Valentine’s Day Bunting

In my line of work (I am a seamstress and a designer) I am in the fabric store fairly frequently and I have seen this chair webbing for years..

Chair webbing is used in upholstery projects; it’s the stuff that’s under the seat you are sitting on to keep you from falling through to the floor. Not all chairs use it, mostly older chairs. Anyway, I always liked it and thought “What else could this be used for?” I had seen it used as Christmas décor in a friend’s house..

But how could I make it my own? Then it clicked, BUNTING! I have made bunting for years even before it’s been a fad thing with hipsters and yuppies, I could make bunting from this chair webbing. It would be a little bit rustic, a little bit barn chic, a little bit vintage and a lot quick, easy and cool!

Start by measuring out how long you want them to be. I cut mine into 7 inch pieces.

Then I folded over the top about an inch and ironed it. I did this not because I like to iron but because the webbing is a bit stiff and I wanted the top clean and folded over and it would sew nicer if it was ironed first.

Then just sew a ribbon through spacing out how far apart you want them to be. Mine are spaced about 1 and half to 2 inches apart. I also use grosgrain ribbon. It has a little texture and depth to it and won’t “ripple” like a satin ribbon will when sewing on it.

TA-DA! Quick, easy and cool, right? I made mine just long enough for my mantle, but you can go crazy and make yards of it to zig zag across your ceiling if you want.

I’m sure I will think of more uses for this chair webbing, as I’m writing this the wheels are turning in my brain so stay tuned for more ways to use this kind of rustic, kind of chic ordinary chair webbing…