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

• Ornament finishing

• 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

  • 5/32 on 13 mesh or larger canvases

  • 3/32 on 18 mesh and for bow decorations

• 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)

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Detailed Instructional Video