I read a post in a thread about reducing sticking and rough edges on cloth mouse mats. Here's the thread link:

https://www.dyesubforum.co.uk/vbforu...ion-Mouse-Mats

I wanted to ask a question about the pre-pressing process but I thought it best not to revive a 9 year-old thread!

One of the posters said that they pre-pressed the mouse mats for 10-15 seconds to prep the mats before applying the transfer paper and then pressing as normal (currently I do mine for 50 secs @ 200c).

Sorry for the newbie question, but that's what I am; this pre-press process I assume is with the heat press at the normal pressing temperature, or does it need to be at a lower temperature and then raised to the pressing temperature? If I pre-press a blank mouse pad at 200c before applying the transfer paper, won't this spoil the mouse mat?

I'd appreciate any tips, as although my images are perfect, sometimes I get some pretty nasty looking frayed edges. I considered going with sewn edge mouse mats, but I can't seem to find any reviews about them.

FYI: the mats I'm using are these ones from Xpres: https://www.xpres.co.uk/fabric-mouse...cm-x-6mm-thick

Marty.