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What can I use instead of an embroidery frame?
Step 1: You Need…
- A plastic container with a lid that ‘clicks’ into place. E.g. a take-away container, or a small ice cream tub container.
- A Stanley/Utility knife, or an X-acto knife. Any knife strong enough to cut through plastic.
- Strong pair of scissors.
How do you frame embroidery without a hoop?
7 Methods for Displaying Rectangular Embroidery (Without Using a Round Hoop)
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- Frame Your Embroidery.
- Use a Square Hoop.
- Create a Mounted Wall Hanging.
- Make It into a Square Pillow.
- Feature It on a Tote Bag.
How do I display my embroidery?
Hang your embroidery from a wall or ladder for an eye-catching display. Keep things simple! Clip the top of your embroidered piece to wall hooks or a quilt hanger so you can hang the piece on any wall in your home. For a more rustic look, prop a ladder against the wall and drape the top of your embroidery over a rung.
What can I use instead of an embroidery ring?
If the fabric is too thick, the inner and outer rings cannot snap together properly to hold the fabric. A picture frame without the backing or glass works well as a quick and simple embroidery hoop.
Is a hoop necessary for embroidery?
For cross stitch, using a hoop is not as essential, although like with hand embroidery, it can help you make more even stitches. If you are new to cross stitch, using a hoop can help you handle the fabric, see the holes more clearly, and keep your stitch tension more consistent. Fabric choice also makes a difference.
How do you display embroidery without a frame?
Can you embroider without a frame?
You can, of course hand embroider without using a hoop! While it is very common to use a hoop, it is certainly not a requirement.
How do you display finished embroidery?
Display your finished embroidery on canvas by placing it on a shelf and lean it up against a wall or add it to a gallery wall! The finished work looks professional and is a nice change from framing in an embroidery hoop or even within a standard frame.
How can I display my cross stitch?
Use an old watch face, a bottle cap, a tin can, or the lids from Mason jars. Using a mint tin is a great way to showcase your project and store your cross stitch tools such as needleminders and scissors in the tin. This is a great gift for those who are just started out on their cross stitch path.
Should cross stitch be framed with glass?
The problem with not glassing a cross stitch is that it is fabric and it’s going to get dirty. So if you don’t glass it, you have done all that work in to stitching it and we have pinned it and framed it. So if you ever need to clean it, you are going to have to undo it.