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Category Archives: Fabric Care and Facts
Cloths on the Line
You can always hang your cloths up inside in front of a sunny window Continue reading
Spools of Thread.
The spool of thread theme continues with this cute bookcase I bought. If you look closely the decorative legs are made from spools of thread. I got it at a little antique store some time ago and so I don’t have any information on it. I looked at it rather carefully and it appears that the spools were all glued together in each section. Then the shelves were laid between the sections of spools with a hole matching the spools. There is a large metal rod strung through the spools and shelves giving it increased support. Very clever of them. Of course they used wooden spools not the plastic ones you got today. And they added the scalloped edge shelves and decorative back at the top. But you can do that! I know you can.
Decorative pin heads.
Decorative pin heads can help hold a flower in place on the chair sashes and although functional, they look a bit like jewelry. Use them to accent and hold in place the swags on the front of the head table or to pin ribbons down the ceremony aisle.
Heart of spools.
This is a clever way to use old spools of thread. This idea came from epherielldesigns.com
Great Fabric Pattern Lampshade
This is a very cool lampshade for a hanging lamp. I love the fabric pattern I call is “farm chic”.
Put That Tablecloth On The Floor
That’s right, she used this tablecloth as a floor cloth, but first she polyurethaned the heck out it. Found this great idea at Design Share. She details all the instructions on her blog here but in a nutshell this is what you need to do. You will need a water based polyurethane, lay tablecloth flat on a plastic drop cloth, roll and thoroughly soak the fabric for coat one, after 10 minutes move the tablecloth so it won’t stick to the drop cloth. Let dry. Repeat step 1 two more times. When completely dry – cut the same shape out of a cheap rug pad. Afix the rug pad with double sided carpet tape at edges and several points in center. DONE! She only did the top and not the bottom. I am so going to try this.
The Story of Denim
Here’s what we know about denim: We know denim originated in France under the name “serge de Nimes”. Continue reading
Hanging Out to Dry
There is nothing like the fresh smell of laundry off the clothesline. Continue reading
Cheryl Lynch, the quilter.
I have two friends who had their books published and in the same week I received copies of each of the books. I am certainly keeping the right company. Continue reading