Finishing a cross stitch piece is its own skill, separate from the stitching itself, and it’s easy to undo hours of work with a rushed wash or a bad framing choice. This guide pulls together everything on the site about washing, framing, mounting, storing, and gifting your finished work.
Every post tagged below covers some part of this topic, newest first. If you want a specific answer right away, start with the sections below.
Before you think about framing or mounting, most pieces benefit from a proper wash and press, though it’s not always as necessary as people assume.
Start with do you really need to wash your cross stitch, then washing, drying, and ironing for the full method once you’ve decided to go ahead.
Framing is where a lot of finished pieces end up, and there are more decisions involved than just picking a frame that looks nice.
How to frame cross stitch covers the process from start to finish, and which cross stitch frame is best narrows down the options. Glass or no glass, what’s best when framing cross stitch tackles one of the most debated questions, and framing cross stitch with Francy Frames looks at one specific product worth knowing about.
Framing isn’t the only option. Mounting on canvas and finishing plastic canvas work both come with their own techniques.
How to mount your cross stitch on canvas and how to finish plastic canvas cross stitch both cover alternatives to traditional framing, and what to do once you’ve finished your cross stitch is the right starting point if you haven’t decided yet.
Not every finished piece gets framed or displayed right away, and storing it properly in the meantime matters more than people expect.
Storing finished cross stitch covers how to keep a completed piece safe until you’re ready for it.
A finished piece makes a genuinely personal gift, and there’s more to it than just handing over a hoop.
7 awesome gift ideas for cross stitchers and the cross stitch gifts guide both cover buying for a stitcher. If you’re working with a smaller budget, great cross stitch gifts under $25 and $20 narrows it down, and personalized cross stitch gift ideas covers making the gift itself.
A freshly washed cross stitch is great, but unless you want to store your stitch you'll want to show off your gorgeous piece? Well, good news for you, as Lauren of Plastic Little Covers has you covered with this perfect little guide on how best to frame cross stitch. You can also pick up the…
Having mastered the art of cross stitch you're now looking to display it, however, there is often an overlooked step. When you've been stitching a while you'll find out exactly why washing is important; it gets dirtier than you realise. And whilst there are some people who prefer not to wash their cross stitch, we…