Passepartout for embroidery design of finished work (photo)

March 19, 2017 handmadebase

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How to decorate an embroidery in a passepartout
Passepartout for embroidery with beads
We select a mat for embroidery
Video: DIY Embroidery in a Passe-Partout

Besides the fact that the embroidery process requiresskills, patience and accuracy, embroidery filled with crosses or beads is not the final stage of handicraft. In order to give handmade work an exquisite appearance and completeness, it is necessary to wash the fabric, iron it from the back side and arrange a passe-partout for embroidery.
Essentially, a passe-partout is a piece of cardboard paper.with a cut-out oval, rectangular or square hole, used to secure the fabric in a frame. Its purpose is to emphasize accents, details of the drawing and the overall appearance of the picture. Decorating embroidery with a passe-partout and a frame is considered a full-fledged creative process, on which the overall impression of the embroidered work will depend.

How to decorate an embroidery in a passepartout

To frame the finished embroidery in a passe-partout we will need:

line;
A simple pencil;
Dense cardboard of the right color;
stationery knife;
scissors;
Glass frame;
double sided tape.

Ready-made embroidery is laid out on a levelSurface, measure the length and width of the fabric with a ruler. To the results obtained, add three to five centimeters. The size of the passepartout depends on the length and width of the embroidery itself. For example, if the figure is 25x15, then a passepartout of three centimeters will be optimal for this size of embroidery. Accordingly, the frame should be 30x20 centimeters. Making a passepartout requires special care and accuracy, so it's very important not to be mistaken with the size.

The glass frame is taken apart.Take its back part, apply the fabric, creasing it so that the canvas does not go beyond the backing. If necessary, cut off excess fabric with scissors. Glue three vertical strips of double-sided tape to the back of the frame. Apply the fabric evenly to the backing and glue the canvas, holding and smoothing the canvas with your hands. Alternatively, you can apply thick paper to the fabric, bend the edges of the embroidery and sew them together with a double stitch, and then glue them to the backing. When sewing, it is important to make sure that the pattern does not skew and the fabric does not shift.
To create a passe-partout, cut out four pieces of cardboardidentical strips. On both sides of each cardboard line, mark the corners at three centimeters, put a dotted diagonal line and cut out the corner with scissors.
The space between the frame and the embroidery is attractiveattention, gives the work expressiveness. Too wide cardboard canvas enhances the beauty of the canvas, makes it a real work of art, like paintings in an art gallery. Too narrow cardboard frames, on the contrary, can make the work cramped.
Four strips of cardboard are laid out on the backingface down, connect the corners. At the same time, make sure that there are no open spaces or unevenness in the places where the cardboard is connected. All corners are glued together with tape. The result is a solid frame equal to the size of the substrate. For the passe-partout, you can use white cardboard, which can be repainted in any color scheme using gouache, watercolors, spray paints, pastels, or immediately select thick paper of the desired shade for the work.
Strips of double-sided adhesive are glued to the edges of the fabric.tape, and then attach the mat to the adhesive tape on top of the fabric surface. Press the paper frame with your hands several times, making sure that the picture does not warp and the fabric does not "go". Instead of double-sided tape, you can attach the mat to the fabric using PVA glue or a glue stick. But there is a chance that the PVA will make the cardboard wet and soft, and a dry glue stick may not glue the paper to the canvas at all.
At the final stage, all the elements of the frame are connected together.

Sometimes the embroidery design is complemented with edging –plastic or wooden strip. This is done to separate the passe-partout from the canvas itself. This trick allows you to give the picture volume or an additional visual effect. In this case, the edging is selected according to the finish and color similar to the passe-partout and frame. The most acceptable color combinations when decorating embroidery are beige passe-partout and green, blue, gold edging.

Passepartout for embroidery with beads

Bead embroidery in a glass frame will belook beautiful and expressive if you make the fastening of the fabric on a volumetric base for the backing. To make it, use a double-folded cardboard sheet, on which a thin layer of foam rubber is sewn. The embroidery itself is placed in the center of the dense back, the fabric is pulled by hands from top to bottom. The edges of the embroidery are fixed in the center with a stapler, first on the upper side, then on the lower part of the thick paper. The fabric is shot with a stapler on each side until the embroidery becomes even and moderately stretched. If relief is obtained, the fabric is carefully trimmed by hand, if necessary, the embroidery is punched with a stapler in the place where the error occurs.
To decorate the passe-partout, the fabric is applied tocardboard, measure and mark the estimated dimensions of the rims on paper. Mark the points of contact of the upper and lower corners on the cardboard, connect them with lines. Using a stationery knife, carefully cut out the resulting inner square so that a single paper frame is obtained. You can make a drawing, inscription or apply an ornament on the cardboard yourself. This method of decoration will especially beautifully emphasize
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The prepared passe-partout is placed on the fabric,Carefully ensure that the white stripes of fabric do not show through the frame. Before arranging the embroidery into a single canvas, the excess fabric at the corners of the homemade backing is carefully cut off with scissors, and then the frame is covered with the back of the main backing.

We select a mat for embroidery

The choice of mat is a very important partdesign of the embroidered canvas. The frame can radically change the appearance of the picture. There are two ways to choose the color of the passe-partout: by the shade of the brightest element of the embroidery (if the picture is a vase of fruit, then the palette for the passe-partout is chosen based on the most saturated fruit - for example, a red apple). In this case, it will be appropriate to make the cardboard scarlet or burgundy. The picture will turn out "live", will attract attention. But if there are other fruits in the embroidery, similar in color to the apple, for example, strawberries, peaches or watermelon, then the canvas may ultimately turn out with an excess of juicy colors, will become too gaudy and difficult to perceive. Therefore, for the color of the passe-partout, it is important to make one dominant color from the embroidery.
The second option for selecting a passe-partout depends on the overallrange of the picture. For example, for a picture rich in colors, a passe-partout of light, warm shades (light blue, ivory or white) is selected. This method of design helps to emphasize the embroidery, makes it expressive. The color of the passe-partout should not be higher or lower than the lightest or darkest element of the picture. Framing the embroidery with cardboard of light shades makes the work more open, and dark lining directs the eye into the picture. If the embroidery was done on black canvas, it is better to put black paper or a piece of fabric on the back of the frame, this will prevent the cardboard from showing through the cells of the canvas.
You can also choose a palette for the passe-partout based on the interior of the room in which the finished painting will hang.