I want to know what the material is that most jewelry box makers use to line the inside of their boxes. I see these “high end” boxes with a velvet/velour looking lining, but it has a very slight padded feel to it. Can anyone tell me what it is and where to get it? Thanks in advance. Joe
Edited 1/13/2008 1:14 am ET by cftrucker1977
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It's called "flocking". You can get it at most woodworking or craft stores. Here's a couple of links for you:
http://www.woodcraft.com/family.aspx?familyid=288
http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=44669&cat=1,250,43298,43300
Good luck finding it. I would avoid the flocking kits sold by LV etc. They're meant to be applied directly to a hard surface such as wood, and have no padded effect. I couldn't get adequate coverage with the kit I tried -- it looked like a nursery-school project. Adhesive backed felt gives a more consistent result, but color choice is limited. You might have better luck googling under jewelry than under crafts.
Jim
You can get velour/velvet from ordinary fabric stores (I had to do a Wikipedia look-up to find out what the difference is). Rockler sells some that has an adhesive backing, which is less messy to use, but the color selection is limited: http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=9852&filter=%22self%2Dadhesive%20velvet%22.
The cushiony effect is accomplished by using a cushion, naturally. You can get foam padding in very thin sheets (1/16" and 1/8" thick, for example) and use that under the cloth. There was an article in FWW a couple of years ago that showed how to do it: http://www.taunton.com/finewoodworking/FWNPDF/011185075.pdf
Basically, cut a piece of thin cardboard and a piece of foam to size, adhere them together with spray adhesive, then adhere a slightly oversized piece of velvet/velour to the sandwich, fold over the edges, and trim off the excess. Use separate pieces for the bottom and each of the sides.
-Steve
Steve is right on the money with his suggestions. I use headliner material from the fabric store where I get my velvet. It's about 3/16" thick.
I start with 1/8" plywood, cut to just under the dimensions of the bottom of the box (about 1/8" shorter length and width). Glue the foam on with spray adhesive, trim around the edges, and apply the velvet, leaving about an inch or so extra on each side to fold over and glue to the bottom.
Lee
I appreciate all the replies everyone has posted.
Is headliner material padded on the back? I don't know that I have ever see it out of a car. One of you suggested using spray adhesive to fasten it to cardboard pieces. What spray adhesive is best to use? I have also thought of doing that but don't want to spend money on fabric and spray if it is going to "bleed" through the fabric. I did find some padding that goes under laminate flooring which is very thin and would give a good feed to fabric if the adhesive would not bleed through.
Thanks in advance (again) for any replies coming my way.
Joe in Indiana
hello. If the fabric is woven and you are worried about glue bleed put the adhesive on the board/wood. I use a flock type fabric with a solid backing on either thick card as described earlier, or very thin ply. I use a good quality double sided adhesive tape for small areas or carpet spray adhesive on larger sections ( I spray the board ). If I pad the underside of the box lid I have used some of my wifes craft studs/rivets to give a buttoned effect. (available in different colours and sizes)
good luck. Teabag
CFT,
For spray adhesive I use 3M's "Super 77" available at Home Depot. Glue the foam to the cardboard (I like to use 1/8" plywood instead of cardboard). Then cut a piece of velvet oversized and wrap the excess around the back of the cardboard. This is where you are going to glue the velvet - to the back of the cardboard. There is no need to glue the velvet to the foam - and there will be no bleed-through.
The headliner material is a colored fabric (the part you see from inside the car) attached to a thin open cell foam. Like I said, about 3/16" thick. I think the pink floor underlayment padding you are speaking of would be a little too thin.
I can't remember what the headliner material runs a sq. yard, but a yard goes a long way. It wasn't more than the velvet ($14.95/yd)
How much do you need? If you pay the postage I could possibly send enough velvet and headliner material so you could check it out before you go spend a bunch of cash.
Lee
Lee, I use the Super 77 spray adhesive for other things, it is a great adhesive. Question, though: for this application, do you wait any amount of time at all after spraying before you apply the material?forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)
FG,
Tha can says for a permanent bond to press pieces together immediately, for a semi-permanent bond wait 30 seconds to a minute or so. I find the opposite is true - the 2 items seem to adhere to each other better if you let the spray adhesive get a little tacky first. Just my observations.
Lee
I use "ultrasuede" from the fabric store attached to cardboard w/ craft spray glue
James
Take a look at "Finishing Boxes Inside and Out," an FWW article from a couple of years ago. (I think it was the first article I edited for FWW.) It includes an easy, nifty way to produce a padded lining for a box. To my eye, the padded lining looks better than flocking, but that's a personal preference.
http://www.taunton.com/finewoodworking/SkillsAndTechniques/SkillsAndTechniquesPDF.aspx?id=26276
David Heim
Managing Editor
FineWoodworking.Com
Thanks David,
Great article and a lot of help.
Joe
Be different-try leather.
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