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nancypo
True Blue Farmgirl
362 Posts
nancy
boise
idaho
USA
362 Posts |
 Posted - Aug 09 2011 : 9:10:55 PM
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Years and years ago I started using burlap for table runners, mantle covers, etc. It's all the rage now, apparently :) I liked it for the texture and low cost. It does require a wash, because it has a distinctive SMELL! Washed in the gentle cycle, with some softener, threw in the dryer. Nice and soft, and raggedy edge. Just clean out that lint trap, wow it was FULL! It will be off a bit straightness wise, beware. But, hey, it's burlap! $3.00 a yard here.
Today I washed my burlap bean bag I emptied, and stuffed it! New pillow!
also add a few new burlap "ribbons" I made to some things I already had to add some texture, just used a little "Liquid Nails) glue on the back to hold it up, and keep from sliding down-
a little hanging basket I got at the grocery store:
and a french country topiary I made years ago, changed the paint, added the bow!
Be the change...
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FarmDream
True Blue Farmgirl
1085 Posts
Julie
TX
USA
1085 Posts |
Posted - Aug 10 2011 : 11:39:52 AM
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Very creative. I have some old burlap I buy in rolls at Lowe's for the garden. It's very soft after a season of covering plants from the sun.
~FarmDream is Farmgirl Sister #3069
Live Today, Cherish Yesterday, Dream Tomorrow
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17161 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17161 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17161 Posts |
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KarenP
True Blue Farmgirl
666 Posts
Karen
Chippewa Falls
Wisconsin
USA
666 Posts |
Posted - Aug 11 2011 : 5:25:41 PM
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I made some Market Bags to sell for our dog park...
I've had colored burlap on hand for 20 years, finally a pattern to use it!
The pattern is here...
http://thelongthread.com/?p=8400
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17161 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17161 Posts |
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camiesmommy
True Blue Farmgirl
113 Posts
Anne Jeannette
Stagecoach
NV
USA
113 Posts |
Posted - Aug 12 2011 : 9:52:27 PM
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Many years ago (when I was a teenager) I made a wall hanging out of burlap for my dangle earrings. I finished the sides and made a casing up top for a wooden dowel. (I later tied a piece of yarn to both ends of the dowel so I could hang it. Anyway, after finishing the seams I did pulled thread embroidery along the sides and bottom. I also embroidered flowers above the open work on the bottom, and fringed it as well. The openess of the burlap was great for hanging wire earrings. This would be a great project for a teenager or a great gift to give them.
A.J.
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