Originally Posted by
jaciqltznok
are the stitches hand & machine? what is "rat tail" binding...and why glue it to a board?did you dye the fabric as well? I like it!
I am glueing it to a board because that is a traditional method of mounting a piece of art. If you take a print to a framing shop, they will often glue it to foam board before framing (which is good to know if you ever want something framed that you don't want glued!!!) It is a method of permanent mounting.
The stitches are hand and machine. The hand stitches were just done with plain embroidery thread (all the strands together) and with yarn, as I had a much wider selection of yarn.
I did not dye the fabric, it is a batik fat quarter.
Rat-tail is a round satin cording. It is zig zagged to the borders to serve as binding, rather than bias tape.