Fibernation post#3! I am posting quite early this week as I will be in NYC Wednesday-Friday for the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communication’s annual public relations benchmark trip.

In one of my recent posts I discussed embroidery as an art form. It is cheap and doesn’t require a studio. But suppose you are interested in displaying your work at home or in a gallery…

While making art is a ton of fun, making it hanging-ready is usually anything but. Thankfully, for you fiber artists out there, embroidery is one of the absolute EASIEST things to make exhibition ready. It is also one of the cheapest (which is always a plus)!

What you will need:

1. Your embroidered piece
2. Wooden embroidery hoop
3. Hot glue gun and glue sticks for the gun
4. Pen or pencil
5. Felt
6. Scissors

Once you have gathered your materials,

1. Trace your embroidery hoop onto a piece of felt.   
2. Cut just inside the line.
3. Place your hoop (embroidery piece secured inside) face down.
4. Cut your fabric close to your hoop, leaving just enough material to fold over the hoop.
5. Begin folding the fabric and gluing it to the inside of the hoop, doing only a few inches as a time.    
6. Once you have gone all the way around place the felt circle inside the hoop.
7. Slowly, begin gluing the felt to the inside of the hoop.
8. Once you have gone all the way around the hoop, allow the glue to dry.

VOILA! Your piece is now hanging ready.

I sincerely encourage all of you who have any interest in fiber to try embroidery . You might be surprised by how much you enjoy it, and nothing is more satisfying than seeing your work on display, even if it is only within the confines of your own home.