How to choose a frame for cross-stitching?

When doing embroidery stitch, embroidery, ribbons or rhinestones, you always want to work performed was worthydecor. You can buy a frame for embroidery, but before using the services of making baguette, you need to understand what should be a baguette, harmoniously combined with a specific embroidery. In this article, we'll show you how to choose a frame for embroidery by a cross and in any other way.

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decoration embroidered pictures - classic and modern techniques

Currently, many adhere to combination of baguette and painting styles:

1. In traditional design, we recommend to choose for a landscape or a still life classic versions, and for abstractions - modern.
2. The width of the frame is very important, so you need to adhere to the rule: a narrow baguette is used for embroidered pictures of small sizes, and wide - for large. At the same time, a wider framework adds solidity, while narrow frames allow the painting to "solo", emphasizing the elegance of the work.
3. About color also do not forget. Color baguette should be in harmony with the interior, and featuring:
   • If embroidered work is dominated by cool colors( blue, green, purple, gray), it will look nice shiny silver or gold.
   • Modern( especially abstract) works look very beautiful in baguettes of black color.

Important! It is not recommended to tie the design of embroidered work to the interior of the apartment. Of course, we should not forget about the color scheme of the walls, but it should be remembered that it is embroidery that should be paramount.

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Ready frames - design features:

• professional framers put in the mat, with an emphasis on the dominant color of the embroidery. Passepartout is made of multi-colored cardboard, inserting it between the needlework and the frame.
• Make a frame with or without glass - individual choice. Glass takes away the volume, but at the same time protects the embroidery from the collection of dust and contaminants.
• If you do not separate the edges of the embroidery from the baguette by at least a few centimeters, the embroidered pattern will cease to be a masterpiece. For this reason, the baguette should be ordered necessarily, based on the size of the picture.

If you decide to pick up a frame for cross stitching with glass, consider these features:

• Plain glass is too glaring and reflects the environment.
• Professionals in the design sector can offer frosted glass, which has been specially processed and does not give glare.
• There are also museum glass, devoid of any shortcomings - they deserve special attention of needlewomen, but their price can be very scary.

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Self-made frames

You can make a frame yourself - it does not take you much time and effort. When your work is finished, washed and ironed, you can simply paste it into the same hoop you embroidered it in.

Idea 1

looks good openwork frame of lace napkins dessert:

1. Draw a circle on the cardboard slightly larger than the napkin.
2. Inside the circle, draw another, slightly larger than your embroidery. Further
3. close the small circle paper by hooking it with a needle, so that it is not shifted, prime the surface with a mixture of acrylic paint and glue with a sponge.
4. On top, apply the napkin face to the ground, apply the paint again with a sponge.
5. Wipe the napkin carefully, dry the print of the asher.
6. Remove the paper from the center of the circle, tightly glue the embroidered applique.

Idea 2

Ceiling baseboards are useful in creating a vintage frame:

1. Put on the cardboard the size of the embroidered cloth, add the thickness of the plinth.
2. Attach embroidery with double-sided adhesive tape or glue.
3. Plinth cut the desired size at an angle of 45 degrees.
4. Paint with the desired color, after drying, varnish.
5. Leave until completely dry, and then glue to cardboard.

Important! Here are some more ideas:

• You can paste beads or rhinestones on a very simple frame surface. It remains only to attach the ring to suspend the picture on the wall - the frame is ready.
• It is quite simple and affordable for everyone to make a cardboard of cardboard, felt, velvet paper, fabric or any other suitable material.
• You can transform the old frame, adding it to some elements of the decor - it all depends on your imagination.

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Passepartout

With the frame with the passepartout, you can more effectively highlight the embroidered image that will be combined with the surface of the walls of the room in which the work will hang. They are carefully pulled on board or cardboard. In some situations, for stretching embroidered work, it is necessary to use a stretcher.

Important! Passepartout can be smooth, embossed or textured( "velvet").

The optimal color of the passepartout makes it possible to emphasize important details of embroidery on its overall composition. Incorrectly matched passepartout in the end can spoil all the work.

Important! Passepartout should be neutral - it should not distract from embroidery, but on the contrary - concentrate not on it.

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Typical errors when selecting the frame

To choose the frame for cross stitching, it is necessary to follow certain rules:

• It is impossible to allow the embroidered canvas framework to come to the fore, attracting attention.
• Do not protect the work with glass, you doom it to dirt and burnout.
• The wrong color of the baguette can make the canvas faded. You should choose the dominant color in the embroidered work. However, it is important not to overdo it. He should not pull all attention to himself. Its task is to emphasize and add harmony.
• It is not desirable to leave a complete embroidery without a passepartout - it will separate the picture from the frame and emphasize the beauty of the work.

From this article you learned the rules of embroidery design. We hope, now you will quickly give each of your work a complete, beautiful view, and decorate your house with them.