If every picture tells a story, I have a lot of stories!

Today I have been working on framing up all of the embroidered pieces I have been working on over the last year. I got in touch with Knuston Hall earlier this week and we now have a date for the craft fair in December! It gives me just over three months to get everything finished and finalised to make sure everything is ready to go.

I started with my smallest pieces, and framed my #girlboss and #goddess pieces in their small gold frames. I decided to hide the back using some decorative wrapping paper and then added the label to give a more professional finish.

When I was framing my slightly larger piece of embroidery, I didn't need the mount that it came with, however it came in very handy for neatening up the back and once fixed into place under the metal prongs I was able to add my label and the piece was finished.

Keeping with the idea of using the redundant mount to tidy up the back, I used the same process with my white frames. I stretched the calico over the wooden back-board, making sure that it was taught in all directions and evenly spaced so that the embroidery was central. I used double-sided sticky tape to keep the fabric in place, and then a multi-purpose PVA to stick down the corners and anchor any stray fabric. 

A couple of my embroidery designs have been circular, and it seemed a little silly to frame them in a square. I have seen this technique everywhere this year, so I decided to try framing a couple of pieces in a wooden embroidery frame. I placed the design in the hoop, made sure it was central and then pulled it taught, making sure that it was done up tight so it didn't slip.

I then turned the piece over and trimmed the excess fabric using pinking shears, leaving about 1.5cm all the way around. I then folded this over the frame and glued it in place using a multi-purpose PVA glue.

I attached a ribbon and voila!

A lovely piece of embroidery framed and ready to hang wherever you want. I love the slightly more casual feel of this frame, and the way you can hang it around your home more informally than if you had a rigid wooden frame.

All in all today I framed about 14 pieces of artwork, including all of my embroidered pieces and a few other pictures I have collected over the year. My cute badger lino print will sit on a shelf in our bedroom, the poster from the 'Femmes en Dior' exhibition in Granville, France was a present from my parents and will hang in the hall and our travel rail poster and Tower Bridge scene are going in our living room, it's great to get them all out on display and shown off to their full potential!