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Hobby Lobby

CelticCrafter — Tue, 27 Feb 2018 20:19:04 GMT

I took a cross stitched piece this morning to be custom framed and I was pleasantly surprised by the final total.

I knew I couldn't use their weekly 40% coupon on the actual frame but the woman at the counter told me I could use it on glass.

Much less than Michaels.

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Patriot3 — Tue, 27 Feb 2018 20:25:05 GMT

Thanks.........glad to know that!

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nanny24 — Tue, 27 Feb 2018 20:38:15 GMT

I usually wait till they have a sale on framing, and even then, it's expensive!! Glad you got a good deal. I have a lot of cross-stitching framed , and would love to see yours when it gets finished, if you can post a pic of it. I love crafting,

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HeiressIn-FL — Tue, 27 Feb 2018 20:38:25 GMT

Thanks for sharing! Hobby Lobby has really great service!

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CAcableGirl2 — Tue, 27 Feb 2018 21:08:29 GMT

@CelticCrafter Thanks for letting us know that Hobby Lobby does custom framing. I had no idea and about 6 months ago I got a NYC skyline poster framed (no matting and better glass), and a basic black frame.....it was still $175 with all the discounts and coupons. Yikes - I wouldn't have done it but I really wanted to display it from my travels.

Next time I will give Hobby Lobby a try!

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OKPrincess — Tue, 27 Feb 2018 22:44:57 GMT

I have all my custom framing done at HB too. They do an excellent job and there is always a sale happening. Glad you had a good experience.

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CelticCrafter — Tue, 27 Feb 2018 23:03:08 GMT

This is the first time I'm using HL. I had always gone to Michaels - I had a certain color in my mind and they did not have what I wanted. I wasn't going to settle for something else.

It's a gift. When I give a handmade gift, I have to love it and want to keep it for myself. If I don't like the way it's turning out or want to keep it for myself then I won't gift it.

I'm glad to read that others have been pleased with their work.

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froggy — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 04:31:17 GMT

@CelticCrafterwrote:
I took a cross stitched piece this morning to be custom framed and I was pleasantly surprised by the final total.

I knew I couldn't use their weekly 40% coupon on the actual frame but the woman at the counter told me I could use it on glass.

Much less than Michaels.

In what condition do you give them the piece? Do you stretch it first? I have several cross stitch pieces I want to frame.

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CelticCrafter — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 09:24:58 GMT

@froggy - I make sure it's clean, wrinkle free and not distorted in shape - I roll it around a paper towel tube rather than fold it when I take it to them.

I do a running stitch around the piece showing them how many rows of the background I want exposed. I have OCD when it comes to things being even, straight and symmetrical, so that's why I do it and know it's centered.

I don't cut the excess fabric away, I let them do that because I know they need a certain amount of excess to wrap it around the backing and don't want to cut it too short.

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CelticCrafter — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 09:32:01 GMT

@CAcableGirl2 - I went with the museum quality glass for this piece. If a flat pane of glass could be beautiful, this was!

I'm glad I can use the weekly coupon on the glass otherwise it would have been more than the actual frame.

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software — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 12:00:28 GMT

@CelticCrafterwrote:
I took a cross stitched piece this morning to be custom framed and I was pleasantly surprised by the final total.

I knew I couldn't use their weekly 40% coupon on the actual frame but the woman at the counter told me I could use it on glass.

Much less than Michaels.

I use them also. I used a different vendor until they messed up a project. It was something I needed for work, my boss asked me to take care of it for him. Simple project, mount some maps on foam-board. Learned my lesson, always use HL now.

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Snicks1 — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 15:36:00 GMT

I always us HL for framing. They do a great job and for a reasonable price, especially during their sales.

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Its Me LuLuBelle2 — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 15:40:02 GMT

@CelticCrafter, thank you! I recently bought a large Audobon flamingo print and need to have it framed. I've used a small mom and pop art studio in the past for framing good pieces, and they do a lovely job but are very expensive. I didn't want to spend tons on a print so good to know of another option.

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Julfin — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 16:14:04 GMT

Coming out of lurkdom to say what a genius idea to stitch around the edge of your peice for framing! Thank you for that.

I'm jealous of those of you with Michael's and Hobby Lobby--I just paid $400 to have my latest cross stitch framed.

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froggy — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 20:11:28 GMT

@CelticCrafterwrote:
@froggy - I make sure it's clean, wrinkle free and not distorted in shape - I roll it around a paper towel tube rather than fold it when I take it to them.

I do a running stitch around the piece showing them how many rows of the background I want exposed. I have OCD when it comes to things being even, straight and symmetrical, so that's why I do it and know it's centered.

I don't cut the excess fabric away, I let them do that because I know they need a certain amount of excess to wrap it around the backing and don't want to cut it too short.

@CelticCrafter

Thanks so much! I have been putting off getting my pieces framed because I didn't know how to go about it.

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Spurt — Thu, 01 Mar 2018 03:09:21 GMT

@CelticCrafter

You are so right, Hobby Lobby is sooooooooo much cheaper than Michaels and they do a great job! I've had a couple things framed by them. The sales person was so nice too and really helped in picking the mat colors that went well with the art work and helped me decided if I wanted a single or double mat ....Both turned out really nice...I am really pleased!

And my sis had 2 prints framed and matted and she was also pleased especially with the price.