Creating A Giant Floor Cloth

For a traditional floor cloth you ll need linseed oil a large paintbrush oil based paints assorted stencils with early american or colonial designs small brushes sponges or foam pouncing.

Creating a giant floor cloth. Giant floor has 3 locations in nepa including. Cut the rug backing slightly smaller than the hemmed rectangle. Let the sealer dry completely between coats. Scranton wilkes barre bartonsville.

Floor clothes are a wonderful project for artists of all levels. Most patterns are offered in 13 standard sizes ranging from 20 x 30 to 120 x 120. This space should be dust free well lit and well ventilated. Our vintage vinyl floor cloths include 900 unique patterns in warm colors with.

How to make floor cloths before you begin set up a work space where you can leave the floor cloth to dry undisturbed for several hours. Cut the canvas into the size desired. For this week s installment of the one room challenge i decided to make a floor cloth from a drop cloth as the search for a suitable runner was proving to be fruitless. At our giant floor stores we have the area s best selection and largest inventory of flooring in northeastern pennsylvania.

If desired you may apply a final coat of paste wax using a soft cloth. Our heavyweight numbered ducks are the best option for canvas floor cloths. To make your floor cloth slip proof you can apply a liquid rubber backing available at most craft stores. When the wax dries hand buff the surface.

All of our fabrics are offered at factory direct wholesale pricing for cut yardage and bulk orders. If you think you may want to polycoat the final product then grab some polycoat spray on or brush too. This room is the room that we enter and exit our house 99 5 of the time. Gather outdoor fabric a tarp from the paint section of the home improvement store duct tape and spray adhesive.

Lay out the fabric and make sure the cut is straight across both ends. One of the key elements of my plan was a rug to cover to a good portion of the tiled floor. Here s one more look at the finished floor cloth. Place the rug backing under the hems on the floor cloth.

Seal the floor cloth with water based polyurethane. These floor cloths can even be used in controlled outdoor settings or in a screened in porch. Custom sizes are also available for most designs. 3 4 of a yard of 60 wide canvas will make two floor cloths press an approximate 1 2 hem on all four sides.

Then fold over 1 and press again on all four sides.