Kauni Nametag Finished UPDATED

Yesterday I put the Kauni nametag together. In the photo below you see all the parts that went into the finished piece--the wool felt backing (cut with pinking shears to give that distinctive toothed edge), the cardboard backside which was glued to the middle of the felt, the plastic canvas backside that was put inside the nametag itself, and the front with some beads attached to the bottom. I had to finish attaching the beads at the bottom and then put the beaded name on the front middle before I could put it all together. I also turned the raw canvas edges around the nametag under and stitched them in place with sewing thread.



I cut out the cardboard and the plastic canvas slightly smaller than the nametag and the wool felt about 1/4 inch larger all the way around. I glued the cardboard to the felt and let it dry for several days under a pile of heavy books. Once dry, I made a sandwich with the nametag on top, then the plastic canvas to stiffen it, then the cardboard that is glued to the felt with the felt facing out and the cardboard facing in.

Before I forget, the nametag has a pin on the back. Most folks like to hang their nametag around their necks so that they don't have to stick a pin through clothes but I prefer nametags that have pins. You can find these self stick pin sets at crafts stores.



Now the hard part--hand stitching the backing to the nametag's front. I used a thimble, a regular sewing needle and sewing thread to match the back. I didn't turn under the felt as you might since I wanted a sort of ruffled edge to set off the nametag which is intended for a lady who needlepoints and knits. I thought this edging brought ruffled pillows to mind. Most of us have a needlepoint pillow or two on our couches.

I am happy with how it turned out. Wear it in good health, Marj!

NOTE: I don't know why the second and third photo aren't showing up here. They show up fine on the Yahoo 360 blog and both blogs upload from the same place. I'm giving up after my third attempt. For now, visit Blog at Yahoo 360. UPDATE: Looks like the place where my images are stored has changed how photos there are put into Blog. And the change makes it more difficult to post multiple photos. In fact, it looks impossible at this point. So I am going to have to change how I upload multiple images to Blogspot. Stay tuned as I try to figure this out. (Don't hold your breath.) UPDATE #2: Finally got the photos up. Blogspot does NOT make this easy!

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