Lap Mat Material

**jingle genie** · 10-15-2002, 07:32 PM

Hey everyone.... i'm new to this board and i have a question, what is "lap mat" material and where can i find it? Your help is much appreciated :D

Mato Winyan · 10-15-2002, 09:07 PM

Not sure what you mean. What are you going to use it for?

luvstraightdancrs · 10-15-2002, 09:25 PM

If you are talking about lap pad material to bead on...

You can by crib size at Wal-Mart in the baby section, will be with bedding - one side is plain the other has nursery print on it.

I buy mine at Hancocks Fabrics, by the yard. It is white on both sides and runs about $9 a yard. It is over 45" wide as well.

If you are talking about something else - I don't know what to tell ya. This is the only lap pad I am familiar with. Hope this is what you were looking for.

j_j24 · 10-16-2002, 04:01 PM

Crib sheet-crib pad. Yeah it's the best to bead on!! also for the canadians you can also check zellers. but right now it's so hard to find. But i love using it.

n8tivechick · 10-16-2002, 10:43 PM

ok, why is it so good to bead on?

luvstraightdancrs · 10-17-2002, 02:56 AM

It has a nice weight to it, doesn't unravel so you don't have to do special finishing of edges, retains it's shape, doesn't fall apart if it gets wet, can be cut into any shape, can be used for mocs, leggings, hairties, etc..........Almost as useful as duct tape! :Jumping:

Mato Winyan · 10-17-2002, 04:21 AM

So then you are talking about the flannel covered rubber pads? Or cotton quilted?

Singing Otter · 10-17-2002, 04:24 AM

It is pretty good. I had to make sure that I used really sharp needles though.... I know lap mat by the name of baby pad or crib cloth. I was a little lost at first but now i know. :p

It is pretty good to bead on. It doesn't ravel like some canvases can...

luvstraightdancrs · 10-17-2002, 11:45 AM

Mato - the flannel covered rubber one.

**jingle genie** · 10-17-2002, 12:11 PM

:Angel2 you guys are the best. I traveled on down to Jo Ann's Fabric yesterday and there it was. I've been using canvas and a lot of people recommend the "crib sheet". So, i thought i would give it a try. I'll let cha' all know how it comes out but, for now thanks a bunch :Chatter

Mato Winyan · 10-17-2002, 12:47 PM

luvstraightdancrs~ Thanks! I thought that was the one. :Thumbs Only thing i ever heard the other for was leggings.

**~*~ShanLyn~*~** · 10-17-2002, 01:04 PM

oh i love beading on that stuff but i cant seem to find it anywhere! and i just used up my last bit to make hairties!

fafafancy · 10-17-2002, 01:50 PM

Joann Fabrics carries it and it is usually located in the drapery/upholstery material section sometimes called crib sheeting also.

side_steppn_jingle · 10-24-2002, 03:32 PM

this stuff is the best to bead on. for alittle bit my stuff was kinda flimsy, but my sis told me to put paper bags or something underneath it. it makes my beadwork tighter and look better. oh yeah, they sell the changing pads at k-mart...less than $4, it come in 4 14x12 pieces. big enough for leggings or mocs.

eagleclan22 · 10-24-2002, 10:09 PM

Thanks for the info..... but Im unsure if I bought the right stuff?! The stuff I bought is sorta cottony, like basteing, the stuff that goes inside blankets. Not the kind that had like broadcloth on one side and plasticky stuff on the other, this one has that baste-ing stuff on both sides....... is this the wrong kind? I figured the other stuff was a bit flimsy.......?? HELP!

luvstraightdancrs · 10-25-2002, 10:45 AM

eagleclan22 - you need the other kind. It is soft on one side and a layer of plastic-rubbery stuff on inside. It appears to be flimsy but once you get started on it - works like a charm. If you want, put a piece of heavy paper on the underside to firm it up.

Go back and get the other - might be referred to as waterproof liner. Tell the clerk it is what you use for under the sheets of a crib mattress or like the old

10-15-2002, 07:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
jingle genie SpOnGeNoNeR RoUndPaNt'Z Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: CALI Posts: 3,942	Lap Mat Material Hey everyone.... i'm new to this board and i have a question, what is "lap mat" material and where can i find it? Your help is much appreciated :D

10-15-2002, 09:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
Mato Winyan Gangster of Love Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Indiana Posts: 5,497 Blog Entries: 4	Not sure what you mean. What are you going to use it for? __________________ "We see it as a desecration not only of a mountain but of our way of life. This is a genocidal issue to us. If they kill this mountain, they kill our way of life." ~Debra White Plume

10-16-2002, 04:01 PM	#4 (permalink)
j_j24 Tiny Tot Dancer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: somewhere Posts: 27	Crib sheet-crib pad. Yeah it's the best to bead on!! also for the canadians you can also check zellers. but right now it's so hard to find. But i love using it. __________________ "make friends,not enemies"

10-16-2002, 10:43 PM	#5 (permalink)
n8tivechick Jinglin fool... Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: YES! There really is a Kalamazoo, Michigan! Posts: 321	ok, why is it so good to bead on? __________________ If you lose the drum beat of the creator, you are lost in life - Aanishnabe You say I don't look indian? Well you don't look stupid, but looks can be deceiving!

10-17-2002, 04:21 AM	#7 (permalink)
Mato Winyan Gangster of Love Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Indiana Posts: 5,497 Blog Entries: 4	So then you are talking about the flannel covered rubber pads? Or cotton quilted? __________________ "We see it as a desecration not only of a mountain but of our way of life. This is a genocidal issue to us. If they kill this mountain, they kill our way of life." ~Debra White Plume

10-15-2002, 09:25 PM	#3 (permalink)
luvstraightdancrs Senior Dancer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Southern Straight country Posts: 660	If you are talking about lap pad material to bead on... You can by crib size at Wal-Mart in the baby section, will be with bedding - one side is plain the other has nursery print on it. I buy mine at Hancocks Fabrics, by the yard. It is white on both sides and runs about $9 a yard. It is over 45" wide as well. If you are talking about something else - I don't know what to tell ya. This is the only lap pad I am familiar with. Hope this is what you were looking for.

10-17-2002, 02:56 AM	#6 (permalink)
luvstraightdancrs Senior Dancer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Southern Straight country Posts: 660	It has a nice weight to it, doesn't unravel so you don't have to do special finishing of edges, retains it's shape, doesn't fall apart if it gets wet, can be cut into any shape, can be used for mocs, leggings, hairties, etc..........Almost as useful as duct tape! :Jumping:

10-17-2002, 04:24 AM	#8 (permalink)
Singing Otter Gotz ta be me! Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: North Carolina Posts: 3,391 Blog Entries: 1	It is pretty good. I had to make sure that I used really sharp needles though.... I know lap mat by the name of baby pad or crib cloth. I was a little lost at first but now i know. :p It is pretty good to bead on. It doesn't ravel like some canvases can... __________________ Cowboy wisdom: A thong is like a barb wire fence, it protects the property without blocking the view.

10-17-2002, 11:45 AM	#9 (permalink)
luvstraightdancrs Senior Dancer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Southern Straight country Posts: 660	Mato - the flannel covered rubber one.

10-17-2002, 12:11 PM	#10 (permalink)
jingle genie SpOnGeNoNeR RoUndPaNt'Z Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: CALI Posts: 3,942	:Angel2 you guys are the best. I traveled on down to Jo Ann's Fabric yesterday and there it was. I've been using canvas and a lot of people recommend the "crib sheet". So, i thought i would give it a try. I'll let cha' all know how it comes out but, for now thanks a bunch :Chatter

10-17-2002, 12:47 PM	#11 (permalink)
Mato Winyan Gangster of Love Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Indiana Posts: 5,497 Blog Entries: 4	luvstraightdancrs~ Thanks! I thought that was the one. :Thumbs Only thing i ever heard the other for was leggings. __________________ "We see it as a desecration not only of a mountain but of our way of life. This is a genocidal issue to us. If they kill this mountain, they kill our way of life." ~Debra White Plume

10-17-2002, 01:04 PM	#12 (permalink)
*~~ShanLyn~~* Addy's Mommy Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: ¤(¯`·._»Pistons Country«_.·´¯)¤ Posts: 4,042	oh i love beading on that stuff but i cant seem to find it anywhere! and i just used up my last bit to make hairties! __________________ **~~¤(¯`·._» >The Prettiest People do the Ugliest things <«_.·´¯)¤ ~~**

10-17-2002, 01:50 PM	#13 (permalink)
fafafancy Pow Wow Visitor Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 22	Joann Fabrics carries it and it is usually located in the drapery/upholstery material section sometimes called crib sheeting also.

10-24-2002, 03:32 PM	#14 (permalink)
side_steppn_jingle Pow Wow Visitor Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 4	this stuff is the best to bead on. for alittle bit my stuff was kinda flimsy, but my sis told me to put paper bags or something underneath it. it makes my beadwork tighter and look better. oh yeah, they sell the changing pads at k-mart...less than $4, it come in 4 14x12 pieces. big enough for leggings or mocs.

10-24-2002, 10:09 PM	#15 (permalink)
eagleclan22 Breath Inspector Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Sagkeeng First Nation Posts: 317	Thanks for the info..... but Im unsure if I bought the right stuff?! The stuff I bought is sorta cottony, like basteing, the stuff that goes inside blankets. Not the kind that had like broadcloth on one side and plasticky stuff on the other, this one has that baste-ing stuff on both sides....... is this the wrong kind? I figured the other stuff was a bit flimsy.......?? HELP! __________________ NO MY EYES REALLY DONT LOOK LIKE THAT........ THATS ME AS A BRATZ DOLL ;) http://pages.ivillage.com/sagkeengpowwow2003/ Some guys are good with their drum sticks.... and some just arent...:karate: