Earth Friendly Felting Mat 'Earth Mat'
Earth Friendly Felting Mat 'Earth Mat'
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Earth Friendly Felting Mat or as we call it EARTH MAT!
Finally a solution to a lightweight environmentally friendly felting mat made from wool.
We recommend using one Firm Base Felting Mat and one Soft Top Felting Mat together - this also gives you a discount over buying each mat separately. The Earth Mat comes in many convenient sizes, each layer is about 10mm thick:
- Small: 10 x 15cm (about A6)
- Medium: 15 x 20cm (about A5)
- Large: 29.7 x 21cm (A4)
- Extra Large: 42 x 29.7cm (A3)
- Special Edition: Large Square: (30 x 30cm)
- Special Edition: Extra Large Square (42.5 x 42.5cm)
The Soft Top Felting Mat is made from: 100% wool which makes it compostable when it wears out and needs replacing - the wool is dense wool so will last a long time particularly if you rotate the mat occasionally so you use different areas. The Firm Base Felting Mat is made from 70% wool and 30% man-made fibre but will last for a very long time and may not ever need replacing!
This way you save money and the planet. It doesn't get any better and you get a instruction sheet too. We have found that you can use the Earth Mat from both sides (firm and soft) depending on your project.
The great advantage of the Earth Mat is that it is durable unlike foam mats or similar and versatile in its use: flat needle felting, shaping, single needle use or multi-needle tools are all possible.
We have trialled the Earth Mat for some time now, in-house as well as with our customers, and the feedback is brilliant! It has become our best selling product. See the reviews below.
You may also be interested in our Rubber Brush or for removing fluff from your Earth Mat. We also recommend to cover it with a felt sheet to minimise fibre contamination.
Also visit our Free Tutorial page for 'How to use our Earth Friendly Felting Mat instructions'
How to use the Earth Mat:
The Soft Top Felting Mat is where all the action takes place. This is the mat on where you felt whether it is a flat piece or a shape you are making; whether you are using fine, medium or coarse needles or any kind of multi-needle tool.
The Firm Base Felting Mat goes underneath the Soft Top Felting Mat as an extra buffer. You can also felt directly into the Firm Base however the use of needle sizes and tools is limited, and only fine and medium needles can penetrate the felt.
We recommend to use one Firm Base Felting Mat and one Soft Top Felting Mat together. However, you can also use several layers and we would love to see how you use yours! Please email us with photos and comments to info@themakerss.co.uk
Reviews:
"Work well with both single needle and multi needle tools. Used for a... 2D picture and there was no hollow made where working on which happens with foam mats. Don't break up leaving bits of foam in your creation, easier to clean."
- Donna S.
"I thought they were great, less weighty than a rice bag and more sturdy than the usual foam which is prone to breaking up."
- Anita G.
"The mat was a great surface to work on and much better environmentally... Fantastic solution, a lighter bag and a lighter conscience."
- Lesley R.
"I really loved the Earth Mats ...much easier to work with than the foam or rice mats... Nice and flat, no falling away at the edges, versatile, light, great workspace, durable, adaptable, eco friendly - can't think of any negatives at all!"
- Margaret M.
"Durable, eco-friendly and no annoying squeaking! Love it!"
- Emma J.
"Really good to use... Also easy to wipe off any wool left on the Mat"
- Penny H.
Visually Impaired?
Do you need digital versions of instructions so you can increase text size or use a screen reader? No problem, please email us at hello@themakerss.co.uk and a member of the team will send you the instructions digitally.
Let customers speak for us
from 1133 reviewsThis was recommended to me on a felting site. I must say I'm really impressed. I like the feel when it goes through the wool. The weight of it, everything to be honest, glad I bought it.
Loved making my Jacob Sheep and look forward to the collection of different breeds., using their own fleece. Such a creative idea.!
I just love how good these look for noses and tails. You don't want to cover them.
Fantastic website, easy to use, order was delivered on time and products were lovely. I would definitely recommend.
Lovely different samples to experience in the pack. Arrived quickly.
Fast delivery. Fabulous wool. Fantastic wee extra chocolate! Full marks!
Ordered this wool for a project. A great wool felts quickly nice colour and can be used as a core wool
And I love the smell
Used this to felt dreadlocks and I've now had them in for 2 months and theyre perfect. Thanks x
Have not started yet but looks great, I hope I can do it justice
As always, clear and concise instructions
As always fab wool! Ready for my next project! 😁
A lovely quality wool and such a rich colour
I live in the USA and even though international postage costs can be high, I still prefer to buy from the Makerrs. All of their products are high quality and I like that they focus on being eco-friendly. The support and encouragement I've found with having a Flock membership is invaluable. The Flock Gatherings are a lot of fun. I am inspired and learn new things every month! Highly recommended! Steffi and her team are wonderful.
Love these eyes. Very easy to put in with a little glue. Make my sculptures look more realistic.
My go to product.
What a lovely gardening set, very impressed, now to make something to go with it.
Much nicer to work on than a foam one I have been using. I haven't tried the Eco Mat yet.
Bought large, medium and small earth mats so that I have sizes to match the project.
My original large one was bought 2016, still in reasonably good condition, little misshapen because I cut it in half. Hence the decision to buy more mats.
Thoroughly recommend these mats
I had the other eco Matt before which is more fibrous and found it released too many strands. This is fabulous. Works well. Soft and strong. Comfy to rest on. Solid and not shredding. Buy a size bigger than u think u need for practicality and comfort and your own progression to bigger projects.
I purchased the A3 size and it's a lovely surface to work on and great size too. Sarah and Sheena went out of their way to sort out the order. Postage was very quick as well. Very happy with all the products received.
Very pleased with my mat - I bought the top and bottom and they work well together.
Fibres from the wool do transfer to the mat as you are felting, so I’m using one side for light and the other for dark and have had no problems at all.
Would recommend.