The little terrarium might be lonely now but soon it will be joined by many other embroideries!
Here is a photo heavy, word-brief tutorial of how I prepared it for hanging.
First I traced and cut a piece of cardboard to cover the back.
I loaded the backing fabric after I had layered it over a piece of batting; nice and firmly hooped now.
I trimmed the extra fabric a generous inch beyond the hoop, trimming the batting slightly smaller.
I threaded a needle with a long length of doubled sewing thread and stitched a 'spider web' to contain the extra fabric.
I used fabric glue to hold the cardboard in place;
the needle was handy to tuck any ripples or tucks to lay smoothly under the cardboard.
I placed the hoop right side up on my dryer and then weighed it down for several hours!
See it under there!?
When I took the weight off, I could see I had the smooth and flat finish I wanted.
I signed my work, dated it and recorded the designer's name more for my memory than for credit!
I didn't look on YouTube for any 'how-to' information because I knew what I wanted and I did it.
Sometimes, you are your own best inventor.
Brilliant! When the kids were babies I made each one a birth sampler like that-minus the cardboard. I never thought of that which would have held them nicer. When we moved I packed them all in the attic and the mice ate them along with all my other sitched projects. All that work for a mouse snack! PS this is Araignee. Google is doing something weird with their sign in. Ugh.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful finish! I just basically pp it in a hoop and hang it but this is much more sturdy and stable!
ReplyDeleteGreat finish.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing the process of your finishing. Sometimes I get stymied by finishing things like that. Brilliant idea in signing and dating your work. It will mean so much to generations to come.
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Betsy
Love it!
ReplyDeleteBravo! ! I love the mushrooms and the greenery!!! Great job
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