Making A Floor Cloth From Fabric

The drop cloth protecting the floor from wallpaper paste drips was an exact color match.

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. Big duck canvas fabric warehouse offers a wide range of fabric options ideal for making cotton canvas floor cloths or canvas floor mats. The fabric should stick well to the rubber mat. To make your floor cloth slip proof you can apply a liquid rubber backing available at most craft stores.

Make a floor cloth. Materials needed to make a rug. Let the sealer dry completely between coats. Then fold the fabric back about halfway and spray the rubber mat with spray adhesive.

Here is a comparison of the floor cloth after a coat of shellac and the extra fabric. Lift the other side of fabric up and repeat that method. Our heavyweight numbered ducks are the best option for canvas floor cloths. If desired you may apply a final coat of paste wax using a soft cloth.

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. Using the original fabric bolt fold as a guide cut your fabric into two pieces. Note to protect the floor a blue tarp is under both the fabric and the tarp used as the backing.

Determine your fabric placement. Lift the other side of fabric up and repeat that method. Fold the fabric back down smoothing out the bubbles and wrinkles as you go. Then fold the fabric back about halfway and spray the rubber mat with spray adhesive.

Fold the fabric back down smoothing out the bubbles and wrinkles as you go. These must be smoothed out as the fabric is adhered. Floor clothes are a wonderful project for artists of all levels. Then lay out your fabric and cut to the desired size allowing a 1 hem on all 4 sides.

Using decoupage you can make a floor cloth with no sewing. 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. 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. Once the fabric is adhered to the tarp the excess tarp may be cut away from all four edges of the fabric.

Notice too the wrinkles in the tarp. The fabric should stick well to the rubber mat. So the fabric will be enough to make two floor cloths. Fabric for floor cloths.

When the wax dries hand buff the surface. On the cotton setting with spray iron your fabric and remove as many wrinkles as you possibly can.