You read about the FATC exchange yesterday and the idea intrigues you, BUT you do needlepoint and needlepoint can be “finishing unfriendly.”
It is and it isn’t. Here are several ideas you can use to make your FATC while still doing needlepoint.
1. Use interlock canvas. Because of the construction of the canvas you can cut your needlepoint almost to the edge (leave a margin of one unstitched thread all around) without ravelling.
2. Use counted cross stitch cloth and do needlepoint on it. I used to do this all the time and it is pretty easy, if a bit strange at first. It’s more like stitching on perforated paper or plastic canvas than needlepoint canvas.
3. Use plastic canvas or perforated paper. If you do this, be sure you arte comfortable with the color of the paper or plastic.
4. Use silk gauze. It comes in meshes as large as 18 and is woven not to ravel.
5. Use fiberglass screen. This makes a cool, almost transparent background. Just be sure to leave one “thread” unstitched all around. Also do not carry threads, they are very visible.
For the background of your FATC, think of card weight paper, or cardbaord covered with paper or fabric, use rectangles of blasa wood, or even old playing cards. Or just make a “quilt” with fabric on the back and whipstitched to the needlework on the front.
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