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March 27th 15, 09:41 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.needlework
Kay Lancaster
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question for those who've done Tribute to Old Masters
On Thu, 26 Mar 2015 09:01:28 -0700 (PDT),
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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.
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