The Complete Book of Floorcloths: Designs and Techniques for Painting Great-looking Canvas Rugs

by KathyCooper (Author), JanHersey (Author)

• Used

  Hardcover
  1997

  $6.00

  Transform a piece of canvas into the focal point of any room with water-based paints, a sewing machine, standard painting tools, and 10 simple steps. Ten projects, ranging from tight geometric patterns to free-form squibbles and whimsical shapes, can be easily completed by even the most artistically challenged. The most intricate-looking are surprisingly the easiest to make. 144 pages, 260 color illus., 50 b/w illus., 8 1/2 x 10.

• Used

  Paperback
  2003

  $4.65

  In this book you will find all the information and design inspiration you need to make your own fashionable canvas floor rugs. It includes work by 65 artists in addition to eight specific projects each fully illustrated and described in step-by-step detail. The process is simple: start with a piece of canvas, brush on a quick layer of primer, paint, stencil or sponge on some water-based paint and then seal everything with an application of polyurethane. Techniques include: priming the canvas; applying background colour; adding non-skid backing; sponging; squeeze-bottle painting; photo-transfer; rubber stamping; collage