of where the fabric is folded under) with pins – this is where I started and stopped my fringe.
(2) Pull all of the floss through except the last 7-8″.
(3) Thread your needle through the fabric again to the side of (and close to) the first spot it was threaded through.
(4) Pull all of the remaining floss through except a loop that’s about 7-8″ long. Repeat these steps until you’ve threaded your needle through the fabric ten times, leaving a 7-8″ loop each time.
Then cut the loops of floss at the base along with the last piece of floss that was threaded through.
Make your knot by taking all of your pieces of thread, looping them through to make a knot, and then pulling the knot tight at the top.
Repeat for each piece of knotted fringe, moving 1/2″ down the fabric edge before starting each new piece of fringe. Continue until you get to the point marked by your second pin. My finished piece looked like this – the last piece of fringe at each end is where I folded the left and right sides of the fabric underneath when draping it over the chair. The unfinished fabric edges won’t show so there’s no need to sew them.
The final step after draping your fringed fabric over your chair back is to give the fringe a little haircut so that all of the fringed tassels are about the same length (I cut mine to about 5″ long).
The top part of the fabric is hidden behind the back cushion of my chair so you can’t tell that it has an unfinished edge or that it ends a few inches down. The fabric seems to stay pretty securely in place on the chair but if I find that it’s starting to shift around, I’ll pin it in place behind the back cushion.
And while you can’t see the back of the other swivel chair as you walk in the room, you can see it as you walk out of our family room (which is through the door you see at the far side of the room).
Doing the same thing for over the back of a couch (especially a couch positioned in a way that you often see the back of it) would be a great look too! And if you want something a little more decorative added to your fabric the DIY macrame fringe that I did on my table runner would be beautiful.
I’ve got a few other projects cooking in this room that I’ll also share in the weeks to come. I’m hoping to knock them out before we hit the crazy busyness of the holidays (which will be here before we all know it…). Hope you guys have a great start to the week!
so fun! i love the added fringe!
Thanks Cassie – fringe = fun, right?!
Kris, you are way more patient than me to work on that, but wow does it look good! Great idea!
What a great idea. I love the color and the pattern it adds.
you are so talented Kris! what a great idea….and love all the elements in this room….
I got those from West Elm about a year ago because I thought they were so cute but it turns out that they’re the best cutting scissors in the house too!
So beautiful and clever! I also have a furniture arrangement where you see the backs of the chairs. Thanks for this idea!
Thanks Karen – it’s definitely a more welcoming look than seeing just a big blocky chair back. Glad you found the idea helpful for your space!
WOW what a difference! I want to add fringe to everything in my home now!
It looks really nice and adds a little pow to the room!
Kris – First off, congrats on your blog redesign! It looks wonderful and your new logo is great! I love the addition you made to the chair. I am *horrible* with needle and thread but you made this project seem doable so I’ll file it away so I can give it a try someday. Have a wonderful week!
Thanks Kim – I’m glad you like the new look! And trust me, I’m the worst sewer ever but anyone can pull this project off!
Love the idea of being able to change up your neutral chairs, and you know I’m all over special details like your trim! Great idea!
Thanks Pam – I’m glad you like it my detail-lovin’ friend!
It looks wonderful and I love the fringe.
Definitely do – it’s a super easy project!
Wow, this simple update looks absolutely fabulous! Love the flossing you added, makes it feel more like a throw!
Thanks Emily – glad you like it!
Oh my good gracious do I love your brain!! What a great idea, it looks fab!!
That a great idea! I love the little fringies!
Kris: Great post…really enjoyed your simple directions. Just found you from Good Housekeeping. I have read all about you here, taken the Home Tour, saw a pic of one of your darling daughters and your “fur” person. Love the whole thing and so I subscribed to your posts. I will be back again…can’t wait to see what you come up with for the holidays!
Visit me at theoldefarmhouse.blogspot.com and leave a comment if you feel like it. I read and savor each one.
BTW, LOVE your new look, logo, picture…everything!!!!
LOVE those swivel chairs and looking for some just like it! Are they Lee Industries brand? Where did you buy them?
Yes, they are Lee Industries and I love, love, love them! Super comfy and a very casually elegant feel that I love. I got them several years ago during a floor model sale at a small shop in North Carolina. If you go on Lee Industries’ site under “contact”, it has a find a store feature where you can find somewhere close to you that could order them. Also, a lot of Crate & Barrel’s upholstered furniture is made by Lee Industries and last year they had almost these exact chairs for less than what I paid (and I got a pretty good deal considering they were floor models) so you could look there too. BTW, I tried to email a response to you but your email address was rejected for some reason (maybe a type-o in the address).This week’s edition of One on One features one of the joint founders of the biggest Czech publishing house for audio books, Tympanum. The company publishes dozens of titles, not just in Czech but also in Slovak. While still a relatively new phenomenon, Karel Černošek says audio books are beginning to carve out a place for themselves on the market. Chris Johnstone caught up with him recently at a café in the centre of Prague to talk about selling literature as the spoken word.
Karel Černošek is very much making a business out of a pleasure. He started out with no background in publishing and just a love of the spoken word. I asked him about the company’s beginnings.
How have things progressed in the meantime and where have you got to now?
How many titles have you got now and what are the most popular?
What are the biggest problems with these audio books? Is it technical? Is it getting the rights for the authors? Is it recruiting the actors? Or are there so many problems combined?
You use sound effects and music as well? It is not just the spoken word is it?
It’s not. And I think that this is because of the good tradition of Český Rozhlas because people here are quite spoilt in a good way. They were getting very fine reading done by Czech Radio and always nicely decorated with music and nice sound effects. So we keep going in that tradition set by Czech Radio. We wanted to do this in that way. The classic audio book from the US and Britain is simple reading of text. We wanted to add music and sound effects and make it as pleasant as possible.
What is the target audience for these books? Is it old people, young people or the middle aged, or a combination of these?
How do you see the market developing in 10 to 15 years? Will audio books be just part of the bookshop or a large part of it and can it coexist with normal books?
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I haven't watched yet, but 
&gt; Ethnicity of the people being tested (I find this one interesting since it implies the sunscreen is still SPF 50 and PA++++ for Asians although I don’t get how that works)

This doesn't make any sense at all. A product's SPF is chemically formulated regardless of ethnicity. It either blocks a certain percentage UV rays or it doesn't. Whether your ethnicity makes you more prone to tan or burn wouldn't make a bit of difference.

&gt;Testing labs didn’t do testing at all and made up the numbers (I think she is reaching on this one)

Did she give any supporting evidence or claims to even cite this as a possibility? Why should we all of a sudden