A Fun & Easy Buffalo Check Tea Towel Stenciled Sign
April 14, 2019
I purchased this buffalo check tea towel at Hobby Lobby (Spring Shop #5895214) earlier this spring. It's 16" x 26".
I ironed the wrinkles out of it before I began my project.
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I purchased this paper package of 14 stencils from Joann Fabrics. I chose the "Home Sweet Home" stencil for this project.
I used the world map stencil on a recent project HERE.
I centered the stencil on my tea towel and taped it down with blue painter's tape.
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I closed the bridges on the stencils by putting small pieces of blue tape around the openings and stenciling the area with a fine stencil brush.
I cut the tea towel off on each end.
I cut the tea towel off on each end.
I had a newer wooden yardstick from Menard's that I cut in half at 18", and stained with Varathane Premium Wood Stain in Dark Walnut
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I stapled one of the 18" yardstick sections to the top and bottom.
The staples were 1/4" shank length and unfortunately they came through the thin yardstick. My husband snipped off the ends of the staples, and luckily they still worked without jamming the staple gun. I would advise using a thicker yardstick, shorter staples, maybe thumb tacks or try to snip the staples down.
I also added Aleene's Original Tacky Glue
between the yardstick and fabric. Maybe the glue alone would work too.
between the yardstick and fabric. Maybe the glue alone would work too.
Holes were drilled in the ends of the top yardstick to add a jute twine hanger.
Easy!
Farmhouse style!
AND buffalo checked!
Thanks for visiting!
Here is a similar project I upcycled from a thrift shop cloth sign. Details HERE.
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Carlene, I like your buffalo check wall hanging a lot - especially incorporating the wood ruler. I believe fabric glue (or wood glue) would hold the tea towel in place, or even hot glue. Sometimes I glue felt over top of other things I glue - like over a jute hanger for a pic or decor piece, or I've hot-glued a fabric flag onto itself, then hot-glued a piece of felt over that. It holds well. I would like that same buffalo check towel done with the stencil in fabric paint and used as a decorative towel to hang on my oven door.
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