Few frame shops have the experience to properly handle your fabric art. Here at Frame Warehouse we have 40 years of experience handling needlepoint, embroidery, cross stitch and fabrics of all kinds. Silk scarves brought back from the fashion houses of Paris, carpets from Persia, fabric art from India, South and Central America and Africa, silk paintings from Japan and China, we have seen and framed it all.
Let’s focus on needlepoint. All needlepoint begins with the blocking process. In the photo below you can see the needlepoint art being blocked so it is square. This process involves hand stretching the needlepoint and leaving it sit stretched so it becomes square for framing.
Next, the fabric is hand sewn down to an acid free board prior to beginning the framing process. There are lots of different ways to frame fabric but sewing is the most archival of all. Many frame stores simply glue or tape fabric down and we are frequently called to reframe these properly as the tape or glue gives way over time or discolors the fabric.
I mentioned above the acid free backing board that we use. You may have a fabric piece in your home that was framed many years ago and chances are it was not done with acid free materials. Feel free to bring your piece in or call to discuss how we can upgrade your fabric art to full archival. With blocking and hand sewing the wonderful folk art quality of any fabric piece is preserved. We hope you consider us on your next framing project!
