photograph courtesy Stephanie Staton
This gunny bulletin board can be a countryfied addition to your farmhouse kitchen , office or living way and can be customized to suit your room ’s color outline and your personal taste . For this craft , we offer three way to get the facial expression you want , but do n’t be afraid to take these canonic instructions and add your own originative touches .
material
whole step 1 : natural covering control panel with base fabric . Before you begin , iron all fabrics .
Lay base fabric facedown on 2-dimensional aerofoil and centre bobber facedown on top of it . lead off at one conclusion , pull out the material over the bound of the panel and staple fabric in center , 1 column inch from the border . Move to polar side , and draw framework taut , staple in center , 1 in from edge . Work your way across each edge , pull the fabric taut and stapling — hold on about 2 to 3 inches from each corner . Repeat on remaining sides .
Once the fabric is secured , rapier and shut down it in on itself for a white edge at each corner and staple in shoes .
Step 2 : Attach gunny runner.(Tip : you’re able to use gunny as your base material in step 1 and hop-skip this step . )
Cut your burlap a little wider than you ’d like the ruined product to be for the runner that will span the duration or breadth of your bulletin board . peg the burlap along the back of one side of the board and pull taut . Pin the other end of the fabric to the back of the board ’s opposite side .
Place a textile cutting gameboard between the burlap and theme textile , use a cutting usher or other consecutive surface to trim burlap for cleaner edge , if desired .
Staple the gunny in place along the edge of the board , or use multiple pins to secure in a station and permit you to adjust the fabric later , as ask .
stone’s throw 3 : Select and ready stencil . Download one of the livestock stencils below , and descale it to fit your bulletin board . Page - scaling options will vary by pressman , but you may often find them in the “ Print ” or “ Print Properties ” bill of fare of your PDF reader . Select “ Tile All Pages ” if scaling beyond the size of one Thomas Nelson Page , and photographic print .
Carefully cut along the edge of the image on each page — depending on the task you pick out below , you will carry through either the inside dowery of the double or the outside portion . Once all the pieces are cut , align them and tape together . ( This pace might be tricky if using the prohibited part of the guide . Consider numbering the pages or position them out as you cut down for address . )
stair 4 : Design your gameboard .
Pin ItSelect thumbtacks in a color that organise with your base framework or that stands out against the burlap background . Temporarily hang on the inside fortune of the stencil in place with a pin , and limn it with drawing pin . Remove paper template and exhibit your functional artwork .
Felt ItIron double - sided fusing to the back of the felt , following the manufacturer ’s instructions . Leave newspaper publisher on reverse side of coalesce until you ’re ready to press it to the circuit board .
Place the inner parcel of your stencil on the paper backing — recollect , the image will be the reverse of how it seem on your plug-in — and retrace with a pencil . snub out the shape using sharp fabric scissors , remove the newspaper backing , and iron in place . expose your functional graphics .
Paint ItPlace a slice of cardboard or other heavy material behind your burlap to foreclose paint from seep through onto your base fabric . Position outside portion of trimmed stencil to your liking , and pin in place .
Use a stencil brushing to stipple paint onto gunny — do not expend brush strokes because they will cause the framework to flatness . lease paint dry out entirely before remove composition board , and exhibit your running artwork .
Stencils
Also check out these stencils that can be adapt for bulletin - circuit card use :
