MOUNTING EMBROIDERY DESIGN

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I use a mounting board that has self adhesive from the craft stores. I block the embroidery first on my ironing board with pins and steam. If that's not enough I have it blocked at the cleaners. After mounting the front on the adhesive board I trim the rest so there is about an inch or two to go around the back and then I tape it. I pick a frame that has enough room for the thickness of the whole thing. I use glass or a good plastic over it depending on what I'm doing with the item.

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Sometimes I put my work onto a canvas. After embroidering I put a thin layer of padding behind the embroidery and carefully center the embroidery. It is then stapled at the back and the corners carefully finished and sewn. The edge of the frame/canvas is covered with a ribbon, ususally the colour of the embroidery. A small piece of ribbon is used to hang the work up. I have often added extras to the machine embroidery by hand as well but before framing it. The stapled area is covered by a piece of card so it all looks neat and tidy

If I have produced a card I will also lightly pad it. Quite a lot of double sided tape is used to mount a card. I tend not to use glass as much of the texture gets lost. Look forward to seeing your finished work

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wow, great question, glad you asked, so I can learn this here too!

Marlem, what a great question....I enjoy mounting a design to be framed - I do a spray light adhesive to smooth it out - I cut it just smaller than the back board and depending on the embroidery - I don't use glass or I do - depends on the density of the design, actually for me. Good luck and hope to see your item in projects soon. *4U

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I use an acid free mount board. I lace my work in the 'old fashioned' way having pinned the work to the edge of the board to ensure it is absolutely centred. I make my frame into a shallow box frame -the kind that is sold for 3D work, but make to box(not the frame) myself. Yes I use glass - very well cleaned on the inside - so my work is protected. Items like wedding and birth samplers should all last a lifetime afterall!

I always just leave my cutaway stabilizer behind the design and spray the portion of the frame back that would face the embroidery with temporary adhesive spray, then I pull the sides around and tape it with painters tape. I almost always take the glass out, because I feel it mashes the design down, but that would be your preference.;)

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by meganne 16 Sep 2009

Thanks Jerrilyn, Sounds like something I was thinking of doing but wasn't sure it would work. Do you use 505?
Hugs n Roses, meganne

I have framed announcements, (I make them for all my co-workers when they get married) I use their colors for the flowers and their names and dates etc. I hoop it with an iron on stabilizer and I do not remove any of it then I just center it on the board that comes with the frame and tape it to the back. The stabilizer keeps it from sagging and the newlyweds can change it if they want a different frame with no damage to the piece, I put them behind non glare glass or Plexiglas so there is no dust. Hope this helps

In my simple mind, I would use spray adhesive onto regular foam board and I would use glass unless you plan to wash it. I had a hand embroidered picture I mounted and always enjoyed. When I was packing to move, I couldn't believe how dirty it was...uh-oh I am airing my dirty laundry!! Blessing dear one, be sure and post a picture when you are finished!

TTT; good question.

I haven't mounted any machine embroidery, but I do know that the craft stores like Michaels and AC Moore carry an embroidery mounting board, made with hand embroidery in mind. I don't know why you couldn't use it for machine embroidery. It's like a foamboard, but the side you put the embroidey on is tacky, so the embroidery can be smoothed out and won't sag. I'm not sure how you'd adhere to the back, I'd probably use tape, hee hee hee. Make sure when you mount that you leave room for the material on the sides, or your board won't fit into your frame. Glass or not glass: If you use a non-reflective glass, it will protect the embroidery from dust, etc. especially if you display it on a table instead of hung on a wall. But if you don't use glass, I think it's easier to see the intricacy of the embroidery. Kind of depends on what you're doing. If just a verse, I'd glass it. If a design like, say, a rose, with lots of different colors, stitch patterns, etc., I'd say no glass. Up to you, though. Hugs, Marji