Fabric Folder

Folder in Fabric

Here is an awesome idea I found off Pinterest and I decided to make one myself. I found an old folder which I thought I'd try this on!

Materials needed
- Colourful fabric (Match the fabric to the area the folders will be kept! Mine will be kept in an aqua blue coloured room!)
- Old folder
- Adhesive spray
- Fabric cutters or scissors
- Paper
- File labels
- Iron
- Cutting board
- Scissors, ruler and a pencil
- Super glue


First thing you'll need to do is cut out your fabric big enough to cover your folder! Leave 2 cm around each side of the folder like in the picture below! Remember to iron your fabric smooth! You will also need a small strip of fabric to go in the centre of your folder! (NOTE - if your fabric is a little seathrough then you may need to cover your folder with white paper before putting on the fabric!)

Now that your have the right size of the thin strip of material, use the adhesive spray to stick it down! Remember to stick the side of material you don't want to see to the folder! Spray adhesive spray to the rest of the fabric on the wrong side to stick to the folder! Remember to smooth out the fabric so there are no bubbles!

You will need to use some pretty paper to put on the inside of your folder. I used some white shiney scrapbooking paper as it is big enough for a large folder. I used the adhesive spray to stick the paper to the folder.

Your folder is almost finished. Now you just need to use some super glue to stick on the folder lable. I used a small piece of that white shiney scrapbook paper to slide into the lable.



All done and looking excellent! I might do most of my folders like this to make them similar and look so much better in my cupboard.