I’ve been buying custom close-up mats from Patt’s Matts for ten years and there is no one else who gets close 🙂 In fact I have purchased more than 20 mats from Patt. I started with a replacement for my Jim Zee table, then a number of close-up tables and most recently I ordered nine different mats (three of each color) for the main tables/locations I use in the Porcupine for my world famous Speed Demos 🙂
The man behind Patt’s Mats is Pattrick Przysiecki. Patt started in this space c. 1997 with his colleague Walter, and they built a small close-up table as a side business. Then in 2000 they made their first mats from the Original material (hence the name) and although they stopped the table sideline in 2003, they have been making more and more mats ever since. Including: custom sizes, folding mats, servantes, hard board mats, laced borders, carry cases, and other features that keen performers have requested. All mats are 100% handmade in their Toledo workshop.
My early mats used the Original material, but I recently switched to the Plush Material in Burgundy, Forest Green and Deep Black. I much prefer the Plush material. I also use custom Embroidery on all my mats now, and they look perfect. I have also had mats with an integrated servante which work well but I found having a permanent servante for my uses in the Porcupine was overkill – so now when I need a servante, I just place one of my old mats with a servante beneath my new mats and they work great. It is always nice to know you have options and if Patt doesn’t have something you are looking for available, he will often suggest a solution that will work.
What I like about Patt is he is a decent, honest craftsman who knows his trade and stands by everything he makes. His prices are fair and he is very reliable and delivers perfect mats on time, every-time. Once you get your first mat from Patt’s Matts you’ll never go elsewhere 🙂
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