Generating a Cross stitch Card

Creating a card from the fairly small little bit of completed cross stitch now is easier than it may seem. Initial you hold the enjoyment of stitching the look. Second there is a enjoyment of creating to someone to mark a special occasion in their life.

The list of occasions really is limitless,birthday,wedding,anniversary,new baby,new home,sorry you might be leaving or perhaps a thank you. You are able to give a card for any reason it teaches you care. The beauty of making cards can it be uses handful of materials especially if you are a cross stitch addict. Within the workbox there will probably be bits of fabric and thread which were left over from larger projects.

After you have completed a design it might need to have a gentle wash in warm soap and water using soap flakes or perhaps a wool wash powder that's not abrasive. Secondly put the completed stitching onto some thing soft such as a folded bath towel, using the reverse side facing you. Gently iron the the stitching the towel will help prevent the stitching becoming flattened by the iron.

Snip any loose ends and threads because they might show through the perform the moment it really is mounted.

You are ready to result in the card.

1 Place the stitching onto a firm piece of foam (much like a mouse mat). Appropriate side facing up.

2 Take a three fold aperture card and place over the style centering it.

3 When satisfied put pins inside the corners and sides of the stitching securing it to the foam.

4 Be sure the material is not overlapping the onto the flaps of the card if so cut the stitching to size.

5 Meticulously eliminate the card avoiding moving the pins.

6 About the reverse from the aperture place strips of double sided tape as close towards the edge as possible.

7 Take away the protective backing about the tape.

8 Turn the card over and set over the pins with light pressure the card onto the stitching.

9 Remove the pins and your style ought to be in the center of the aperture.

10 Once more turn back card and place strips of double sided tape to the flap (this really is the flap around the left).

11 Remove the protective backing and fold the flap over covering the back of the function.

12 Apply pressure to guarantee the card is sealed.

13 Fold one other flap over there you may have a completed card.

For a similar value being a shop bought card you have produced a thing that gets the potential to last for years.