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Posted by karlisa on October 14, 2006, 4:42 pm
I'm looking to make a painting smock like the one someone gave my son.
I made a copy of the smock that we have and it would be a snap to put
together, as it is just vinyl with binding around the entire thing,
with the neckline binding extended on 13" on either side so that it can
be tied at the back of the neck. My son's daycare has requested that
each parent bring an old tee-shirt so that the children can wear these
while painting, and I was going to send the little vinyl painter's
smock we have for Noah to use instead of a tee-shirt. However, I
thought that if I could find some cute vinyl fabric, like rain slickers
are made out of, I'd make a pile of smocks to give to the daycare
class. I looked at oilcloth, but it just seems too flimsy. The smock
that he has is navy blue with green frogs printed on it and it's bound
in bright green binding. It reminds me of rain slicker fabric. I
looked around online but I haven't had any luck locating this type of
fabric. I thought of the iron-on vinyl you can buy to "vinylize" woven
fabrics, but I have no experience with this stuff and don't know if
it's a pain to use or if it even works. Any ideas where I might locate
this type of fabric or if the iron on vinyl coating works?
thanks!
lisa
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Posted by Kate Dicey on October 14, 2006, 5:10 pm
karlisa wrote:
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> I'm looking to make a painting smock like the one someone gave my son.
> I made a copy of the smock that we have and it would be a snap to put
> together, as it is just vinyl with binding around the entire thing,
> with the neckline binding extended on 13" on either side so that it can
> be tied at the back of the neck. My son's daycare has requested that
> each parent bring an old tee-shirt so that the children can wear these
> while painting, and I was going to send the little vinyl painter's
> smock we have for Noah to use instead of a tee-shirt. However, I
> thought that if I could find some cute vinyl fabric, like rain slickers
> are made out of, I'd make a pile of smocks to give to the daycare
> class. I looked at oilcloth, but it just seems too flimsy. The smock
> that he has is navy blue with green frogs printed on it and it's bound
> in bright green binding. It reminds me of rain slicker fabric. I
> looked around online but I haven't had any luck locating this type of
> fabric. I thought of the iron-on vinyl you can buy to "vinylize" woven
> fabrics, but I have no experience with this stuff and don't know if
> it's a pain to use or if it even works. Any ideas where I might locate
> this type of fabric or if the iron on vinyl coating works?
>
> thanks!
>
> lisa
>
Look for vinyl coated table covering/table cloth fabric! :)
Some fun ones here: http://www.hartsfabric.com/oilcloth.html
--
Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!
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Posted by Kirsten Sollie on October 15, 2006, 12:28 am
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> karlisa wrote:
>> I'm looking to make a painting smock like the one someone gave my son.
>> I made a copy of the smock that we have and it would be a snap to put
>> together, as it is just vinyl with binding around the entire thing,
>> with the neckline binding extended on 13" on either side so that it can
>> be tied at the back of the neck. My son's daycare has requested that
>> each parent bring an old tee-shirt so that the children can wear these
>> while painting, and I was going to send the little vinyl painter's
>> smock we have for Noah to use instead of a tee-shirt. However, I
>> thought that if I could find some cute vinyl fabric, like rain slickers
>> are made out of, I'd make a pile of smocks to give to the daycare
>> class. I looked at oilcloth, but it just seems too flimsy. The smock
>> that he has is navy blue with green frogs printed on it and it's bound
>> in bright green binding. It reminds me of rain slicker fabric. I
>> looked around online but I haven't had any luck locating this type of
>> fabric. I thought of the iron-on vinyl you can buy to "vinylize" woven
>> fabrics, but I have no experience with this stuff and don't know if
>> it's a pain to use or if it even works. Any ideas where I might locate
>> this type of fabric or if the iron on vinyl coating works?
>> thanks!
>> lisa
> Look for vinyl coated table covering/table cloth fabric! :)
> Some fun ones here: http://www.hartsfabric.com/oilcloth.html
> --
> Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
I second that motion! I have made lots of things from that tablecloth
yardage, mostly rainhats and purses. It comes in lots of cute patterns.
Just be aware that it doesn't have much "give" and that if you have to sew
directly on the shiny side (pockets?), it sticks under the presser foot and
you will need to use tissue or a teflon foot. This is not an issue where you
are sewing on binding.
Kirsten Sollie
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Posted by karlisa on October 15, 2006, 11:25 am
Kate Dicey wrote:
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> karlisa wrote:
> > I'm looking to make a painting smock like the one someone gave my son.
> > I made a copy of the smock that we have and it would be a snap to put
> > together, as it is just vinyl with binding around the entire thing,
> > with the neckline binding extended on 13" on either side so that it can
> > be tied at the back of the neck. My son's daycare has requested that
> > each parent bring an old tee-shirt so that the children can wear these
> > while painting, and I was going to send the little vinyl painter's
> > smock we have for Noah to use instead of a tee-shirt. However, I
> > thought that if I could find some cute vinyl fabric, like rain slickers
> > are made out of, I'd make a pile of smocks to give to the daycare
> > class. I looked at oilcloth, but it just seems too flimsy. The smock
> > that he has is navy blue with green frogs printed on it and it's bound
> > in bright green binding. It reminds me of rain slicker fabric. I
> > looked around online but I haven't had any luck locating this type of
> > fabric. I thought of the iron-on vinyl you can buy to "vinylize" woven
> > fabrics, but I have no experience with this stuff and don't know if
> > it's a pain to use or if it even works. Any ideas where I might locate
> > this type of fabric or if the iron on vinyl coating works?
> > thanks!
> > lisa
> Look for vinyl coated table covering/table cloth fabric! :)
> Some fun ones here: http://www.hartsfabric.com/oilcloth.html
Thanks, Kate! I went ahead and bought some oilcloth yestereday to
experiment with. I think I can get about 6 smocks from a yard of
oilcloth. I don't like how thin the oilcloth is or how it looks on the
wrong side, so I'm thinking I'll cut out a backing fabric and flat line
it before binding the edges.
Thanks for the link!
lisa
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> --
> Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
> Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
> http://www.katedicey.co.uk
> Click on Kate's Pages and explore!
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Posted by off kilter quilter @somewhereq on October 15, 2006, 8:49 am
karlisa wrote:
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> I'm looking to make a painting smock like the one someone gave my son.
> I made a copy of the smock that we have and it would be a snap to put
> together, as it is just vinyl with binding around the entire thing,
> with the neckline binding extended on 13" on either side so that it can
> be tied at the back of the neck. My son's daycare has requested that
> each parent bring an old tee-shirt so that the children can wear these
> while painting, and I was going to send the little vinyl painter's
> smock we have for Noah to use instead of a tee-shirt. However, I
> thought that if I could find some cute vinyl fabric, like rain slickers
> are made out of, I'd make a pile of smocks to give to the daycare
> class. I looked at oilcloth, but it just seems too flimsy. The smock
> that he has is navy blue with green frogs printed on it and it's bound
> in bright green binding. It reminds me of rain slicker fabric. I
> looked around online but I haven't had any luck locating this type of
> fabric. I thought of the iron-on vinyl you can buy to "vinylize" woven
> fabrics, but I have no experience with this stuff and don't know if
> it's a pain to use or if it even works. Any ideas where I might locate
> this type of fabric or if the iron on vinyl coating works?
> thanks!
> lisa
The iron on stuff does work!! I made a smock for my DS when he was
younger (found some hysterical fabric with spilled paint cans and
paintbrushes on it) and it kept the clothes that he was wearing
clean...except when he was wearing long sleeves!! we started having
him in tshirts whenever he decided to paint.
Larisa
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> I made a copy of the smock that we have and it would be a snap to put
> together, as it is just vinyl with binding around the entire thing,
> with the neckline binding extended on 13" on either side so that it can
> be tied at the back of the neck. My son's daycare has requested that
> each parent bring an old tee-shirt so that the children can wear these
> while painting, and I was going to send the little vinyl painter's
> smock we have for Noah to use instead of a tee-shirt. However, I
> thought that if I could find some cute vinyl fabric, like rain slickers
> are made out of, I'd make a pile of smocks to give to the daycare
> class. I looked at oilcloth, but it just seems too flimsy. The smock
> that he has is navy blue with green frogs printed on it and it's bound
> in bright green binding. It reminds me of rain slicker fabric. I
> looked around online but I haven't had any luck locating this type of
> fabric. I thought of the iron-on vinyl you can buy to "vinylize" woven
> fabrics, but I have no experience with this stuff and don't know if
> it's a pain to use or if it even works. Any ideas where I might locate
> this type of fabric or if the iron on vinyl coating works?
>
> thanks!
>
> lisa
>