Industrial Chic Placemats-Urban Barn knock off
by
Fab and Pretty
(IC: blogger)
$20
3 Hours
Easy
Oooooh what says Industrial more than a little spray-paint! Okay I can think of a few things but this is fun, and requires the most minimal of sewing skills. Here's a quick diy how to of placemats i saw at Urban Barn for 12$ each. The Urban Barn mat had double needle cotton biased tape on the back, however here's my simplified knock off!
I used 18 oz canvas, great weight for placemats and the painting effect. Cut your mat to your desired size. I used another placemat as a template. Run a straight stitch about a half-inch along each side of each of your place mats to control the frayed edge.
Lightly spray paint each mat. Don't worry about uneven coverage and even go as far as to leave the loose canvas threads on your mat when you spray. These threads, and the wrinkles all add to the character.
Find a stencil you like, of whatever shape, image or word you like. I made my own and used card stock paper for its durability.
Once your mats are all painted and DRY send them through a wash and dry cycle. After the dry cycle you'll really see that nice size frayed edge but it will be a bit of a mess. Trim all of the long thread. They'll need a good steam iron on the backside as well. But now they're ready! The wash a dry cycle gave the mats that great roughened aged and beaten look.
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Published February 16th, 2015 10:15 AM
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RCooper @ thoughtsbyher.com on Feb 16, 2015I really like this idea! Think I am gonna use it!
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Fab and Pretty on Feb 16, 2015Gee thanks so much.
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