To make your floor cloth slip proof you can apply a liquid rubber backing available at most craft stores.
Directions for making a floor cloth.
Notice the duct tape is layed out on the floor sticky side up.
Working on a large table or on a drop cloth on the floor center door or board on canvas.
Let the sealer dry completely between coats.
Note to protect the floor a blue tarp is under both the fabric and the tarp used as the backing.
Continue stapling from the center points outward about every 3 inches.
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Fold one side neatly under the other.
How to make floor cloths before you begin set up a work space where you can leave the floor cloth to dry undisturbed for several hours.
If desired you may apply a final coat of paste wax using a soft cloth.
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Smooth the fabric around to the back stapling it at each side s midpoint.
This space should be dust free well lit and well ventilated.
At the very bottom of the photo below the cutting away of the backing tarp is pictured.
It did make the white stripes not quite so white more of an off white or very light cream color so if you need the white in your fabric to stay a brilliant stark white you ll want to find another sealer for your floor cloth.
When the wax dries hand buff the surface.
Here is a comparison of the floor cloth after a coat of shellac and the extra fabric.
Floor clothes are a wonderful project for artists of all levels.