I found this canvas on ebay, its a non-skid canvas. It has a rubber coating on the back side, I bought a large roll of it. This is where you can find it (when available).....bookmark it cause its near impossible to find this shop just doing an ebay search.
I have mixed feelings about the canvas....one, I like the non-skid element of it, but it has a really heavy texture, so you need to use several coats of polyurethane to make cleaning it easier. Then again, because of the tooth I also want to experiment using it for wall hangings. I'm thinking it would give the artwork a more woven (tapestry) appearance because its hard to make a clean line when painting on it. The other positive about it is that you iron the hem....no tape....no sewing.....lovely.
This is the back of the mat.
I've penciled in a line for the width of my hem, cut the corners, and have started to iron it in place. I've already primed the right side, so I've used a towel between the canvas and the iron.
A nice clean corner
Right side up, looks good.
I've sketched in the cat, taped out the border and filled in a background color.
And voila! One finished Cat Mat.
Off to see if I can find some usable small dog pictures to use for the next mat.
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