Cross stitch problem, stretch and frame company needed

Sugarhunny1

Evening peeps.

I do alot of cross stitch and i have one item stretched and framed and almost fell over when i got told the price. £45!

I'm looking for a cheaper way of doing it but dont think i can manage this myself, Anyone know of a company that does it cheap?

Sugar xxx

seabiscuit_2

Thats sounds pretty standard rate from quotes I've had. Obviously it depends on the size of the picture and how special the mounts and frames are too.

But we have found, you pay for what you get. One company I used didn't stretch them, they only glued the edges to make it looked stretched.

Its a difficult job, but you can do your own version at home if you feel brave. I tried this and found I was unable to get the tightness that a professional firm obtained.

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sorry hun i think its a case of you get what you pay for and you seem to pay a lot to have cross stitching framed, i nearly choked when i had my first nice piece framed couldnt believe how much it was but it did look nice hwen it was done.( if you happpen to find a cheaper way please tell all)

Enterprise_1701C

I have been slacking on the cross stitch front just lately, but it never even occurred to me to get any of mine framed professionally. I just checked the back of one I did myself about 15 years ago and it looks like I got the piece of hardboard that came with the frame (I used a clip-frame, any other frame you would have to allow space for the fabric too), trimmed the fabric down to overlap by about 2 inches, sealed the last 1.5 inches with pva glue and let it dry. Then I got some fairly thick thread and sewed (well in from the edge but within the sealed section) between the two sides and then between the top and bottom. For extra stability I took the thread a full stitch along before I swapped from top to bottom or side to side. This one was not very big, but there is no reason to think it would not work with a bigger one.

My picture still looks fine after all these years.

Could be a good idea to try it out with a piece of scrap first just in case, I've only ever done this one like this. I have a small one I just clipped into a frame (on a piece of wood) and that one looks fine too!