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Love Die
Better than Silhouette!
I use these for my Silhouette Cameo. The size is perfect and the grids line up exactly like the Silhouette brand mats do. These are a MUCH better value than the Silhouette brand mats. These hold their stickiness longer, and they cost less.
TodoLakas Udani
Excellent
Bought for my sticker business. Thicker than the mats from Silhouette. Therefore, can be more brittle- have had a couple break on me after repeated use. But they are more affordable than the name brand, so I still rate them at 5 stars for overall value. Perfect level of adhesive on the mat. Not too sticky for sticker paper like the silhouette original mats can be at first. (SIDE NOTE: In general, I find I have to replace the cutting mats more often than the cutting blade, which I find surprising for some reason. )
Evol Kingforce Fowler
Amazing Mats
I read some of the reviews and saw some horrifying pictures, however, I am a "frugal" person so I gave it a shot. What's a couple bucks right? I am so glad I took the chance! My Cameo 3 mat has long since been retired but I am still using the first of the 3 pack of these mats. The stick is amazing but not too strong (standard adhesive). I use the more used mats for cardstock and other papers and it acts just like a "light adhesive" mat but will still hold the adhesive vinyl. For the HTV I used a "newer" mat and had no issues. I don't know if I would take the film off a brand new mat and use it with paper (except what's on the back of vinyl) but I haven't tried (I told you I'm frugal and don't want to take the chance). Point is you will not be disappointed in these mats they are longer lasting with the same sticking power as the name brand mats!!!
Tammy O'Brien
Best Cutting Mats You Can Find
I don't even remember how I originally found the Niacapa mats, but I am so glad I did. I've purchased three 3 packs of the 12x12 mats. Because they are so affordable I toss them when they are no longer sticky rather than worry about cleaning them. I finally decided to get a set of 12x24 to cut longer projects. These are just as great as the smaller ones. Worth every single penny. I will never buy another brand of cutting mats. These have worked great for everything so far, HTV, adhesive vinyl, even envelopes. Just the right amount of stickiness. Not to much, not too little. 13/10 would recommend.
Antoinette April Chase
From now on, I'll buy these instead of Silhouette mats
This review is for the Nicapa standard grip cutting mat. I used to have an Amazon subscription for the "official" Silhouette mats but for some reason, there were a couple of times that they weren't available for my subscription so I started looking around for an alternative. I decided to give these a try and have NOT been disappointed. I've used them with cardstock and vinyl (both permanent adhesive and iron on) and have been impressed. I've only boughta set once but so far, there haven't been any issues with them being TOO sticky or not sticky enough. I'm still on the first mat after many, many uses. They're quite the bargain compared to the prices of "official" silhouette mats so I plan on buying again.
Gary Jimenez
Only thing I'll ever use!
I bought these mats to replace the Silhouette mats that came with my vinyl cutting machine. Initially, I was concerned that they wouldn't hold up, I've heard a lot of reviews about these mats in the vinyl cutting world and although I was curious, I was very skeptical about them being as good as I had heard everyone say. The day these mats arrived in the mail, I tore open the box and pulled them out right away, I couldn't wait to use them. Sure enough, these mats were as great as I had been told. I love that this bundle was so cheap and it came as a set of three. I now have enough mats to last me a good while!!
Rita Henderson
Just like the Silhouette Brand
Love these. People have complained they are not as sticky as Silhouette's mat, but they are perfectly sticky as the Silhouette brand is so sticky I have to desticky them before I can use them. When they no longer have enough stick I'll be using some sewing basting spray glue on them. Make sure to mask the edges before you spray. I'm already using scotch tape on my mats that are no longer sticky. I read somewhere that somebody said they did not have the measurements on the mat, that's not true, at least for my order. Others have said they have had different amounts of mats in their order. You need to click that you want three mats if you want three mats. You do have a choice of just ordering one mat.
Melissa Huotari Carlson
Much better than the Silhouette brand mat
These mats are much better than the Silhouette brand one that came with my Cameo 3. Fits perfectly into the Cameo 3. Holds onto vinyl and paper securely, without ripping when removed. Just the right stickyness. The only downside is that the clear plastic that comes to protect the mat between uses is too thin, curly. So I kept the blue paper from my original mat to use with these mats (whichever I use currently), and I used the plastic that came with this on my old mat (I kept it as a practice mat, in case I'm cutting something experimental that might cut through the mat itself, and where I don't mind ruined paper).
Bhawna Masson
Not Sticky Enough, Anymore
I buy this item frequently. It used to be really sticky which was good because I could just place a pillow over it a few times and it would be good to go. I used to be able to get almost 2 weeks use out of 1 mat but now I can barely get 2 days. It says Standard Adheisive but it's really light. I bought one more, thinking I got a bad batch but feels the same. Oh well, lesson learned.
Maria Louise
Great deal especially if you go through mats
I like these a lot I do a lot of cutting and the other brand mats just don’t hold up these are a great price and you get 3 vs 1 for just about the same price.