Cross Stitch and Needlepoint: How To Stretch It!

Cross Stitch and Needlepoint: How To Stretch It! Cross Stitch and Needlepoint: How To Stretch It! Today I will show you how to properly stretch a cross-stitch or needlepoint picture so that you can frame it. This service can cost a lot of money but if you have a bit of time and patience you can do it yourself! Supplies: The needlework to be framed Foam core board the size you want your frame to be. Silk pins Fabric strips (cotton or muslin work great) Sewing machine ruler Directions: 1. If your cross stitch cloth is not large enough to wrap around your foam-board you will need to sew strips of fabric on each side. 2. Center the image on the foam board. 3. Pin the cloth to the side of the foam-board on the center of each edge. 4. Add pins alternating sides until you have the cross-stitch pulled tight. Mat and frame as desired. To lean how to cut a mat watch this video:    • framing: how_to_cut_a_mat   For Sponsorships or Product Reviews: http://famebit.com/u/thefrugalcrafter... SUBSCRIBE! http://www.youtube.com/user/thefrugal... Follow along and have fun! Thefrugalcrafter Community on Facebook:   / thefrugalcrafter   Join in the fun! Visit my blog: http://thefrugalcrafter.wordpress.com Follow me on Pinterest:   / boards   Twitter:   / lindsayweirich   Instagram:   / lindsayweirich   Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/user/thefrugal... Music credit (if music is present in video) Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...