Exposure to our harsh southern sun fades cotton materials very quickly. I made chair covers five years ago to protect my newly
upholstered chairs from children's messes but it turned out the children
were not a problem but rather our harsh sunlight was. The bright coloured cotton batiks I used faded
so much the covers became unsightly.
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| Same material, different sun exposu |
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| The blue dye faded almost away |
This time I covered the chairs as protection against the sun. I have had new material (light coloured and sturdy) to re-cover the chairs for a while, but not the time for the project. While I waited, I used the project as a sleeping potion, falling asleep trying to figure out exactly how to
cut the new cloth. A tired mind found it an insolvable problem but when I actually laid out the material this Easter weekend it turned out to be very
simple. (If you are having difficulty falling asleep, try figuring out a mathematical problem.)
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| Try figuring out how to cover a chair - it will send you to sleep |
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| Bright, even when the sun is not shining |
