Hello everyone, I hope you are all well?
I have been doing lots of stitching this week, one of my favourite finishes is this July Calendar Cat pattern featuring Miss Mini Cat harvesting strawberries and making jam.
Below are some photos showing how I completed the finishing.
Stitched on 14 count Aida
DMC stranded cotton threads
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Materials required to complete the project
Card or mount board measuring about 2mm thick
Interfacing for the back of the stitching, can be fusible or not.
Thread for the lacing at the back.
Polyester wadding - optional (1 or 2mm thick)
Strong glue suitable for fabrics (I used a Prit Stick for the first time and it worked really well!) Not acid free though!
This image shows the wadding.
Lay your finished cross stitch face down and iron on the interfacing. Place wadding on top and then the mount board. Thread your needle with strong thread or use sewing cotton doubled over. Start stitching from the middle and work your way to the edge.
Stitch to the end and fold corners over like this… .
Make sure the front is aligned perfectly.
Start stitching again from the middle and work towards the opposite edge.Once the lacing is finished on one side, thread your needle with another long piece and lace the long side from top to bottom as shown below. Finish off at the corner.
The stitched piece is now ready for mounting on other card that has been covered by fabric.
Cut the fabric about half an inch larger all around to overlap the card, glue into each corner on the back and the sides and adhere to the card.
Measure each card slightly larger than the first piece so that you can stack them like this.
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Glue each piece to the last.
You can lay something heavy over the stack and leave to dry. Place a piece of white paper onto the top of the cross stitch to protect the stitching.
I like to stitch the Ric-Rac to the cross stitch edging rather than using glue as it is easier to line it up correctly.
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Until next time, happy stitching!
