The Dropcloth Craze...Who Knew?
I'm trying to decorate our small cabin/cottage on a minuscule budget, so I started looking for ideas on making, sewing, recovering, etc. things myself. I came across the idea of using painters' dropcloths for fabric projects. They're cheap...really cheap and very durable too.
I started designing a closet drape project using dropcloths, then moved on to a new bedskirt using the drop cloths as the ruffle. (I just finished the bedskirt...it looks amazing!) From there, I decided that I'll make the window shades from dropcloths. After that, I'm thinking...that old wingback chair...cover it with a dyed blue, dropcloth slipcover. My mind is going crazy with dropcloth ideas! It appears that I'm not alone. I started looking online for other dropcloth projects and I found that there is a whole movement going on using dropcloths for decorating projects. Anyone else have any good dropcloth ideas? ~C |
I painted one and sealed it with the clear poly. It made a nice rug. I put cheap shelf gripper fabric on the back. I used it in the laundry room for a long time and now it's on the porch. I clean it with the water hose when it gets dirty.
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So is a drop cloth made out of canvas? Looks like some great ideas.
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thanks for sharing your ideas
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Originally Posted by Onebyone
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I painted one and sealed it with the clear poly. It made a nice rug. I put cheap shelf gripper fabric on the back. I used it in the laundry room for a long time and now it's on the porch. I clean it with the water hose when it gets dirty.
I'm even thinking of using one for a quilt back. I want to do a, "campfire quilt," and I think that the rustic texture of the canvas would be good as well as sturdy for outdoors. It'll be a little heavy, but I don't think that I'll put any batting in it, so it should be alright. ~ C |
Have you tried pre-washing it? I'm thinking the wrinkles would be tough to get out.
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the wrinkles could be a design option. Love all your ideas
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Originally Posted by Garden Gnome
(Post 7868779)
So is a drop cloth made out of canvas? Looks like some great ideas.
~ C |
Originally Posted by Prism99
(Post 7869043)
Have you tried pre-washing it? I'm thinking the wrinkles would be tough to get out.
~ C |
These are fun ideas!
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