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| Tapestry screen |
| A beautiful and practical way to frame your embroidered treasures. |
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Sister Jeanette Collis of the Sisters of Mercy in Toowong, Queensland was given a beautiful tapestry, but she has nowhere to display it. So, Tara's coming to the rescue with a beautiful hand made tapestry screen.
The dimensions of our tapestry screen are 615mm high x 635mm wide (edge to edge unmounted). The dimensions of components will vary depending on the size and shape of your tapestry. The internal dimensions of the frame must be equal to the overall dimensions of the tapestry to ensure a snug fit.
Step By Step
1 Mount the tapestry. This is done first so you can make your screen frame to size.
2 Stretch the tapestry around the board using a staple gun. First, place a staple in the middle of the top edge. Continue stapling (working from the middle) but don't go as far as the edge. Stretch the tapestry downwards and staple in the middle of the bottom, then a couple either side. Repeat for each side, making sure the tapestry is straight with even tension.
3 Cut all pieces to length as per cutting list and label.
4 Mark out the positions of the dowels on the ends of both top and bottom rails.
5 Drill dowel holes in the ends of the rails while they are secured in the vise.
6 Wrap masking tape around a drill bit to use as a depth gauge. The hole should be slightly deeper than half the length of the dowel to accommodate excess glue.
7 Mark the dowel positions on the inside edges of the side rails, using dowel centres. When using dowel centres, it is important you keep the adjoining pieces perfectly flat while bringing them together. This will ensure flush joints.
8 Glue the frame together, clamp securely and set aside in a perfectly flat position to dry. Be sure to use some scrap timber between the clamps and the work piece to avoid bruising the timber.
9 Draw the preferred shape of the feet onto one of the pieces and cut out using a jigsaw. Use this piece as a template to reproduce the other foot.
10 Cut the curved shape on the top of the frame once it has had its recommended clamping time. Drill the decorative holes using a spade bit.
11 Flush off any joints as required with a smoothing plane, then router any edges. Do not round the edges where the feet will be attached.
12 Attach the feet to the frame by screwing in place, or dowelling if you prefer concealed fixing.
13 Sand the project and coat with your desired timber finish.
14 After staining/varnishing is complete, fit the tapestry by gluing the back of the mounting board with Construction Adhesive to a 3mm board. The 3mm board should be slightly larger than the hole in frame, so you can then fit the tapestry neatly into the frame hole and attach the backing board using decorative tacks.
Fitting the tapestry to the mounting board
1Cut a piece of plywood board, making sure it is at least a couple of centimetres smaller than your tapestry. The more tapestry edge you have to work with when stretching, the better.
2 First, place a piece of polyester wadding over the board (underneath the tapestry). This will give the finished product a rounder, softer look as well as protect the tapestry from the edges of the board.
3 Start stapling each side from the middle of each edge. An electric staple gun makes this job much easier. Staple in the middle of the left side first, then stretch and position the tapestry to staple the right side. Do the same for the top and bottom, making sure the stitching lines are straight.
4 Work your way out from the middle of the sides, only placing a couple of staples in each side as you go
5 Continue stapling until all aides are secured, then place a few staples over the back to keep the excess tidy. Cut off any extra wadding on the back, but don't cut back the tapestry in case you want to reframe it one day.
Handy Hints
- The significant advantage of using a Brad Point rather than an ordinary twist drill is that the point will give you a positive location and not wander off the mark while drilling. This accuracy is important when using dowel joints.
- If you are considering buying a rounding over bit, one fitted with a ball bearing guide will make routering much easier.
- You can buy pre-cut side pieces for your tapestry screen from your local Home Timber & Hardware.
Diagrams
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Materials
Dressed All Round Tasmanian Oak 2400mm x 150mm x 25mm
Dressed All Round Tasmanian Oak 2400mm x 100mm x 25mm
38mm x 8mm fluted dowels
3mm MDF for backing board
Mounting board for tapestry
Wadding
Cutting List
2 x side rails
2 x feet
Top and bottom rails
Tools
Jigsaw
Dowel centres
PVA
2 x sash clamps
Router, pencil router bit
25mm spade bit
28mm spade bit
Staple gun (or tacks)
8mm dowel drill (Brad Point)
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Total Cost
The total cost for this project was approximately $90.
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More Info
Corner mounts, mounting boards and frames and wadding cut to size available from The Art Scene:
914 Victoria Road
West Ryde NSW
Ph:02 9807 6900
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