Comments on: Great ideas for Oilcloth http://craftathon.com/ideas-make/great-ideas-for-oilcloth Resource pages for people who like to make, buy, and sell handmades. Sat, 21 Jan 2012 10:42:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: Pip http://craftathon.com/ideas-make/great-ideas-for-oilcloth/comment-page-1#comment-68 Pip Tue, 02 Jun 2009 09:50:41 +0000 http://craftathon.com/?p=1321#comment-68 Inspired by E.M. Forster's "A Room with a View" I'm thinking about taking some 'Macintosh squares' on a picnic, but where can one find such things nowadays? Would oilcloth squares suffice for sitting on damp ground? Is there such a thing as double-sided oilcloth, or would I have to make a 'pillowcase' to stay waterproofed? Inspired by E.M. Forster’s “A Room with a View” I’m thinking about taking some ‘Macintosh squares’ on a picnic, but where can one find such things nowadays? Would oilcloth squares suffice for sitting on damp ground? Is there such a thing as double-sided oilcloth, or would I have to make a ‘pillowcase’ to stay waterproofed?

]]> By: craftathon http://craftathon.com/ideas-make/great-ideas-for-oilcloth/comment-page-1#comment-37 craftathon Fri, 17 Apr 2009 01:27:55 +0000 http://craftathon.com/?p=1321#comment-37 Oilcloth's slick surface is not very paint friendly. However, you can paint on canvas with acrylic paints and then seal it with latex polyurethane. This makes a very durable and easy to clean floor cloth that looks a lot like painted oilcloth. Check out these instructions on HGTV: http://www.hgtv.com/decorating/make-your-own-floor-cloth/index.html Oilcloth’s slick surface is not very paint friendly. However, you can paint on canvas with acrylic paints and then seal it with latex polyurethane. This makes a very durable and easy to clean floor cloth that looks a lot like painted oilcloth.

Check out these instructions on HGTV:
http://www.hgtv.com/decorating/make-your-own-floor-cloth/index.html

]]> By: vera peters http://craftathon.com/ideas-make/great-ideas-for-oilcloth/comment-page-1#comment-36 vera peters Thu, 16 Apr 2009 21:46:50 +0000 http://craftathon.com/?p=1321#comment-36 Have seen this in one home & loved the idea--Most interested in putting children's hands & footprints on solid oilcloth to use under dinner table. What kind of paint do I use for prints & how do I seal so won't wipe away? Thanks so much. Have seen this in one home & loved the idea–Most interested in putting children’s hands & footprints on solid oilcloth to use under dinner table. What kind of paint do I use for prints & how do I seal so won’t wipe away? Thanks so much.

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