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How many people still do jig-saws. I used to but dont have the time or space for them now. I buy one for mum every year as she lives on her own and spreads it out across the table for days on end. Got her one this year of a place we went to last year.

Hiya Yep love doing them although havent for awhile..Do mine on the dining table then just put over a tablecloth when the table is needed..lol Very relaxing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

my brother bought mum a couple of good uns recently. One was a cluedo type jig saw. Think it was murder on the golf course or something like that and he got her one of those backward ones a was jig lol

Wonderful LCC...Nothing like getting the brain to work...lol

I have not done one for a while but must have about twenty waiting to be done, one of the shops were selling new ones on clearance at five dollars some time back (they are usually NZ$20) which is why I have accumulated so many. I find that I tend to do more of them in the winter time then summer - which it is currently here - much more entertaining than watching reality tv. Michelle

I emjoy them too, but don't have time or space here and this board takes up too much of my time, think I am addicted!!!

Yep still love them but I now have a proper board as it has to be put away at night. Love doing the wasgij's Jac

Husband does them all the time, we have one of those rollaway mats. Marvellous things when you roll it back out everything is exactly as you left it. Used to use a giant cork notice board and just lift it off when the table was needed or drop the tablecloth over the jigsaw. Just finished a 2,000 piece one. Linda x

I thought about getting one of those jig saw roll up mats but knowing my luck would probably unroll it to find pieces had come out lol

I love doing jigsaws but don't have a chance to do them anymore, if I leave it on a table one of the kids will try to help and next thing you know you have pieces missing. I will hint better for my birthday this year for one of the roll up mats. lol Jackiexx

We have a jigsaw on the dining table at the moment. OH bought a fold up jig-saw mat thingy so we can put it away when we need the table and it just fits under the sofa. Heather

We do them often,mostly in the winter when no gardening to do. when family call they often can't resist trying to find pieces to put in. We also use roll up mat, very handy. Reminds me of the Laurel and Hardy film when one is going to be married,they're waiting for the cars and Stan is trying to finish jigsaw. taxi driver comes in as well. at the end everybody is looking for the lost piece. love Laurel and Hardy films. Mau xx

ME!!! Just completed a complete round one,a map of the world as a globe,,,500bits made of plastic,,,,,,,very intresting and easy to do and makes a nice thing when completed,,mind they cost £20..............

We have a nearly completed world map jigsaw on the table at the moment.... just sea with latitude and longtitude lines left to finish. This was a new standard type puzzle given to grandson at Christmas but there are at least 4 extra pieces so far, duplicates of pieces which already fit..... Someone must be missing a few. Gwyn

I do them on my puter, its a program called Brainsbreaker which you can download for about £10 for a life membership. I copied this from their website www.brainsbreaker*com (change the * for a .) Jenny Turn any photo into a jigsaw puzzle or play with the large collection of pre-built puzzles downloadable online. With many pieces, shapes and features, the experience is the same as a real cardboard jigsaw and with more advantages.

Kay Do you mean it is a 3 D jig saw? We saw them at christmas and thought about having one. One of my girls had a 3 D london bus a few years ago but they were cardboard pieces stuck onto like a sponge backing. That was quite good. Kept her amused for a while !! Gwynne Wonder if you could sell your extra pieces on e-bay.lol You never know they sell all sorts on there.

My husband Doug does them on top of the pool table, as got one with 4000 pieces took him on and off from May till Nov a few years ago, measures 38''x54'' (3' 2''x 4'6'') the only piece I put in was the last one, any one want it. our local library as all ways got one going he manages to put about 10 bits in while he waiting for me to get my books. Annabel

aww Annabel you spoil sport LOL Fancy letting him do all the work then you put the last piece in. I used to work at a playgroup and on one of the training courses they said you should always let a child put the last piece of jig saw in. Even if you did all the other pieces then the child will think that they had actually done the jig saw as they had completed it so then that would give them some sort of encouragement. Makes sense really.

Well he does love me, and it was my sixth birthday , it was 42c here today too warm. Annabel

sixth birthday Annabel? LOL