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Stitching & Crafting Room:  Heirloom Embroidery Display Ideas?  |
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moxieblossom
True Blue Farmgirl
121 Posts
USA
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 Posted - Jun 24 2008 : 1:24:25 PM
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| I was recently given some various small items that were hand-embroidered by my husband's aunt years and years ago. The embroidery and handmade lace edgings are BEAUTIFUL, but due to the age they're a bit fragile. I hate to just pack these away and I'd like to display them, but we have cats and I'd hate for anything to happen to these items. For those of you that do a lot of embroidery/tatting/etc, how do you display them? Any ideas? |
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StitchinWitch
True Blue Farmgirl
2285 Posts
Judith
Galt
CA
USA
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Posted - Jun 24 2008 : 3:29:50 PM
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Small embroideries are very pretty in frames, matted with a darker color fabric (maybe to match the room?). If you have a lot of them you can rotate them in the frames. I'm so glad you want to display them as they are rather than cutting them up to make something else.
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electricdunce
True Blue Farmgirl
2544 Posts
Karin
Belmont
ME
USA
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Posted - Jun 24 2008 : 4:05:15 PM
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I have put some lace and handmade fragile items in frames. I usually wrap the backboard with cloth, darker than the lacy bits, sometimes it is nice to put a thin layer of quilt batting in between the backboard and the cloth, then the lace is pillowed the tiniest bit rather than just being smashed up against the glass. how nice to have some family heirlooms and you are wise to protect them from the cats....
Karin
Farmgirl Sister #153
"Give me shelter from the storm" - Bob Dylan
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Sarahpauline
True Blue Farmgirl
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sarah
Ringgold
GA
USA
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Posted - Jun 24 2008 : 8:44:00 PM
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I have several things from my grandmother, large and small. I have used them to line baskets, in frames with glass on two sides is one lovely way to show lace. Sometimes you can just add a few stitches that can be pulled out later to display things. This is what I did with a pair of embroidered pillowcases that I used as a window treatment. Good luck! Its fun to live with these kinds of heirlooms.
Not all those who wander are lost...
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moxieblossom
True Blue Farmgirl
121 Posts
USA
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Posted - Jun 25 2008 : 06:03:04 AM
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Thanks for the ideas ladies! Framing them would be perfect... I have a bathroom that they would probably coordinate with. :D
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Edited by - moxieblossom on Jun 25 2008 06:03:23 AM |
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EllynAnne
True Blue Farmgirl
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EllynAnne
Pueblo
CO
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Posted - Jun 26 2008 : 9:48:09 PM
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What I learned by framing my aprons is once behind glass, they are preceived differently, less as a humble icon and more as domestic artistry. I interviewed a professional framer about framing a textile, and learned that above all else, moisture accumulating between the glass and the framed fabric is death to the textile. I noticed you live in Virgina, and with the humidity back there and the steam from hot water in a bathroom, it's a good idea to place a buffer between the fabric and the glass. You can purchase little gizmo spaces or more economically, make a spacer all round with very thin trim purchased at any craft or lumber store. So fabulous you're framing the items rather than leaving them folded away.
xxea
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farmgirl blessings
True Blue Farmgirl
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Lea
TN
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Posted - Jun 26 2008 : 9:57:18 PM
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Small stitched pieces are so wonderful to use an accents EVERYWHERE! I love them framed and tucked in among collections or just peeking out from a cabinet. You could even display them in a group on a wall or a small table. What a wonderful gift you have received!
Blessings, Lea
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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
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Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Jun 27 2008 : 03:42:24 AM
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They have shadow box frames that are wonderful for displaying things like these. I think Walmart still carries them.
Denise
farmgirl sister #43
"Take a lesson from the teakettle, though up to its
neck in hot water...it sings!"
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moxieblossom
True Blue Farmgirl
121 Posts
USA
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Posted - Jun 28 2008 : 08:34:40 AM
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EllynAnne, thanks for the reminder about the humidity! I'm going to try to find some shadowboxes or suitable frames this weekend!
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Farmgirl Sister #242
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CherryPie
True Blue Farmgirl
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Kimberly Ann
Puyallup
WA
USA
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