Porthole Bung Covers?

[Chagall]

Im looking for some porthole bung covers, anybody know of a good supplier?

[wrigglefingers]

Im looking for some porthole bung covers, anybody know of a good supplier?

 

I'm making my own, Tanis, would you like a description when I've worked it out?

[Chagall]

I'm making my own, Tanis, would you like a description when I've worked it out?

Yes Please, Im not a desperately good stitcher but if its reasonably easy then Ill give it a go....

[wrigglefingers]

Yes Please, Im not a desperately good stitcher but if its reasonably easy then Ill give it a go....

 

Will do - probably after the weekend. It's getting a bit lively round here at the moment - Cobbett's in the paint dock.

[the grinch]

dead easy to do:

get a piece of wood and cut to size (allowing for material thickness)(this can be anything suitable as it will be covered)

affix a bolt through it

buy a nice plain cloth to cover the wood and cover your first bit of wood (glue the fabric to it and pleat the edges overleaf

then make a decorative wooden fascia to cover your fabric pleats and attach to first bit finally fixing it with a circular knob screwed onto the bolt.

[Chagall]

dead easy to do:

get a piece of wood and cut to size (allowing for material thickness)(this can be anything suitable as it will be covered)

affix a bolt through it

buy a nice plain cloth to cover the wood and cover your first bit of wood (glue the fabric to it and pleat the edges overleaf

then make a decorative wooden fascia to cover your fabric pleats and attach to first bit finally fixing it with a circular knob screwed onto the bolt.

 

Sounds good, thanks for the information. I already have some foam pieces that wedge in by friction, necessary because I have double glazed portholes and with a top half opening by bolt so I needed squashy foam to scrunch around the bolt. If I hadn't got the foam already then I guess I could shape the board piece so Ill store this information in case covered foam keeps pinging out! There isn't a great deal of depth to the porthole liners.

[the grinch]

yes a piece of foam would help to keep the cover in place.

a small cut out of the foam would also help to "locate" the top bolt

[ditchcrawler]

dead easy to do:

get a piece of wood and cut to size (allowing for material thickness)(this can be anything suitable as it will be covered)

affix a bolt through it

buy a nice plain cloth to cover the wood and cover your first bit of wood (glue the fabric to it and pleat the edges overleaf

then make a decorative wooden fascia to cover your fabric pleats and attach to first bit finally fixing it with a circular knob screwed onto the bolt.

I did this with mine with the addition of a strip of foam draft excluder around the perimeter of the wooden disc before covering with fabric. this allows a bit of give when its put into the porthole liner.

[classicstove]

I did this with mine with the addition of a strip of foam draft excluder around the perimeter of the wooden disc before covering with fabric. this allows a bit of give when its put into the porthole liner.

 

You might like to have a look at this site

 

http://www.englishcrafts.co.uk

[sueb]

Ours are an embroidery ring with the material stapled over to the inside and finished with some braid trim. No sewing

 

Sue