Hey Helmar Fans!
Christine joining you today with some pieces I created for my Thanksgiving table. I love burlap and absolutely love to use it on my paper crafting projects, but if we are being honest, it is not the easiest stuff to work with!
For today's project I was looking for a way to stiffen up my burlap and keep it from fraying so much. Helmar's Fabric Stiffener and Draping Liquid was perfect for that and allowed me to put together this place setting which includes a burlap napkin ring!
This is a pretty messy project so I suggest setting up on a countertop or somewhere where it will have time to dry and not get in the way of your other supplies.
I laid my burlap out on wax paper and poured some of the fabric stiffener into a bowl.
I then used a paint brush to apply a thick layer of the fabric stiffener to the body part of the burlap but avoided the fringe.
When you are done it should look nice and thick like this! I allowed mine to dry overnight. Then it rolled up nice and easily into a napkin ring. It made the fringe much less likely to unravel….it's still not foolproof but doesn't fall apart nearly as easy as it did without!
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Here it is up close with the embellishments that I added using Zap Dots (these held great to the burlap).
Hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving week!
