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How To Frame Your Embroidery In A Hoop.

framing in the hoop

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/how-to-frame-your-embroidery-in-a-hoop • Posted by vInTaGe~VioLeT

i don't know why but when it comes to my crafts i am a neat freak so when i did an embroidery for a recent swap i just couldn't bear to leave the messy stitching exposed, also i had cut the fabric too small to lace it onto the hoop, i searched for a tutorial to finish off your work in a hoop but couldn't find one, so this is what i came up with

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Project Budget
Reasonably Priced

Time

0 h 40

Difficulty

Nice & Simple
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Description

i don't know why but when it comes to my crafts i am a neat freak so when i did an embroidery for a recent swap i just couldn't bear to leave the messy stitching exposed, also i had cut the fabric too small to lace it onto the hoop, i searched for a tutorial to finish off your work in a hoop but couldn't find one, so this is what i came up with

Instructions

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    take the hoop you will be working your embroidery in and draw around the inside of the inner hoop on mounting board

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    cut out your disc, then trim it so it is a little smaller

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    cut out a circle of fleece or wadding i drew around a hoop 1" bigger than the hoop i'm doing the embroidery on so the hoop i'm working my piece on is a 4" and the fabric disc is 5"

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    next cut out your backing fabric {again 1" bigger than finished embroidery}

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    next layer the fabrics and lace onto the card disc

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    until it looks like this

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    cut out your finished embroidered piece 2" bigger than your embroidery hoop

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    i added another piece of fleece for a nice padded look i trimmed this off close to the hoop

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    then i stuck down my embroidered fabric with double sided tape on the inside of the hoop

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    all stuck down

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    take your disc of fabric covered card and push into the back of the hoop firmly {i didn't use any glue}

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    you get a nice padded effect

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    finished!

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    i hope this is easy to follow and it comes in useful for any other neat freak crafters like me!