Stick a motif on a plant pot

nice wooden stick to embellish plant pots with a cross stitched motif

SUPPLIES:

(all dimensions in inches are rounded, for the exact measures take a look at the page in French. If you encounter a problem with dimensions, don't hesitate to drop me a line. I will rectify)
 - 1 BBQ stick .
 - 3 strands of raphia (more or less 20").
 - 2 squares of foamcore board (4"x 4"and 3"x 3").
 - Undyed natural linen 10" x 5".
 - White embroidered square linen 4" x 4".
 - Fabric glue or ordinary white glue (transparent when cured).

ASSEMBLY:

square of foamcore borad glued on top of a beige linen - Paste 1 side of the 4" foamcore board (just a few drops to avoid making stains on the linen!).
 - Position the 4" square on top of the rectangle of linen, leaving a margin of 1/2" from the edges.
White glue pasting with a small brush on white foamcore - Paste the side edge and then the perimeter of the foamcore square (I put a lot of glue so that you can see it on the picture. Be more thrifty!).
linen fold on the white foamcore board - Fold down the linen.
 - Fold down the linen on the opposite side.
 - Watch the picture on the left. Try to fold the 2 angles pushing the linen on the edge of the foamcore so that the linen forms an skew angle. The training translator, whom is not clever with one's hands, is having an headache!
 - Drop some glue at the corner.
 - Fold down the third side.
thumb and index finger to mark the fold on the linen - "Mark" the 2 folds by pressing the linen between your thumb and your index finger.
 - Fold down the linen on the foamcore and check that the flap is well aligned.
linen glued and pined on the foamcore board - Mark the last reverse with pins.
 - Mark the fold.
 - Adjust the cut if needed.
Paste the cardboard with a brush - Paste the the 3 reverses and press with your fingers.
second step to paste with white glue - Paste the foamcore board.
 - Fold down the linen.
linen square piece - Smooth the linen.
 - Let the necessary time to cure.

Smaller 3" foamcore board assembly:

- Find the center of the embroidered motif.
 - Draw on the back of the linen a centered square of 3" and one of 4".
 - Cut the linen around the 4" square mark.
sqaure white linen anf foamcore board Repeat the steps of the 4" square:
 - Paste the foamcore board.
 - Place the foamcore square on top of the back of the embroidery.
 - Fold down the reverse with skew angles ...
picture showing a sampler with back stitched rabbits and a stylised cross stitched clovers field - Paste by carefully centering the to pieces.
 - Put under some weight and let it cure.
three strands of raphia encircling the rabbit motif and some color pins - Surround the small square with 3 strands of raphia that you twist. Start from the bottom center.
 - Hold in place the raphia temporarily with 3 or 4 pins.
 - Do a simple knot in the middle leaving 1.5" free.
 - Stick some multicoloured pins in the edges, and hold in place the rafia with their head.
 Other option:
 - Instead of pins, you could hold the raphia with knotting some coloured floss (same as with the round box above).
How to stick a wood pike into the assembly - Spot the center.
 - Stick the BBQ pike through the linen in the edge of the foamcore board.
zoom on the easter rabbits cross stitched in monochomatic - Et voilà, great, non?

 

Author: Marielle Zang Pujol                Copyright: Marielle Zang Pujol 2008-2009 - All rights reserved