Lift the towel regularly to ensure the fibers of the mat are stretching and continue until all of the creases fall out.
How to get creases out of play mats.
Pass the iron over the top of the towel slowly allowing the heat to draw out the moisture from underneath.
Creases tend to come out with heat i ve not recieved my mat yet but some ideas from working with neoprene rubber previously.
It had been stored for a long time but was folded weird so there is lots of creases in it.
That can be problematic because the edges then want to stay curled up instead of laying flat.
This prevents the creases from folding it setting in and forcing you to iron.
Although there are many different types of plastic mats from exercise mats to floor protectors they likely come packaged or are stored in the same way.
Hot water but i ve heard of this damaging the front.
Is there any way to make it straight again.
Cars can get super hot.
Getting that crease out as much as possible will help you display it flat as it was intended to be.
Sarah mark 200 ryt creator owner of copycat yoga certified 200hr registered yoga teacher with yoga alliance started practicing yoga at the age of four.
How i get my yoga mat to lay flat.
Don t get the hair dryer too hot or too close to the tablecloth or you run the risk of melting a hole in it.
While professional poster restorers have their own ways of handling creases and fold marks.
This technique is especially helpful if you have an extra set of hands to gently pull the.
Gravity will get the mat to behave though.
Use a hair dryer on a low setting to get the wrinkles out.
The only exception to this rule is spellgrounds which and i know this will sound crazy the best way to keep it nice is to throw it in your bag in a bonched up manner then take it out and lay it out when you get home.
Rolling mats is really how they should be kept.
Pass the hot air back and forth over the tablecloth and smooth it with your hand.
Cover the mats with a damp towel and warm up an iron to maximum temperature on a steam setting.