[Jewelry making - Article 00066] - Re: [Orchid] Panels for abstracta display cases

[mary dunker]

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    Hi!  I do the Ann Arbor art fair and every three years or so I re-do
    my panels.  The best method so far is to take the thinnest masonite,
    cut it about 1/4 to 3/8 inch shy of the space you are filling, take
    beautiful  fabric, usually purchased at a furniture store like
    express ( the best ones can be $40. or so a yard!) cut it to the
    size of your  board plus a couple of inches to wrap around.  I use
    thin cotton quilt batting between the fabric and the board and I use
    spray adhesive (3M from art supply store) to attach it with.   I lay
    down the fabric right side down put the piece of batting on top...it
    should over-lap to protect the fabric from possibly ripping in the
    board...I lay down the board, spray the edges and start by folding
    the corners first,  then the top and bottom pulling snug (not too
    snug or you will distort your fabric) then the sides.   anywhere you
    have fabric laying on top of fabric you will have to respray.   The
    spray has held through 2 shows so far and I expect it will hold for
    two more years.  You can always respray. I hold the panels on with
    thicker clips.  The look is great and I actually have designed my
    cases so they nest in each other and I never take the panels off. I
    have twos nesting groups of three.   Easier to transport.  My
    address is rajanikaz AT  hotmail.com if you need more info or if this isn't clear.

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