You will need a miter saw to cut your wood. Start by measuring your stitching and add the margins. Make sure that your frame is wood and not plastic or metal. Once you find your perfect frame we can cut it down to size. But that’s good news for us because we get such a steal. Sometimes people just want to get rid of things and don’t know how much they are worth or don’t care. You may even get lucky and find an odd size frame that works perfectly for your piece. You can even find hidden treasures, such as pieces that were custom framed with nice glass. You can find a lot of nice frames for super cheap. My mat had 4 inches each width and 3.5 each height, but I don’t think it was too noticeable. However, you could opt for a thicker mat. In other words, a 5×7 might have 1-1½ inch border, while an 11×14 might have a 2-2½ inch border. The smaller the frame the smaller the mat, and the bigger the frame the bigger the mat. Traditionally, mats are typically 1-3 inches equal around your image. If you are going to be cutting a lot of mats yourself though, I highly recommend buying your own mat cutter. If you don’t have a mat cutter, I imagine it would be inexpensive to get a custom cut mat at your local farmer. I have a mat cutter so I custom cut this double mat. The opening for my project here is 9×12 while the outside of the mat fits in a 16×20 shadowbox frame. Why not add a mat that fits your frame? This is still a simple and inexpensive way to allow your stitching to fit in standard dimensions. You want your cross stitch to be the main focus. Too much decoration can detract from your glorious stitching. If you don’t want to add extra frills and finishings to your cross stitch, I understand. Now it looks like your project fits perfectly in a standard size frame! Custom Cut Your Mat to the Size of the Frame This works particularly well in a shadowbox because it offers more depth. In addition to adding fabric, you can also add trim, bows, ribbon, buttons, and other elements to decorate the space. One of my favorite ways of finishing is to mount my stitching with a fabric background. Instead of making the frame fit the piece make your stitching fit the frame. If I had planned ahead, I would have cut a completely new piece of fabric to the appropriate size.
Luckily my pattern fit on the piece of fabric.Īlthough it probably would have fit perfectly in a 5×7 frame, the fabric didn’t have enough height to fit in the frame. I was cross stitching She is Fierce by Emma Congdon and decided to use a piece of scrap aida instead of cutting a new piece. Add Fabric and Trim to Fill Up the Extra Space Not all art or stitching fits in these dimensions. But generally, these are the sizes we are working with. Yes, there are smaller frames, bigger frames, and less common sizes like 6×8 and 9×12. Standard sized frames coincide with the sizes of photographs. With the right tools and know-how, you will be able to inexpensively frame all of your cross stitch projects. However, I’ve learned that there are a few ways around framing your pieces that don’t fit in standard size frames. I like to frame a lot of my pieces myself, but it isn’t always as simple as seeing a frame that I like and buying it. Sometimes I wish that patterns fit into standard size frames. Then years go by and you still haven’t displayed this amazing project.
CROSS STITCH DESIGNER FRAME HOW TO
You put hours of your blood, sweat, tears, and time into this piece only to be completely clueless about how to finish it. I reserve custom framing for really elaborate projects.Ĭompleting a cross stitch project is so exciting. Of course, that’s what custom framing is for, but always getting your projects custom-framed can get expensive. Have you ever completed a project only to find out later that it doesn’t look right in any of the frames you have? There may be too much white space on one side and not enough on another.
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