We made this series of flower pictures/projects for table decorations for conference last year. They had to be freestanding for the center of the tables rather than framed for hanging, as in the book.
We bent wire into a square just barely larger than the lace (so the lace would fit inside the square), with the wire ends overlapped at the center bottom and turned down for a couple inches, about 2 inches apart. The bases were wood, about 2-1/2 x 8 inches. Two holes were drilled where the turned-down wires touched the wood, and the wire ends inserted. (The wires were painted the same color as the basic thread so they would look almost part of the lace.) The lace was attached to the wire with an overcast thread. One of our people had made a simple wooden frame as a test, but it was a bit bulky for our purpose. The edge boards on it had interlocking cutout sections so it would be firm when glued. I think that's the way your purchased frame is made. I had seen a lace piece framed in wire on a webpage about an exhibit in Germany. It looked so nice that I had to try it with our lace pieces. I thought it worked very well. Best of luck with your faming, Jean. Hope it works correctly this time. Alice in Oregon -- wet and chilly so far this year --- Jean Nathan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I completed the sunflower picture, and then came the > problem of mounting > it - I like to do these things myself. I first made > a wooden frame just > bigger than the finished lace and drilled holes > through from the outside to > the inside. ... Just finished it, > tensioned it and the whole thing collapsed. .....> > I thought of bars made by Siesta > Frames. They're sold in pairs and have the ends cut > so that two sticking out > bits fit into the reversed cutouts of another piece > to make a corner. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
