Boho-Style Table Runner

Boho-Style Table Runner

Posted by DecoArt on Jun 21st 2020

This chic boho piece, made with SoSoft® Fabric Paint, is versatile enough to be a rug, throw, or table runner.

SUPPLIES

    • water container
    • paper towels
    • scissors
    • iron
    • straight edge or ruler
    • bowl
    • yarn
    • flat brush
    • sewing kit or fabric glue
    • pencil
    • duck canvas

    INSTRUCTIONS

    1. Gather the materials.
      2. Instruction #1
    2. For the dyeing yarn, mix the SoSoft Fabric Paints with water: one bowl of grey (Lamp Black with White 1:3) and one bowl each of Indian Turquoise, Red Pepper, and Bright Coral.
      3. Instruction #2
    3. Dip equal amounts of yarn into each color/water mix.
      4. Instruction #3
    4. Wring out the yarn and hang to dry completely.
      5. Instruction #4
    5. Using paint bottles, wrap a good amount of yarn around two bottles. (See photo.)
      6. Instruction #5
    6. Tie the center securely with a long piece of yarn.
      7. Instruction #6
    7. Take the bottles out, leaving a ball shape. (See photo.)
      8. Instruction #7
    8. Cut the loops.
      9. Instruction #8
    9. Trim the pom-pom until you have the desired shape.
      10. Instruction #9
    10. Measure out and trim the duck canvas if needed.
      11. Instruction #10
    11. Wet the canvas and wring out the water.
      12. Instruction #11
    12. Spread out the canvas and pour on the watered Bright Coral.
      13. Instruction #12
    13. Pat with paper towels or wring out.
      14. Instruction #13
    14. Hang to dry.
      15. Instruction #14
    15. Steam iron the canvas.
      16. Instruction #15
    16. Fold in and iron the edges. Use permanent fabric glue or sew to hem the edges.
      17. Instruction #16
    17. Attach the pom-poms to the ends of the canvas. (I made five big ones for each end.)
      18. Instruction #17
    18. Using a pencil and a straight edge, draw various lines on each end of the runner.
      19. Instruction #18
    19. Fill in the lines and make designs using the listed SoSoft Fabric Paints.
      20. Instruction #19
    20. Use a flat brush to get clean edges. Let dry completely.
      21. Instruction #20

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