tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19193398.post4110717773062604951..comments2024-03-28T19:29:34.169-07:00Comments on Idaho Beauty's Creative Journey: Taking a break while moving onThe Idaho Beautyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09979439849662755082noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19193398.post-59648126540527802202008-10-01T17:23:00.000-07:002008-10-01T17:23:00.000-07:00Consider eliminating the glass when framing, esp. ...Consider eliminating the glass when framing, esp. when the pieces are thick due to double matting or the piece itself. I actually prefer the look w/o glass....which allows the texture of the fabric to be realized.<BR/>I've found that tag board (or poster board) is easier to sew through for the initial mounting.<BR/>MaryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19193398.post-6183163144522768892008-09-30T19:03:00.000-07:002008-09-30T19:03:00.000-07:00WCB you might want to consider a more stable backi...WCB you might want to consider a more stable backing if the piece is getting very large. One method I may try uses mat board - of course, sewing through that with your machine probably won't work - the suggestion is to drive holes through it with a nail and hand stitch. The other I really want to try has you using sequin pins to attach your piece to foam core board - the pin heads would be hidden under the lip of the frame. No mat or class probably on that method. Good luck.<BR/><BR/>Nora, it wasn't my intention, but I too saw something resembling a cultivator after the fact, although I hadn't thought about the stripes as furrows. I was just trying to set up a tension or vibration in the green and red together and chop the thing up to show how disruptive I think change is.The Idaho Beautyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09979439849662755082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19193398.post-20634439237291870352008-09-27T09:51:00.000-07:002008-09-27T09:51:00.000-07:00Very spiffy piece.It looks like spring to me.I don...Very spiffy piece.<BR/>It looks like spring to me.<BR/>I don't know if it has a meaning to you (my husband is an artist, painting both relism and non-representational work) but to me it "feels" like a wheeled cultivator for the garden. (See, the wheel is absolutely unneccessary.)<BR/>NoraNora and James McDowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03122226614873576802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19193398.post-65575370539017574352008-09-27T01:45:00.000-07:002008-09-27T01:45:00.000-07:00Thanks for explaining that. I had thought how nic...Thanks for explaining that. I had thought how nice textiles look in frames and would like to try it for some of my larger pieces. The cost of huge frames is a little prohibitive and I wouldn't want to launch into buying one until I'd got the techniques of getting the quilt to lie flat etc, sorted.Brill.The WestCountryBuddhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015413706081534783noreply@blogger.com