alternate finishing methods

I have made wall hangings out of my cross stitched pieces, here's a
picture of one:

http://community.webshots.com/photo/...95549564BvCHxX

Those that are familiary with Trail Creek Farm will notice that I
'borrowed' her covered-buttons finishing touch. LOL

Doing a wallhanging is a great, inexpensive alternative for framing
and I think it's particularly fitting when the piece would be
classified in the styles of "folk art", "rustic", "primitive" etc...

Katla in Canberra


On Mon, 05 Jan 2004 12:51:02 -0500, The Cow Goddess
wrote:


in addition to framing pieces and making small pillows, i have bought
some of the objects to inset finished work, but i would like some help
with making wall hangings.

i was thinking of stitching a washed and blocked piece to a piece of
heavy canvas then using ribbon to bind the edges and make a hanging.

has anyone done this?

angela

From: The Cow Goddess

.... i was thinking of stitching a washed and blocked piece to a piece of
heavy canvas then using ribbon to bind the edges and make a hanging.

has anyone done this?

I have finished needlework as a wallhanging in more ways than you can shake
a stick at -- LOL! Most recent is the one I did for the magazine where the
needlework was stitched to UltraSuede and edged with several different contrast
trims. What you are describing would work -- you can use anything you want for
the "back" of the needlework piece.
What you need to do first is determine if you want the canvas fabric to
show and if so on how many sides of the needlework? If the canvas is going to
show, how will you attach the needlework to it? Do you want some sort of trim
around the edge of the needlework? Do you want some sort of lining on the
canvas?
Then you need to detrmine *how* you will hang the piece. Are you going to
use a hanging sleeve, make a tab top, use clip on rings, use sew on rings?
These are all done differently and will have an effect on how you finish off
the canvas.
With the ribbon -- which edges are you going to bind? The needlework, the
canvas, both? With canvas, you might want to use grosgrain ribbon and not
satin.
I know -- lots of questions :-)). Hope I have not muddied the water for
you. Tell us more and I am sure you will get loads of ideas! CiaoMeow ^;;^
..
PAX, Tia Mary ^;;^ Queen of Kitties
Angels can't show their wings on earth but nothing was ever said about their
WHISKERS!!
Nothing is complete without a few cat hairs!

Now that is adorable ... I just love the covered buttons - what a great
idea.

Sharon (N.B.)
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"Yggdrasil" wrote in message
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I have made wall hangings out of my cross stitched pieces, here's a
picture of one:

http://community.webshots.com/photo/...95549564BvCHxX

Those that are familiary with Trail Creek Farm will notice that I
'borrowed' her covered-buttons finishing touch. LOL

Doing a wallhanging is a great, inexpensive alternative for framing
and I think it's particularly fitting when the piece would be
classified in the styles of "folk art", "rustic", "primitive" etc...

Katla in Canberra


On Mon, 05 Jan 2004 12:51:02 -0500, The Cow Goddess
wrote:


in addition to framing pieces and making small pillows, i have bought
some of the objects to inset finished work, but i would like some help
with making wall hangings.

i was thinking of stitching a washed and blocked piece to a piece of
heavy canvas then using ribbon to bind the edges and make a hanging.

has anyone done this?

angela

"Yggdrasil" wrote in message
...
I have made wall hangings out of my cross stitched pieces, here's a
picture of one:

http://community.webshots.com/photo/...95549564BvCHxX

Those that are familiary with Trail Creek Farm will notice that I
'borrowed' her covered-buttons finishing touch. LOL

Doing a wallhanging is a great, inexpensive alternative for framing
and I think it's particularly fitting when the piece would be
classified in the styles of "folk art", "rustic", "primitive" etc...

Katla in Canberra


It would also be a good way to go with seasonal objects you only want to
display for brief periods. Find a nice display space on the wall, install a
nice hook or rod or whatever, and change the needlework with the season
and/or the holiday. And have a couple of other just of things you like for
those "tween times.

I've made some hangings that turned out very nicely. Buy some heavy heavy
heavy interfacing/fabric stiffner. I can't remember exactly what it's called
but you can use it to make baseball cap brims. Cover this with some pretty
fabric of your choice, then center and tack down your sampler on it. I used
the smallest amount of sampler fabric when I turned down the edges as I didn't
want to loose too much of this sampler, when someday I might want to frame it
or do something else with it.

Anne