The Framer’s Intent: DIY Scarf Display
Posted: December 11, 2012 Filed under: Decorating, DIY, Living Room | Tags: decorating, diy art, fabric, frame, furoshiki, japan, scarf 22 Comments »A few months ago Design*Sponge posted a round-up of art scarves, including this awesome furoshiki from The Link Collective:
Folded Paper Furoshiki designed by Lucinda Newton Dunn
(Photo copyright: Link)
Link says: “Furoshiki (風呂敷, fu-rosh-ki) is a type of traditional Japanese wrapping cloth. Each of our products has been hand printed in Japan, using traditional printing techniques.” Check out Spoon & Tamago for an interview and some great photographs of the production process.
(Photo copyright: Link)
Because I have a gallery wall of black frames in our dining room, I thought something large, textured and non-black-framed would be nice above our sofa. This furoshiki seemed like a good bet.
Airmail is the best mail, no?
I wanted something more substantial than simply hanging the scarf on the wall, so I bought a 36″x36″ stretched canvas and set to building a frame to wrap around it. I used inexpensive pine lattice trim, which I stained with Minwax Wood Finish in Ebony.
I wrapped the canvas with some lightweight, neutral fabric I had on hand. It’s barely visible, but I think it’s a much more polished-looking background for the scarf than the bare canvas would have been.
I used my chop saw to make simple right-angle corners and nailed the wood around the frame, staining the cut edges and using wood filler to disguise any nail holes.
For the final step, I attached the scarf to the canvas with brass upholstery tacks. I punctured the scarf with a fine needle first, to avoid pulling any fabric threads, and then inserted the tack through the opening.
That’s it! Doozy worked his angles like a pro as I took these photos. Just kidding: a proper catloaf does not have angles.
Awesome wall hanging. It answers a question we just had. Mary just bought a clothe art piece and we were wondering how to hang it. Thanks Marti.
I’m happy it gave you an idea!
Fantastic and oozing with class.
I spray class like a fire hose.
Looks great Marti! Mary
Thanks!
minimal
I try.
Droooool!!!! Nicely done!!! Here, here!!! Doozy is the perfect accessory for the photo shoot! I learned so much! Thank you! I will check out Spoon + Tamago!
Thank you!
Seriously cool and very original! I’d totally hang that on my wall.
Thanks! I’m really happy with the way it turned out.
I love how it turned out, and might try this too.. Thinking one way to do it without puncturing the scarf w/ the pins, would be to use tiny cube magnets on either side.. http://www.containerstore.com/shop/collections/lockerOrganizers?utm_medium=feed&productId=10007274&utm_source=google_plusbox&gclid=CNWVnt3OmrQCFQqe4AodeQYAuA&sku=10015750
That’s a really good idea. I don’t think it would have worked for this particular scarf + frame combo because the scarf is so close to the edges of the stretched canvas that the wood frame would prevent you from using a magnet on the backside. (Oh, but I guess you could get really sneaky and glue the magnets to the canvas before you wrap it with fabric!)
Beautiful! You’ve got such great taste.
You may not think that’s true if you saw the blouse I bought tonight at H&M…
Awesome!!! I love this.
Thanks, Erin!
Hi,
Your handmade picture frame with the Link’s furoshiki is fantastic!
I am the founder of Ecoshiki http://www.ecoshiki.co.uk/, and selling Link’s furoshiki on my website.
Would it be ok with you if I use the pictures of the furoshiki pinned on the picture frame in the lovely living room on Ecoshiki website??
I am looking forward to hearing from you.
Many thanks
Tomoko
Director of Ecoshiki
http://www.ecoshiki.co.uk/
Hi, Tomoko: Yes! Sorry for the delay (your comment got trapped by the WordPress spam filter). I’m so pleased you like my frame. You’re welcome to use my photographs – thanks for asking. Please credit me (Marti Palermo) and/or link back to projectpalermo.com, if possible.
Nice piece! Very creative I like how you framed the scarf. Great Job!
Thank you!