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What is the best way to frame or hang your needle felted and wet felted art? If you want tips and guidance for framing your needle felted pictures, wet felted pictures and other fiber art, this tutorial is your how to guide. Helen Russell is an artist, felter and framer here to share her insights on how to frame and mat our felted art.
Learn about choosing mat colors and sizes, hear her guidance on frame choices and see examples of pieces framed for low cost and framed professionally.
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Final 12” Black Wood Frame: tiny.cc/s9wnxz
6” Wooden Embroidery Hoop Frame: tiny.cc/o9wnxz
Hobby Lobby Shadowboxes: tiny.cc/p9wnxz
Plexiglass Circles on Amazon:
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🕑 TIME STAMPS 🕑
0:00 Welcome Helen Russell
0:52 Show Overview and Pieces to Frame
2:14 Anna Repke's Wintery Sheep Scene with Organic Edges
3:03 Use What You Have to Try Out Background Colors
4:40 Mat Spacing Recommendations
5:49 Visualize Different Frame Options
8:42 Valerie Dunne's Wishing Willow with Organic Edges
10:34 Preserve Documentation with the Frame
11:05 Make a Pocket to Hold Documentation
12:21 Framing Round Felt Pieces - Space Art by Laura Ricks
15:55 Koi by Helen Russell
16:20 Use Wool from the Art to Visualize Mat the Color
17:52 Fitting the Mat to the Felt Art & Planning Space
19:09 Choosing a Mat Color - What to Consider
20:45 Blossom by Kimberly Pulli
21:15 Try a Metallic Option!
22:30 Mounting Felt Art to Foam Core Backing
23:02 Will the Felt Art Touch the Glass?
23:30 Spacer Suggestions to Keep Felt Art off of the Glass
24:29 Living Felt Farmstead by Noelle Russow
25:12 Frame and Mat a Large Piece of Art with a Border
26:53 Double Mat Color Suggestions
27:58 Use Wool Fibers to Visualize Mat and Frame Combinations
29:42 White Mat or Coordinated Color Mat?
30:36 Glass or Acrylic? Suggestions for Framing Felt Art
32:38 What to Look For in Off-The-Shelf Frames
33:50 To the Frame Shop!
34:32 A Few Design Choices Later...
34:49 12" Round Frame Results - Laura Ricks Space
35:59 Small Wooden Frame for Embroidery Hoop
37:35 Shadowboxes for Organic Edges - Anna Repke Sheep
38:56 Mounting a Felt Piece Into a Shadowbox
39:54 Koi Fish in a Black on Black Shadowbox
40:23 Wishing Willow in a White Shadowbox
41:27 Framed Living Felt Farmstead Details
42:25 Keep the Mat No Lighter Than the Brightest Color in the Art
44:43 Professional Framing and Matting
45:29 Professionally Finished Framed Pieces
46:00 Review Other Professionally Framed Pieces
46:14 Bhudda by Kimberly Pulli with a Neutral Mat and Reverse Bevel
48:19 Other Framed Kimberly Pulli Pieces
48:33 Wrap Up, Thank You Helen!
⬇️ F E L T W I T H U S !⬇️
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