It also gave me an idea to use burlap as a tablecloth, because it is, as my household bible points out, "suitable, heavy material" that costs little.
To ensure a realistic assessment, beams were cured using wet burlap, similar to on-site curing.
Ha Chong-Hyun used a burlap woven fabric as a support and pushed paint from the reverse side, allowing it to seep through to the front.
Use a burlap sack or even a cotton sock to hold the eel, as this will give you a better grip.
When using glue on burlap, place a piece of cardboard inside the bag so the glue doesn't seep through the fabric and glue your bag closed.
Pin it in place and use the burlap-threaded needle to sew it down.
Using materials like common burlap and charcoal wools that had been woven with a bit of raw wool (to give the surface that dry, dusty effect), Mr. Simons created slim jackets and trousers that looked molded onto the body, yet were hardly skintight.
About a dozen artists participated, creating large, often sprawling abstract sculptures in humble materials dirt, rocks, tree branches, used clothes, rope, burlap, industrial detritus putatively to counter the sterility of consumer culture, but also, more practically, to master the capacious exhibition spaces that were becoming an international norm.
