Making A Floor Cloth From Fabric

Fabric for floor cloths.

Making a floor cloth from fabric.

A floor cloth or floor quilt is a durable piece of art you can use as a throw rug or a crumb catcher under the table. Our heavyweight numbered ducks are the best option for canvas floor cloths. So the fabric will be enough to make two floor cloths. Fabric with a tighter weave will not require as many coats as the duck cloth i am using does.

Using decoupage you can make a floor cloth with no sewing. Let the sealer dry completely between coats. Materials needed to make a rug. All of our fabrics are offered at factory direct wholesale pricing for cut yardage and bulk orders.

Make a floor cloth. Notice too the wrinkles in the tarp. By lisa curry mair. The layers of poly are what make the fabric wipe able so your rug will stay clean.

Using the original fabric bolt fold as a guide cut your fabric into two pieces. Fold the fabric back down smoothing out the bubbles and wrinkles as you go. It did make the white stripes not quite so white more of an off white or very light cream color so if you need the white in your fabric to stay a brilliant stark white you ll want to find another sealer for your floor cloth. Lift the other side of fabric up and repeat that method.

The drop cloth protecting the floor from wallpaper paste drips was an exact color match. On the cotton setting with spray iron your fabric and remove as many wrinkles as you possibly can. Determine your fabric placement. With a little fabric paint i could make a rug that would fit perfectly with our existing decor.

Use a quilt pattern from a book or magazine or create your own design. When the wax dries hand buff the surface. If you skimp on layers of poly dirt would be harder to clean off. Then lay out your fabric and cut to the desired size allowing a 1 hem on all 4 sides.

The fabric should stick well to the rubber mat. Big duck canvas fabric warehouse offers a wide range of fabric options ideal for making cotton canvas floor cloths or canvas floor mats. The colorful canvas carpet learn how you can recycle old fabric works or repurpose leftovers to make a beautiful floor cloth that ll make your floors pop. To make your floor cloth slip proof you can apply a liquid rubber backing available at most craft stores.

Once the fabric is adhered to the tarp the excess tarp may be cut away from all four edges of the fabric. These must be smoothed out as the fabric is adhered. If desired you may apply a final coat of paste wax using a soft cloth. Floor clothes are a wonderful project for artists of all levels.