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Fans of recycling will appreciate this album, constructed from paper and card, and finished with a hand-embroidered cover. Search out old family photos or use more recent ones converted to black and white. The stitch used throughout this project is split stitch, a centuries-old way of depicting pictures with thread, used on one of the most famous embroideries of all time: The Bayeux Tapestry.
Make an album cover
Photocopy or print your chosen photograph onto PhotoFabric, following the manufacturer’s instructions. Aim for a photo print of approximately 9cm x 11cm, including a narrow border.
Peel off the backing paper and place the fabric in an embroidery hoop. Thread a crewel needle with two strands of embroidery thread. Working in split stitch, fill in larger areas with two strands of thread, matching the colour to the shade in the photo. When adding fine detail, use a single strand of thread.
When you’re happy with the embroidery, work a narrow border of satin stitch using two strands of white thread all around. Remove the fabric from the hoop, press lightly on the reverse, then trim to leave a border of fabric, 1cm wide. Fold this to the wrong side and press lightly on the reverse.
Download the ‘Photographs’ template. Trace the word and transfer it to linen fabric, positioning the baseline of the letters 7cm from the bottom edge of the fabric and the letter ‘P’ 10cm from the left side edge. Place the fabric in an embroidery hoop and fill in the lettering in split stitch, using two strands of red thread. Remove the fabric from the hoop and press lightly on the re
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