Or have I attached the back to the front? LOL
It doesn't matter. I have stitched two edges together with one ply of my black Splendor silk that matches the black NP canvas. I'm not quite decided about a tassel or whether to use my braided cord for the hanging loop but I'll have to decide so I can attach one to a corner before I can continue stitching the front to the back.
By the way, I used a small sewing needle (if you don't have a sharp sewing or crewel needle, try the smallest tapestry needle you have as the #26-28 ones have a sharper tip than larger sizes) to come through from the back, catching the felt lining, to the front just under the blue edge of the design. Because my canvas and thread are black, one can't see the stitches. In fact, in the photo above you can barely see the needle! I did enhance it as much as possible and switched to a loud thread to help. Hope you can tell what I'm doing.
You can see that I tied a loop in the end of my twisted cord, tucked the loose end inside between the front and back and stitched it down, and will hand sew the trim to the edge all around the perimeter. I am probably going to make a beaded tassel once I have the hand sewing done but I don't think I'll have that all finished tonight. Hand sewing is slow going, especially if you are making the stitches as tiny and inconspicuous as possible.
By the way, you can see the gold lame fabric gleaming underneath the needlepoint stitches on the left side of the Challenge Ornament in the photograph.
Jane/Chilly Hollow
Main blog at http://blog.360.yahoo.com/chillyhollow
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