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Korhogo Mini-Screen Learn how to create a unique window shade made out of Kohoga. From "Craft Lab" episode DCLB-147

Guest Lisa Shepard Stewart joins host Jennifer Perkins and demonstrates how to use a loosely woven cotton, called Kohoga, to create a window shade.

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Follow guest Lisa Shepard Stewart's simple steps to create this lovely korhogo window screen.

Korhogo Mini-Screen

Project designed by Lisa Shepard Stewart.

Materials:

korhogo fabric panel
Four 6' 1-1/2 lumber pieces (have three pieces cut in half, from the last, cut four 8" pieces)
1 yard HTCW fusible fleece
1-1/4 yd. muslin
staple gun and staples
twelve 1-1/2" L-brackets
4 hinges

1. Cut korhogo panel vertically into three pieces. Cut fusible fleece to size and fuse to the wrong side of each piece of korhogo.

2. Form three frames, using L brackets at inner corners.

3. Stretch one korhogo panel over a frame; secure with staples. Complete the two remaining panels in the same manner.

4. Cut muslin approximately 38" long x 15" wide. Turn under one long edge and position this edge over the wrong side of one long edge of the just-stapled korhogo fabric frame. Staple lining in place to cover all raw korhogo edges.

5. Screw in hinges between the panels so it folds accordion style.

Tips:

• Use the screen in front of a fireplace opening off season as a dramatic alternative to a metal screen.

• Line the back with a decorative fabric print instead of muslin for a reversible screen.

RESOURCES :

African Accents: Fabrics and Crafts to Decorate Your Home
by Lisa Shepard
0873417895
Krause Publications

GUESTS :

Lisa Shepard Stewart
Cultured Expressions Inc.
Website: www.culturedexpressions.com
E-mail: info@culturedexpressions.com