Our Made to Measure Door Mats Process

Made to Measure Door Mats is our Family Business

Our family has been making made to measure door mats for generations.

Traditional doormats made from coir is where our business started decades ago and we are proud that despite many significant challenges in recent years such as Brexit, COVID and the cost of international shipping we are keeping the skill alive.

In 2019, we opened our Custom Matting workshop in Lincolnshire where we are training a new generation of doormat makers and apprentices to ensure that this heritage craft is not lost from UK manufacturing.

We are extremely proud of our heritage and delighted to share our process with you to help explain why our made to measure door mats are so special.

Take a look at our video to see how we make them:

The Making of Hand Stitched Traditional Coir Doormats from Make An Entrance on Vimeo.

Made from Coconuts

Coir is the traditional doormat material. It is a by-product of coconut product and very sustainable. It is the outer husk of the coconut that is taken away to leave the brown hairy coconut that we all recognize from the fruit and vegetable aisle. This outer husk is soaked in water and dried in the sun to produce coir fibre. This is then spun into coir yarn. The yarn is then woven on an enormous loom into coir matting.

This entire process takes place in Sri Lanka where the coconuts grow. Other countries such as India also make coir matting, but ours currently comes from Sr Lanka.

Shipped by Sea

Our giant rolls of coir matting are then packed into shipping containers and travel by sea to the UK. This takes a while, usually about 6 weeks but delays can happen, so we always ensure we keep plenty of stock.

We care deeply that we should keep the entire process as sustainable as possible, so we never air freight. The rolls are enormous anyway!

Choice of Thickness

We stock the material in 25mm, 30mm, 35mm and 40mm thicknesses so we can usually make the perfect made to measure door mats even for people with a very deep mat well.

Order your exact size

Our customers can order online or call us on 020 8819 5869. Once the workshop team know exactly what size is required, they set to work.

Exactly your size

Our skilled team know exactly how much material to cut from the roll so that after they have removed the excess material, bound the edge and hand stitched it the finished mat is the perfect size.

Our process - A labour of love

Cut material from roll

Remove excess fibres

Tie in the edges with twine

Hand stitch the edge

Check for and correct imperfections

Shave the mat for a uniform surface

Roll up and tie with a personalised card from the maker

Pack with care

Exceptional Made to Measure Door Mats

As you can see, this is a labour intensive process which is why these mats generally have a two week lead time. We pride ourselves on the quality of what we make and will not rush. Your mat will be beautifully finished and made to your specifications, but we cannot do this instantly.

Unusual Shapes and Templates

Our team don’t just make simple rectangular mats. If you have an unusual, shaped porch or need a section left out of your mat, we accept templates. You produce a template at home from thick paper and we will make a mat to that template. However, please talk to customer service first so that we can give you clear instructions for how to make your template. Contact customer service or call us on 020 8819 5869

Visit our Made to Measure Traditional Doormat page to learn more or to order online.