Check-In Post June 6th 2022

[badly_knitted]

Hello to all members, passers-by, curious onlookers, and shy lurkers, and welcome to our regular daily check-in post. Just leave a comment below to let us know how your current projects are progressing, or even if they're not.
Checking in is NOT compulsory, check in as often or as seldom as you want, this community isn't about pressure it's about encouragement, motivation, and support. Crafting is meant to be fun, and what's more fun than sharing achievements and seeing the wonderful things everyone else is creating?

There may also occasionally be questions, but again you don't have to answer them, they're just a way of getting to know each other a bit better.


Today's Question: No question today.


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I now declare this Check-In OPEN!

Comments

[peaceful_sands]

Finished the design for the card and got started onto a second straightaway - probably another couple of days work to go.

Can anyone offer me any advice on how to mount cross-stitch designs into cards? At the moment I have ones with three folds, the middle fold has the cutout for the design with one then placed behind to cover the back of the sewing (yeah - cover up the untidy bit *grin* I know they're not too bad but there is always some mess). It's the first time I've tried making cards, so I just wondered if there were any do and don'ts I should be aware from people who've been there before? Thanks!

[badly_knitted]

Acid-free double-sided sticky tape is your friend for mounting stitching in all kinds of cards. The hard bit is getting the stitching aligned with the hole. What you can do is apply the tape around the card's hole, pin your stitching to a cork tile or something similar so it's flat, then press the card down onto the fabric once you've got it positioned right. Make sure it's stuck before you remove the pins and turn the card over though. Then use more double-sided tape to stick the backing fold in place to conceal the back of your stitching.

If you use the single fold cards, you can stick some pretty paper to the card for a backing, then fray the edges of your stitched piece before sticking it to the card.