How To Paint A Drop Cloth Rug

Number 10 canvas duck cut to dimensions of door or board plus a 6 inch margin.

How to paint a drop cloth rug.

Roller tray and liner white acrylic gesso. I started by purchasing a 4 x 15 heavy canvas drop cloth from menard s for 14 57. Hollow core door or 1 2 inch plywood cut to size. Use the foam brush to apply the fabric paint from the tape edge to the center to prevent bleed through.

There should be enough layers of drop cloth to prevent the paint from seeping through to the floor but you might want to protect it with another drop cloth or paper just to be safe. Wow this is by far the best looking drop cloth rug i ve seen. Come back through and fill in the spaces with offset rows of the same shape. If you re looking to make a larger area rug they also have a 9 x 12 cloth for only 18 47.

To easily line up the pattern place the reserved cut out shape where you would like the stencil and use a pencil to mark a few guidelines. This rug making project is so easy. I was wondering does the texture of the cloth feel stiff since you painted sealed the entire surface. Place tassels on both shorter ends of the rug.

If you have some basic sewing skills and a few other supplies i promise you can make this fabric rug. Diy rug using drop cloth and chalk paint. For this method you need to get a drop cloth that is double the size you want it to be width wise. They have a few different sizes available but since the rugs i wanted to make are more like runners the 4 foot wide drop cloth was perfect.

On the edge of the drop cloth thread the needle and thread through the cloth. Paintbrushs in a variety of sizes. Paint roller on broomstick. Thread a tapestry needle with one end of the top.

So lets cut to the chase and jump right into the step by step tutorial on how to make a rug using drop cloth fabric and chalk paint. That way you can fold it down the middle resulting in a thicker rug. For a 6 foot x 9 foot rug you will need about 23 tassels per side. For spacing the tassels eyeball the distance or use a ruler to measure precisely.

The size i used was a 6 9 feet i folded it in half so it is now 6 4 5 feet.