| Embroidery done on balsa wood is easy to frame. Balsa wood projects
have a charming, country-style appeal. You can hang them up around your
home for that warm rustic touch, or you can give them away to your friends
and family as novel gifts. |
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| For this project you will need sheets of 1/8" thick balsa, self-adhesive
tear-away stabilizer or iron-on sewing interfacing. |
| Balsa is commonly sold in widths 4", which means that two pieces of
balsa have to be combined to get the size necessary for our project. This
is very easily done. Just cut two pieces of balsa that will fit into your
hoop: |
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| Hoop the self-adhesive stabilizer. Remove the paper which covers the
sticky side inside the hoop. Stick the pieces of balsa onto it, making
sure there is no space between them.
If you are using iron-on sewing interfacing, first place the pieces
of balsa onto the interfacing, press with an iron to fuse, then hoop.
Note: Iron-on sewing interfacing is more heavy-duty than the self-adhesive
embroidery stabilizer. If you are using a very dense design, or a design
larger than 5" x 7", use the iron-on interfacing. |
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| Now you can make the embroidery. Embroidering on balsa is no different
from embroidering on fabric.
After you have finished the embroidery, measure the frame you are using
and transfer the measurements onto the embroidered balsa. |
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| With a pair of very sharp scissors, cut away the excess balsa.
Place the embroidery into the frame and back with a piece of cardboard.
Secure the embroidery with staples or tabs (this depends on the type of
frame you are using). |
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The embroidery is now framed!
Here is a close up: |
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| We hope that you liked our idea and will come up with many of
your own. |
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