each and placed them under my Olfa mat and then purchased 12 - 100 pound strength magnets from Amazon. It works great! I can put the magnets on my rulers and nothing moves.
Ditto! And it works great.
Made mine like that too! They have a good thing going. Although I love supporting small businesses this was just to expensive
May I ask why the 2 plates? Thank you for this idea, the Sewtites are ridiculously priced. Unfortunate …Love love you, Sew Sweetness, you are just amazingly talented!
@@kimwarner3184 My cutting table is 36” x 60”. I also sew garments so the two plates give me 36” x 48” cutting surface. But you could certainly use one if that’s all the surface area you need. I love to sew, but didn’t like cutting items out. This has changed my sewing dramatically, as I am now confidently cutting pieces out.
How did you affix the metal sheeting to your mat--or do they simply lay under it?
I just purchased but did not know about your discount oh well
I’m anxious to use!!
Thanks for showing this product, its a great idea but a bit too pricey for me
Agreed. Even with her discount code, it's still $318.00. Nothing at all against Sara or Sewtites Co., but I'm certain I could never justify the purchase. But maybe that's just me 😊
@@GABalvy Not just you, you could buy a half decent sewing machine for that much! Way too pricey for a cutting mat 😞
When I first saw this I was excited and thought it was a fantastic idea for people with disabilities!
Then I went onto the website and saw the price.
Chronic illnesses and disabilities are already expensive - the price of this new product is prohibitive!
Just go to Lowe’s or Home Depot and get a sheet of scrap metal to go under your cutting mats and get magnets 🧲. Works just as good. Yeah I couldn’t afford sew tites
Nice
Forgot to tell you it is Saturday feb 10
Can I also just buy the 🧲 magnets?
Yes! And the discount will work on anything in our shop! People use the magnets for bag-making, EPP, and lots more!
Nice but why over $300