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About Vinyl Bulletin Boards
About Vinyl
Message Boards and Fabric Bulletin Boards
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Unlike natural
cork boards,
these display boards answer the new needs of business people
seeking to create stylish office interiors, as well as busy
teachers who need to craft bright, attractive backgrounds
for thematic, creative projects. Fabric and vinyl covered
products are available in a wide variety of colors and quality
materials that ensure a pleasant, decorative appearance
that stand up to heavy usage.
Tack displays constructed with
colorful vinyl surfaces offer attractive surfaces that let
you post material to the surface using push pins, tacks,
staple, and even tape. The same is true of a fabric bulletin
board, yet this creative and colorful background also provides
you the ability to attach items using your own Velcro™ strips
or other cloth materials. Fabric covered displays are perfect
for making innovative and creative presentations, and are
particularly popular in schools.
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Vinyl Message Board
Fabric Bulletin
Board
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Thanks to the attributes of
vinyl, bulletin tack boards are resistant to crayon, glue,
and other soiling and can also be easily washed, which is
a real consideration in classrooms where students can mistakenly
use the incorrect writing tool on a specific surface.
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Does the product you're considering
purchasing consist of a vinyl covering over insulation?
Or is there also natural cork and a thicker layer of insulation
beneath? And if acoustic insulation is important in your
room, a vinyl surface doesn't answer that concern as well
as a fabric surface or natural
cork board. When
wall space is very limited and there's also high intensity
writing usage, you may be better served ordering a combination
corkboard with chalkboard.
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For example, is Velcro
compatibility essential or not? If Velcro usage is desired,
a vinyl covered product is probably not for you, and you'll
be better served by a fabric covered item. Ease of sticking
a push pin in can vary by the solidity of the material,
and both younger and older hands may need a more pliable
variety. Two, the board's "holding strength" will vary by
the thickness and strength of the layers of backing material
used in correlation to the weight and size. |
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Many are Velcro™ compatible (be assured that all the styles
we carry are Velcro™ compatible!), plus it is washable,
impervious to cleaners, and offer acoustic insulation.
Because the fabric helps absorb
sound - particularly when it has been constructed over a
thicker layer of cork - this is one type of display to consider
that can help minimize disruptive room noise.
Velcro's usage extends into
the "fabric" of every modern society, and now also includes
fabric bulletin boards. But how was it invented?
The invention of Velcro™ owes
thanks to Mother Nature and the curious genius of George
de Mestral, an amateur Swiss mountaineer and inventor. When
de Mestral returned home from a hike in 1948 covered in
burrs, he placed one burr under his microscope. Noting the
tiny hooks that allowed the burrs to cling so tenaciously
to fabric, he vowed to create a two sided fastener with
one side having stiff hooks like the burrs and the other
featuring soft loops such as his pants. His design was finalized
and patented in 1955.
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You'll always be able to hand-craft
a fabric board for your personal use to your own taste,
though it won't stand up to the rigors and requirements
professional fabric products are built to withstand.
Enjoy it though!
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Turning a plain or older display
into a refreshing new one with a colorful backdrop to display
your notes and photographs remains a delightful craft exercise
for many people, though, thankfully, it's no longer a necessity
for time-starved teachers and individuals. Here's
the "recipe" for creating the "Star Board" with fabric pictured
at the right, courtesy of Ruby Glen at
http://rubyglen.com/crafts/starboard.htm:
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Cut the fabric slightly
larger than the cork surface of the bulletin board.
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Apply spray adhesive to
the cork surface. To avoid getting it on the wooden
frame, a file folder was used as a shield.
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Press the fabric onto the
wet adhesive smoothing it from the center out to the
edges. Make sure there are no ridges or bubbles
in the fabric.
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Trim the excess fabric with
a craft knife or a single edge razor blade. Be
sure to press the fabric down along all the edges to
insure that it is secured to the surface of the cork
portion along the edge of the wooden frame.
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Use your hot glue gun to
attach the coordinating trim around the edges of the
fabric. Decorative buttons in the shape of stars
were also attached to the frame using the hot glue gun.
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