How to finish a Self-Welt Hanging Sign
A darling twist on the classic hanging sign.
I just love the self-welt hanging sign, particularly for nursery and children’s items. It lends an added note of softness and charm to the final product. This finish is not too tricky if you have mastery over basic machine sewing skills and simple shape ornament finishing skills. The trickiest part is the fabric-covered cord, which I cover in detail. If you do not have access to a sewing machine, hand sewing the lip cord and fabric covered cord is always an option.
Self-Welt Hanging Sign
Difficulty: (2/5) 🪡🪡
Prerequisites
Basic machine sewing
Materials
Your needlepoint, blocked
Backing & welt fabric (fat quarter for an ornament, and 1/4 yard for a hanging sign)
Cable cord or cord filler
Sewing machine
Iron
Invisible thread including threaded bobbin
Ruler or digital calipers
Matboard
Lacing string such as DMC floss or pearle cotton
Needles, one for lacing (such as tapestry) and one for invisible thread stitching (such as sharps)