It had so many seams and I was so disappointed that it wasn’t going to work.
Thank you for this info!I am bookmarking this page for when I use dropcloth! I LOVE this idea! I wanted to make curtains and do slip covers with them and my husband thought I had lost it!
Thanks a TON!
This is a wonderful idea! The chair looks fabulous.
Well, you guessed it … I got home.
Thanks Robin.
Arg!
I know all drop cloths are not created equal, but are drop cloths, in general just not woven to hold up to washing? I just referenced your article on my blog! No fraying.
You are saving tons of money by buying at Home Depot or Lowes and not a fabric store, and using them for drapes or slip covers. I covered my sofa in drop cloth material. It is the perfect off white colour! Hugs, Marty. Now I know where I have to go. Can you tell me which brand you ended up liking? I also plan on doing a slipcover to a chair similiar to yours.
I left the hems that are already on the drop clothes. But I'll wait til your tutorial cuz I need all the help I can get!! TraciI have been following your blog for several months and find your ideas and project fantastic! Thank you also for passing on the washing tip, I have a chait and love seat that I want to slip cover, but was unsure of the out of the package scratchy feel. Thanks! I think I may have discovered the problem, as well as a solution. When the textile companies trimmed manufacturing, everything went off shore, and drop cloths went as well. Well, after reading your entry further, and seeing the difference in all the different cloths you "researched", I may have found the fabric to recover my reclining chair-and-a-half (that thing needs roughly 10 yards of fabric – cha ching!). All you do is drive the cost up of everything else. Any info would be greatly appreciated, I just bought 3 drop cloths from Home Depot and they all have seams horizontally!
I can’t afford to go hunting for different brands of drop cloths if they are just going to fray apart at the seams when washed.
The pillow supplies were actually the big ticket items at $30 for all the fabric and $20 for the fiber filling.
Thanks for sharing your drop cloth knowedge. Thanks for this post, I’m so excited to do these curtains in my living room!! When you wash them, they instantly turn super soft, like a totally different material. I'm a fairly new reader, but your site is right up my alley – so-to-speak! I am getting ready to do a drop cloth project and am torn between the natural oatmeal color they already are or dying them. I have returned a couple myself!Thanks for all the good tips.Rhonda. Home Depot’s now also have seams either the length or width.
I’ll post pictures tomorrow!
If you’re fighting with your machine (and it’s not the bobbin thread), try using a new needle.
These Slipcovers are made of modern microfiber fabric which is Unique, Ultra-Soft and Good Hand feel, Fadeless and Anti-Wrinkling. My intention was to use it to recover my patio cushions, instead I used for new valances in my son's room. Please go to the Instagram Feed settings page to connect an account.
Prayed for your Mom tonight…I actually was rocking my daughter and thought about how you said she disliked her name until she found out what it meant.