Framing Needlework!! I need help!!
I just completed four designs on 14 ct aida cloth. Plan to give one to each of my children as a gift. Each design is to be framed in a round frame approx. 8" across. Frames were actually designed to hold plates and have a depth for the insert of close to 3/4". I would like to frame the designs so that they protrude from the frame in concave fashion. How can I best accomplish this? I thought of buying a piece of sponge approx. 3/4" thick and cutting it to fit the frame. Would then drape the design over the sponge and insert in the frame. Hopefully when I added a solid backing the sponge would protrude from the frame in a rounding fashion like I want. I inserted the back of a corelle luncheon plate into the frame and it gives me the effect I want. What do you think of this idea? Would it work or is there something better that I can do? Any help would be appreciated. Am attaching a picture to help explain what I am attempting to do.