Archive for June, 2008

printing large photos on fabric?

Monday, June 30th, 2008
Fabric processing
singingkkatt asked:


I am planning to make myself seat covers and I am looking for a company (or a way to do it myself) that prints photos on a plain ol’ fabric large enough to cover my backseat. I want to quilt the fabric onto the one that I will have for the main cover of the seat, so it needs to print at about 1.5 feet by 3 feet…
any ideas? I know about screen printing, but I want a printing process that doesn’t get the plasticy backround thingy…

Gladys

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Posted in Photography | 5 Comments »

What to do with wood paneling in breakfast nook?

Friday, June 27th, 2008
Fabric processing
Carolina Girl asked:


I am in the process of trying to figure out my kitchen and breakfast nook remodel for my home. I have decided on a French Country look for the kitchen…..based upon some great Waverly sunflower fabric…..with a cornflower blue background…..and hints of greens and reds with the of course yellow sunflowers……..i am thinking of painting the kitchen walls a buttery yellow…..and the cabinets possibly a sand or blue color…….i have run into a dilemma with my attached breakfast nook………the room is wall to wall wood paneling…..not the cheap stuff…….but still wood paneling…..any suggestions as to colors i should use….and also how to handle the wood paneling…….paint it, pickle it, or leave it?

thanks for the help! :-)

Florence

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Posted in Decorating & Remodeling | 3 Comments »

Difference Between Recycling and Manufacturing?

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
Fabric processing
newsgirlinos2 asked:


Other than the obvious that we are fed everyday as the “Right thing to do” –No Short Answers, Please!

Some manufacturing processes are very clean and some recycling processes are very, very dirty. For example, I can manufacture a rug from fabric, very clean process with little waste. Or, I can recycle plastic bottles and make a rug, a dirty and energy expensive process with a high amount of waste.

When someone makes a Christmas ball out of volcanic ash, is that manufacturing or recycling?

If I pick up glass bottles, crush them up real fine and use them to make a border around my yard, is that recycling(glass), or manufacturing (pebble mulch) or littering (adding junk to the edge of my yard)???

If I put an old tire in my yard and fill it with flowers–recycling, manufacturing, or littering?

One line answers will earn a thumbs down…sorry, but this is a serious question.

Tyrone

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Posted in Green Living | 4 Comments »