I was delighted to see a new client appear at my door with a beautiful heirloom crocheted doily. I love working with textiles, and I myself have been known to get crafty with hooks & needles. This antique doily is extremely well executed and in great condition.
The best way to mount textiles is to hand sew them down to a mat using a thread that is a similar fiber to the object. Here, I have used a cream color cotton thread and used very fine stitches to be completely invisible.
Also, in case like this, I like to use a fabric covered mat. The client and I looked at several, and this one, though appearing completely black at first glance, is a cotton linen striated subtly with red. Swoon.
We chose to execute this as a shadowbox with sidewalls lined in the same fabric covered mat.
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| sidewalls oriented with lines in the fabric |
And then we selected a stunning Victorian frame, slightly distressed and also not-quite-black. Bits of patina peeking through. And glazed it all with museum glass.
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