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How to paint a colonial floor cloth.
Preparing the canvas was one of the parts that made me nervous and the kits come with the canvas already shrunk cut hemmed yay and primed with the base layer of paint.
Weston colonial floorcloth 3.
Floor design from weston massachusetts.
Floor cloths originated in france in the 1400s and were introduced to the american colonies in the early 1700s.
The design is lightly penciled in for a guide in painting.
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.
I chose the branch stencil kit featuring a diamond pattern with a stenciled edge.
First measure out and cut the vinyl flooring to the size you want.
If you need a bigger rug you can always have a piece cut off the roll but it will be slightly more expensive.
Originally made from recycled ships sails they were used to cover dirt or wooden floors in early american homes.
Pearl essence colonial red midnight blue and brown antique glaze.
Border stencil from south britain connecticut.
How to paint a floor cloth.
Floor design from weston massachusetts.
Weston colonial floor cloth 2.
Enough fabric to cover the vinyl plus about two inches on each side a heavy cotton duck cloth or canvas is ideal clear non yellowing sealer paint brush or foam brush.
Creating art underfoot is an easy step by step process and no fancy supplies or skills are required.
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Our patterns are as simple to reproduce as scattering leaves from your backyard across a surface marking stripes with tape rather than a ruler tracing bowls for circles and painting streaky brushstrokes on a grid.
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The essential supplies are inexpensive and easy to find at paint craft and hardware stores you probably already have.
Just prime a piece of canvas paint a design and seal it with varnish.
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Buy a piece of 6 x 9 linoleum from the hardware store flooring section note.
Seal the finished piece.