Embrodery on cotton, laminated. Designs from My EMbroidery Store.

Very funny!, love the idea

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by lerman 16 Jan 2010

thanks all of you - she has now had her birthday and is quite happy for the gift/ have a great weekend! Peggy

This couldn't be closer to my thinking!;)

Great idea. Love it Well done :)

What a great ideal and I love the ladies thanks for sharing your laminting trials with us!!!!

Lovely designs ****
Thus, the lamination is an interesting thing. I try out, too. Thanks for the idea.

Thank you so much for all the laminating information. I saw a reference to laminating an embroidery to make a mouse-mat somewhere but there was no info included and I often wondered if it was safe to use an office laminator. With your notes I will be confident to give it a try. Thanks again.

Oh, I can really relate to this! I *have* to get up early (no choice in the matter) but I wouldn't say I was fully awake for the first couple of hours! Your daughter is going to love this. The tablecloth is lovely too, what a multi-talented lady you are :-) Love from Dianne x x x

How cute - and who does like mornings?

I just love this! I am not a morning person either! I have to have at least 3 cups of coffee before I get going! Your woven table cloth is very lovely also! You are very multi-talented and very busy! Stands to reason that you are a person that gets up running! I have got to find my free designs of this character and do something similar to this mat for myself. At least I could have something to smile about while my body comes alive!

Peggy, this is very cute and I am sure your daughter will love it - I also love your tablecloth - it is such lovely weaving - I am happy to see that your MIL taught you.

great work great idea I am sure she is going to liket it

Beautiful table cloth and sure your daughter will love the mat. Do you use a standard office laminator, would you give some more information please. Thank you.

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by lerman 06 Jan 2010

Thank you! I used my ordinary office laminator and the plastic pouch has the thikness 125 mic (50/75) and size 303 mm x 426 mm, that is A3 I think.
I made the fabric quite smaller so there was a wide frame of plastic only, to make sure it really glued together. About 6o-70 mm smaller than the pouch I think is needed.
My first attempt was a failure - I was too ambitious and wanted both back and front with designs. And I was stupid enough to use good backing.... so it was far too thick and the plastic frame had too many bubbles and aircanals to the fabric. Well well, I will still use it on the breakfasttable to put sticky marmelade pots and similar. And throw it away when the water reaches the fabric....
My second try I used thinner fabric, no backing and had only a frontside, so the back is with threads an so on. But who will see that in the morning before coffee anyway....
I cut the edges real sharp. I opened the pouch and put the fabric straigth and used small pieces of ordinary sticky tape to keep it there.
I had full heat on the laminator (about double the ordinary heat for the thikness 125) and held the pouch carefully to help it go straigth through the mashine. I let it pass the mashine three times to really close the edges. There are still quite a bit of small airbubbles in the platsic frame, but it is hardly visible when it lies on the table. And, again, who will see that in the morning?
I can't wait to see your results - best wishes from a snowy Sweden where a cold blue morning is slowly coming!

Lovely designs, just the thing for someone who prefers other times of the day. Great idea to laminate it (or have it done - mine can only do A4 and I think A5 would be a nicer size for a placemat).

you have been very busy.. all your work is outstanding...

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by lerman 05 Jan 2010

thank you all, I'm so happy to get your comments, wonderful to have sewingaddicted people around... :-D

Beautiful work *

Very nice!!*

Fantastic mat and beautiful table cloth. My husband is not a morning person and his birthday is the 14th January!