From Rice Bag To? (latest project)

[Freedom]

This site may have some ideas for you.

http://www.creativeburlap.com/

Usually, just washing it a few times takes off the loose threads and softens it up.

That is a great find!

(I found the info here: http://www.able2know.org/forums/about88075.html )

[Freedom]

Another idea. This woman makes bags with burlap. SHe gives them a light coat of semi gloss to prevent the bag from shedding all over clothes.

http://fufulindas.com/facebags.html

If you do that, I am thinking you may want to test an area and see if you can work on it to add the beads AFTER the spray. Not sure what effect the spray will have on the shine of the beading.

[Laura's Babies]

What a idea!! That is so cute!!!

[Lilith Cherry]

Try using spray-on starch and iron it... it will come off with the dirt when you wash it and you just respray!