Creating A Giant Floor Cloth

These floor cloths can even be used in controlled outdoor settings or in a screened in porch.

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. 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.

All of our fabrics are offered at factory direct wholesale pricing for cut yardage and bulk orders. Custom sizes are also available for most designs. This room is the room that we enter and exit our house 99 5 of the time. Cut the canvas into the size desired.

Lay out the fabric and make sure the cut is straight across both ends. Giant floor has 3 locations in nepa including. Floor clothes are a wonderful project for artists of all levels. You ll probably need two or three coats just to make it extra durable.

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. 3 4 of a yard of 60 wide canvas will make two floor cloths press an approximate 1 2 hem on all four sides. Cut the rug backing slightly smaller than the hemmed rectangle. Scranton wilkes barre bartonsville.

Then fold over 1 and press again on all four sides. Let the sealer dry completely between coats. If desired you may apply a final coat of paste wax using a soft cloth. 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.

Fabric for floor cloths. At our giant floor stores we have the area s best selection and largest inventory of flooring in northeastern pennsylvania. Our heavyweight numbered ducks are the best option for canvas floor cloths. Big duck canvas fabric warehouse offers a wide range of fabric options ideal for making cotton canvas floor cloths or canvas floor mats.

When the wax dries hand buff the surface. This space should be dust free well lit and well ventilated. If you think you may want to polycoat the final product then grab some polycoat spray on or brush too. One of the key elements of my plan was a rug to cover to a good portion of the tiled floor.

Most patterns are offered in 13 standard sizes ranging from 20 x 30 to 120 x 120.