guys suggest? Thanks a bunch! - Tania

If I want to frame a design I usually use a heavy duty curtain lining. It always gives a good finish.

great question and great answers as I have just bought one of the art designs and want to give it to my artist friend for her birthday.....thanks.....

Thank you to everyone for your wonderful knowledge! I appreciate each one of you for your time to answer. I am so happy I asked. -Tania =)

I use canvas with a heavy cut away stabilizer. I don't remove all the stabilizer. I have done several of the emblibrary ones and framed them. For me, I followed the instructions at emblibrary for framing and was very happy and proud of my results. Carol

I do mine on heavier material like canvas, chino, duck demin broadcloth etc... make sure you use heavy stablizer or it will pucker. Good luck they come out nice but take a while to do. Suzanne

My sister does a lot of these for pictures and also pillows. She uses 2 layers of heavy cut-away stabilizer and turns one of them 90 degrees. Don't cut away any of the stabilizer at all. The stabilizer really helps the look of the art when framed or made into a pillow.

She did one as a gift and when the recipient had it made into a pillow the person that made it cut away almost all of the stabilizer and ruined it. The person even came back to her and asked for her to do another one. My sister said, oh no, the stabilizer is cut away. The lady said she told the sewer to cut it away which totally ruined the look. The design was about 200,000 stitches. I couldn't believe she expected my sister to stitch that again as a gift. My sister now puts a list of instructions for framing and pillow making when she gives them to someone.

Marcelle

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by bluedaisy 15 May 2011

Wow! I can't believe that!

I have done several for pictures, and many from EmbLibrary. I found that I like to use a medium to heavier stabilizer. Since you are doing it as a picture, cut away would be fine, as you could leave on the project. I too, like to use felt as the fabric. I find that this holds that many stitches a lot better. I would also suggest that you go over to EmbLibrary and see what they suggest. Or, contact Stitch, and see if they can help you with the situation. Good luck, and hope to see the end project soon.

TO be honest prayer. I have done a few like that from EL, but they take all day and towards the end, I just hope the design doesn't come off the registry (get out of line) or the machine doesn't eat it. The designs become almost bullet proof stiff due to the stitching thickness and multi-layer stabilizers. You will want to hoop a med to heavy cutaway. Be sure to get a nice firm hooping hold. You can hoop the fabric with it if the fabric is hoopable. (or spray stick it and pin it for reinforcement. Be sure you are putting a dense design on a nice supportive blank too. Then under this hooped grouping You can add a couple of layers of tearaway criss crossing the layers. Refer to www.floriani.com for a stabilizing guide link. Good luck. They can be gorgeous when they don't get out of line. Steam the design when done over heavy pressing it. Tearaway the extra stabilizer when done. Cari