And OBVIOUSLY I need to do a triaxial weave Q*Bert mat for the needlefelted little guy.
From a practical standpoint, I have a fondness for mats about the size of placemats. They work good as a table thingy.
And more importantly, when I’m working on wire jewelry at home, if I get up for even a minute, I have to use a thickish cover cloth over my project because one of my cat supervisors is a thieving magpie with highly developed object permanence who likes to steal away “abandoned” (for 30 seconds) jewelry and wire rolls and spirit them back to her lair. And she can tell if there are covered valuables if the cloth is too thin. Has to be thicker because she knows what a roll of wire feels like and will dig it out.
So quilted or woven mats are perfect defense
(Ethel’s innocent look is deceiving)