Happy Sunday everyone! A brief Stitching Sunday post today, as we are in full Halloween decorating mode here and I have to get back to my little goblins!
After mulling over ways to display my organza flowers I made
at The Knitting & Stitching Show, I decided to frame them simply in a hoop
and hang it in the hall.
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But I wanted something with a bit more style than the plain
wooden hoop, so I covered it with a grey metallic spray paint. I only sprayed
the visible outer hoop.
I centred the embroidery in the hoop and secured it tightly.
Then I cut a felt circle to cover the back of the piece.
Next step was to secure the fabric at the back of the frame.
Here’s where I ran into a bit of trouble – the fabric wasn’t large enough to
wrap around the inside hoop. Usually I use a larger piece of fabric, then cut a
circle wide enough to either sew in a gathered bundle at the back of the hoop
(like a covered button) or glue evenly to the inner hoop
wall.
But because this piece was a make-and-take project at the
show, the fabric I was given was only a bit larger than the embroidery. I made
the best of it by trimming the squared edges and gluing what I could to the
frame.
To cover the screw and hang the hoop, I chose a simple linen
ribbon, which I fashioned into a bow and glued to the front (I am loving my little glue gun, it makes me
feel proper crafty!). I then secured a length of ribbon to the back.
I like how the hoop and ribbon provide an understated frame
to the embroidery. It looks quite sweet on the bit of wall by the understairs
closet – but it also looks a wee bit lonely...notice I left some wall space for
a few more hoops...
Hope you are all having a cozy weekend! Happy crafting!
Chrissie x
