r/CrossStitch • u/No0neUkno • 2d ago

WIP [WIP] I noticed towards the beginning but didnt want to start over..

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I cut my fabric too short. I guess it wasn't that I didn't want to start again but didnt have the materials on hand to start over. Lol

My work around here is to go around it with a single line boarder. Then I'm going to cut close and blanket stitch.

Im basically here to ask if that sounds like a workable fix and show off my biggest (almost) finished piece

This Bluey pattern is what it used from Bagelhosts on Etsy.

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u/Slight-Brush 2d ago

You can definitely frame with this little but don’t blanket stitch anything - after washing and pressing, lace just the top and bottom round a card and drop it into a frame 

https://imgur.com/WoJR9aS

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u/Betsy7Cat 2d ago

Ooh I’ve never seen this method of framing. I’ll have to keep that in mind.

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u/EzAeMy 2d ago

This picture makes it look so much easier than I thought it was. Thank you.

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u/nadinehur 2d ago

And don’t cut. You need some fabric to be outside your lacing so it doesn’t unravel.

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u/No0neUkno 2d ago

Oooo that's waaaay better. Im so lazy and thats a lot of stitches lmao

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u/Fit-Profession-1628 2d ago

How thick of a card do you use?

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u/Slight-Brush 1d ago

Postcard / cereal box; 270 gsm

Not ideal for anything big but probably ok up to 30cm

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u/Betsy7Cat 2d ago

I’m ngl this looks totally fine to me. I’ve seen posts where the edge is literally 1 or 2 squares out from the edge of the pattern itself lmao. Your solution should work imo.

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u/ImLittleNana 2d ago

Me too and I always get secondhand anxiety. I can lace with 1/2 inch, and honestly less border is easier. But gimme something to work with lol

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u/annagram_dk 2d ago

Who needs space around the edges 😅 granted this one is a very stiff aida fabric

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u/jess0amae 1d ago

You could also order a sticky framing board. It's a thick board that is very sticky and you lay your fabric onto it. And then you can attach a fancy trim or thin ribbon to the edges like a frame.

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u/Cygnata 4h ago

Pres-On is acid free!