w1613s

Shorebird and I evidently share experience. Only one more technical thought - soften the starch with warm water before you start the fabric. It goes easier and faster. The warm water also helps when you are removing the starch from the wall.

The fabric on the wall concept works for fabric bits on the ceiling too. Nice for a child's nursery/room.

Have fun.

Pat

w1613s

Drat, Dodo didn't explain that the warmer the water you use for the "pre-removal soak" the faster the removal seems to go.

Oh, and I thought I was going to sew today. Maybe not. Maybe something demanding like washing the floors.

Sorry.

Pat

tessagin

Did this a long time ago and all you have to do is use a warm rag as warm as you can stand. I just lifted the rag till I could pull the fabric off easily. Don't want to pull too hard and rip. Use regular fabric starch. Home made starch can create mold on humid days.

svenskaflicka1

back in the dark ages, when we nurses wore caps, we would "glue" our velvet stripes on our caps with k-y jelly lubricant. it was clear, water soluble, and had built-in preservative in it, so it never molded or got "icky". we'd just peel off the stripes when it was time to launder and starch the cap again. dunno--might work with fabric on a wall, too.
not as inexpensive as starch, though!

QuiltNama

My dad was in the military and we lived in quarters when I was growing up. My mom used starch and fabric and we had the prettiest house in the neighborhood. Of course back then, fabric was 29 to 49 cents a yard.

buckeyegirl

I've used fabric strips and ribbon for years for my "wallpaper" borders because it's much easier to put up and take down. I use fabric softener, instead of starch. I live in a fairly dry climate, and the borders have stayed up for over 10 years. One strip came off a couple of years ago, but with a little more fabric softener applied with a sponge, the border was back in place in no time. It's an easy way to add and change color to a room.

JanieH

I did this in a couple of apartments and had no problem removing the fabric. Then just wash the walls. Sure brightened them up without losing the deposit.

gramquilter2

I heard 0n DIY that if you have an apartment this is a great way to add color and when you move it is easy to remove.

annievee

Oh, so sorry ! We had that happen last Spring, lucky it was on concrete and tile floors. Still a lot of water on floors and some things got ruined. DH went to Ace Hardware and bought a Leak Alert system, a module type unit, cost about $10 and sounds alarm if it gets wet. Just put near water softener unit and hot water heater, runs on 9 volt battery ! This might help you in the future.

mimi=17

This is going to be fun,thanks.