Simple Woven Denim Placemat Tutorial

Try this cool concept for making a woven denim placemat. The comfortable denim material is ideal for adorning your desk any time of yr, and the weaving course of is surprisingly therapeutic. It’s so simple to make and it makes use of recycled supplies, so this craft will not price a lot to make.

Woven Denim Placemat

Add a little bit of cozy and sturdy enjoyable to your eating desk with these easy-to-make placemats! This woven denim placemat is a simple-to-make craft that provides a contact of character to the desk. This is not one thing you’re going to discover at most shops, making it a real dialog piece.

The denim placemat is sturdy and the fabric is simple to work with. And when you get the hold of it, this mission is ideal for making items for all of your family and friends. Think about making a couple of units of those to present to your family and friends, for simply $1 to $2 per set!

Embellish your desk with these and even this cute jute placemat concept. In fact, you may also like the autumn leaf placemats for Thanksgiving time as an alternative.

How Giant Are Placemats?

With this placemat, you can also make it any measurement that you just like. Usually, placemats which might be made for dinner plates are about 14″ in diameter. So the common measurements of placemats are 14″ by 20″.

For this placemat, since it’s spherical, I made it about 12″ vast. It could possibly be made bigger or smaller, simply modify it to fit your preferences. If you wish to make a bigger placemat, you may simply make this craft greater. Simply take into account that the bigger the placemat, the extra denim material you’ll need.

Can I Wash This Placemat?

Who would desire a placemat that may’t be washed? I might be afraid to make use of it. You possibly can wash the woven denim placemat simply with every other laundry that you’ve got. I’d suggest washing it within a washing bag, just like what you’ll use to scrub delicates like bras. The denim itself can simply maintain as much as a powerful wash, however due to the woven design, I’d wish to be a bit mild with them. Particularly if utilizing only a common yarn to carry it collectively.

Ought to I Seal The Cloth On This Denim Placemat?

You may if you happen to wished to. I’ve not sealed mine and they’re holding up simply wonderful. If you’re going to use this placemat for decent meals, then I’d suggest sealing the material. You should utilize a transparent sealer like spray sealer, Mod Podge, and even hairspray. Simply be sure you check it in an unconspicuous spot first. Additionally, you will must reseal, particularly in case you are utilizing one thing like hairspray, however with all sealers, after every wash.

Since denim is so sturdy, you actually do not have to fret about sealing it such as you may different supplies. So, it really works splendidly for this as it’s simple to make and straightforward to launder.

How Else Can I Customise My Placemats?

Need one thing a bit extra distinctive than these? Under are some nice concepts for customizing your placemats to fit your model, wants, or the season or vacation.

• Use completely different colours or washes of denim.
• Combine and match the weaving with denim and sturdy material or burlap for a striped impact. You may even interweave colourful ribbons or bandanas between the denim.
• Add buttons, beads, sequins, or rhinestones across the edges. I do not suggest including these to the highest as they may scrape in opposition to plates.
• Line the bottoms with cotton batting and a layer of denim to create extra cushion on them for protecting plates and bowls from breaking.

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Find out how to Make a Denim Placemat

Start by measuring the dimensions of the placemat onto a bit of cardboard. I used a wreath type, then after I traced that circle, I went across the edge and traced round it one other 1″ wider.

Now, reduce the circle out on the widest marks.

Use a ruler to measure and divide the circle into 4 equal sections, drawing a line throughout every.

Now, you’ll go across the fringe of the circle and make a small mark each 1″. Then, use scissors to chop at every of those marks, making a reduce just one/4″ deep onto the circle.

After you have made these cuts, you’ll tie the grey yarn across the heart of the circle, in order that it slips into the notch you made on each side.

Minimize off the top extra, then utilizing the opposite finish, the one nonetheless hooked up to the yarn ball, and start weaving it out and in of those slips, across the exterior in order that it goes round and crosses over one another and across the total circle .

Proceed this till every slot on the sting has had a little bit of yarn crossed by way of it. Tie the yarn within the heart and reduce it off.

Now, reduce the legs on blue denims, alongside the seam, to separate them, and reduce it off the pants so you’ve one vast piece of denim.

Now, measure each 1/4″ to three/4″ and reduce strips the size of the denim from this. Do that for your complete leg, after which set them apart.

After you have the strips, thread the stitching thread and needle by way of one finish of a strip of denim. Then sew that strip of denim to and across the very heart little bit of yarn on the yarn-covered circle.

Now, start weaving this strip of denim out and in, over and beneath, in a decent circle, urgent it in opposition to itself as you go across the circle.

On the finish of that strip, lease a second strip of denim to it, (alternate colours if desired) then proceed doing the identical factor, weaving the denim out and in till you’re proud of the width. I ended about 1 1/2″ from the sting of the cardboard.

When you attain the top, use the needle and thread to stitch this edge piece again onto itself and the denim row simply beside it. This may safe it collectively properly.

Now, Go throughout the perimeters and snip the yarn, then tie it to safe simply in opposition to the sting of the placemat.

As soon as all have been tied, carry the placemat off the cardboard spherical and now you’ve a placemat. Proceed to make one for each place setting at your desk.

Extra Simple Denim Craft Concepts

Flip previous torn-up or too-small blue denims into cute additions to your house very quickly with these concepts. Whether or not you need decor or a trend piece, under one can find some nice concepts that simply match into your crafting funds. Just remember to bookmark these, print out the tutorials, or pin them to Pinterest.

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This can be a nice mission to make and provides as a present!