On Thu, 26 Mar 2015 09:01:28 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
I've just purchased the chart for Tribute to the Old Masters by Nouveau Encore Designs. The finished size on 32-ct fabric is 27 x 27, which means that the fabric size should be about 33 x 33. Clearly, that won't fit on my Artisan Designs needlework frame--or any other frame I've ever heard of. I hate the thought of doing in a hoop... How have other people mounted this size linen in order to work on it?

30x40 is the biggest size I've worked on. I made myself a frame of canvas stretchers,
sewed a doubled piece of poly/cotton poplin to the edge of the fabric, then laced the poplin
to the wooden frame.

http://www.dickblick.com/products/bl...tretcher-bars/ There are many
other brands, but they're all fairly inexpensive.


I used piano hinge screwed to the back of the upper bar (whichever was "upper" at the
time) to attach some 1/2" plywood as a support from the floor to the back edge,
and used a couple of table legs attached with strap hinge as a support for the
front edge. The difference in length allowed me to keep the work on a slight tilt.

Kay