- 1). Lay the plywood on a flat surface. Center the cloth on the plywood and smooth it out so that there are no wrinkles.
- 2). Staple the cloth to the plywood, smoothing and stretching as you go.
- 3). Use fabric dyes, acrylic paints or oil paints to create a design on the fabric, if you wish. Allow dyes or paints to dry thoroughly before proceeding.
- 4). Cover the cloth with linseed oil, using long even strokes of the paintbrush. Allow the cloth to dry for a couple of days.
- 5). Repeat Step 4 three more times. Drying times between coats will become shorter and shorter as the linseed oil begins to build up on the surface of the cloth.
- 6). Add a design with dyes or paints at this time, if you have not done so already.
- 7). Repeat Step 4 three more times.
- 8). Remove your oilcloth from the plywood once it is thoroughly dry and the linseed oil has built up a nice, thick coating. Trim the unpainted edges.
- 9). Hem the oilcloth with needle and thread. Or turn the edges under and glue them into place with fabric glue for a nice, smooth edge.
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