Friday 8 February 2013

Lindisfarne Beasts: completed


The embroidery was already finished, but to finish the piece I needed to do a few more final bits and pieces.

I first damp stretched it, to get it nice and wrinkle-free:


I've had a frame in mind for this from that start, and had made sure that the piece of linen I was using for the embroidery was the right size to fit.  I retrieved it from the cupboard, and got it ready:


Using the mount board that came with the frame, I pinned the fabric in place:


and mitred the corners:


And then laced the back tightly:


Here it is from the front, nicely stretched:


And finally, in the frame, on display:


Finished!

I'm going to enter it for the the Embroiderers' Guild exhibition in Durham Cathedral later this year - I'll let you know whether it's accepted.

6 comments:

  1. Be-au-ti-full!!!
    Good luck for the exhibition.

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  2. Beautiful! I very much enjoy seeing your progress on projects like this.

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  3. Well done! All the best with application. I mean, dare they reject it given who stitched St Cuthbert's banner???=)

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  4. There's no favouritism in the Embroiderers' Guild!

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  5. It's lovely! Thanks for showing us the progress.

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  6. Congratulations! Great job on the lacing too, the framing looks great. Good luck with the exhibition application.

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