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Frame Display for Military Collectibles, Part 3 Covering Elements with Fabric From "Get Framed" episode DGFR-103

The military keepsakes are secured and protected behind glass.

Expert framer Shahnaz LaCaze helps a war veteran create a suitable display for his military badges, medals and keepsakes. In this third phase of the project, Shahnaz shows how to wrap a foam core backboard, spacers and pedestal with fabric, create a form for displaying a military jacket and sew the jacket to the fabric covered backboard.

Materials:

fabric
small roller
small paint tray
fabric glue
scissors
blow dryer
foam core pieces (already cut to size in segment 2)
craft knife
pencil
tape measure
tapestry needle
nylon thread
thimble
quilting gun
glass filament tape
silicone glue

Tip:When choosing a fabric for your backboard, it's always a good idea to complement the piece you are framing rather than the room where it is to be displayed.

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Steps:

1. Wrap foam core backboard with fabric.

• Lay your fabric face down and place backboard on top of it. Cut the fabric around the backboard (figure A)--leaving enough fabric on each side to wrap over the backboard as a 1-1/2 inch wide border.

• Apply fabric glue to the foam core using the roller (figure B).

• After about 5-10 minutes, the glue will get tacky (test with your finger, when the board lifts with your finger when you touch it, it's ready).

  Tip: To quicken the process, you can use a blow dryer on a cool setting.

  Figure A

  Figure B

  
  

• When the glue is tacky enough, carefully lay the glued side of the foam core board onto the fabric and press down. Check the fabric side to see if there are any bubbles, and smooth firmly with clean, dry hands (figure C).

• Flip the board face down again to wrap and attach the edges of the fabric to the back of your board (figure D).

  Figure C

  Figure D

  
  
  
  

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  ALSO IN THIS EPISODE:
  	Frame Display for Military Collectibles, Part 1
  	Frame Display for Military Collectibles, Part 2
  	Frame Display for Military Collectibles, Part 3
  	Frame Display for Military Collectibles, Part 4