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Week-end project - two week-ends
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Posted by publickman (My Page) on Wed, Nov 18, 09 at 1:40
| Here's Kevin's record of what we've been doing the past two week-ends. The weather has been getting cool lately, down to the mid and lower 50s at night/early morning, and Kevin wanted something to shield his bed from the north window above his bed. So I designed a headboard for his bed, which we built and upholstered, and now he is shielded from the cold air. Two week-ends ago we bought the lumber/plywood and build the frame, after I had drawn a full scale template for the shape. We had to do quite a bit of gluing and left the frame in the garage over the past week. Then last week-end we went to Leimert Park to shop for African mudcloth for the headboard (and bed covering) and were lucky to find a piece of fabric that was almost just the right size (the black and white fabric on the headboard in the photo). The width was almost perfect, but I had to sew extenders onto the sides in order to be able to attach the fabric to the frame. The seams don't show, but they were necessary for stretching the fabric. Since the fabric was mud-cloth, I had to apply backing to the entire piece of fabric, since it was not really one piece of fabric, but six narrow pieces of fabric loosely sewing together by hand. The whole fabric was made by hand, including the dyeing process, and so the fabric was not very stable until I backed it.
I'm posting this so that you will know why I have been distracted lately. I'll post some of my own photos of the project later. I have a much better photo of the headboard.
Lars |
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RE: Week-end project - two week-ends
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| That's stunning! I've never heard of African mudcloth before and I like the bold yet simple tribal pattern. Great job! The room is looking very pulled together! |
Here is a link that might be useful: About African Mudcloth
RE: Week-end project - two week-ends
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| Wow, it looks so amazing !! I love it. |
RE: Week-end project - two week-ends
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| Can't see the link, it leads to a Facebook login page (I don't have an account) |
RE: Week-end project - two week-ends
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| Same here....closed my Facebook account. Can you post a picture here, Lars? I would really love to see what you've done! I want to make an upholstered headboard, but I find it somewhat "intimidating"! Linda |
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Really smashing, Lars!! Just beautiful!
Linda C |
RE: Week-end project - two week-ends
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| Very well done Lars! I love the pattern on the bed throw as well. SharonCb |
RE: Week-end project - two week-ends
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| I posted the photo on the gallery side: Gallery posting I tried putting just the photo here, but it wouldn't let me. Thanks for that link, Ellen. Now I know what part of the design means (I think). I'll have to do more research on that. I had given my sister some mudcloth that I had bought at an African festival a few years back for her birthday, and she uses it as a throw for one of her sofas. I guess that's easier than trying to make something out of it. Linda, making a headboard is fairly easy, but then I do have quite a bit of experience with upholstery. It's important to glue the foam to the board with upholstery glue (which goes on like a web) so that it doesn't shift when you are attaching the fabric. Also, we bought an electric staple gun, which made the job a lot easier. I think it does require two people, however. Lars |
Here is a link that might be useful: Headboard photo
RE: Week-end project - two week-ends
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| Oh Lars, that's very striking, I love it. I'm going to show it to Ashley tonight, she's going to love it too, and she has the decorator "gene" in this family which I lack. Annie |
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| Lars, I love it. Both the fabric on the headboard and on the bed. Beautiful. Ann |
RE: Week-end project - two week-ends
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| Thanks for posting another photo, Lars. Your headboard is beautiful! Well, I have the electric staple gun, so I guess I have no excuse to not make one, too! LOL Thanks for the tip on the glue. Linda |
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