design board flannel or felt?
 

I plan of purchasing what I need to cover a 48" x 72" cork board to use for a design board. I know lots use flannel but Joanne's has a sale on felt for $2.99/yard and it is 72" wide. Does anyone know if it works as well as flannel. Also what color do you all prefer? White or cream?

I believe the felt would not be washable.

It should work, the story boards we used to use were felt. White or cream is your choice, either will work.

I didn't know that you washed them!

I just vacuum my design wall if I start getting strings on it-- in 14 years have had no need to wash the covering.

I suspect that today's felt is washable because so many of them are poly. I would wash first so that there are no surprises later on.

If it is poly will it work to hold up blocks with out pins?

A large flannel backed tablecloth would probably cost less and works just as well. I bought mine on clearance for $2.00 at Big Lots and used push pins to attach it to the wall.

Cari

I use white felt stretched over the pink insulation boards from hardware store. The felt holds blocks up beautifully, and when you have a larger piece with lots of seams which make it heavier, a straight pin into the insulation does the trick. I too vacuum. Did not wash, but certainly could have -- poly felt is washable. I went with felt because I was able to get a 96 inch width so no seams in the wall. And it was a lot cheaper than equal amount of good quality flannel would have been.

same here. works great too.