Wow what a great idea! When you wear them, you cant see all the beautiful details. I agree, they are art and they deserve to be admired.
Scarves Framing a Hermes Scarf
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I have a question for those who have framed them see I'm thinking of framing a very vinatge beloved truly adored scarf ,this scarf has a wonderful vintage look and patina and great story behind it but.......the vintage silk is very loose and floppy how do you think they fix the scarves into the frames???? Will it stay tense because I just wish that it would but........I'm not sure with this one ???
Hi Birkel!
They pin it behind the board after stretching it to make the silk lie flat. The scarf I framed recently was completely crinkled up and had all sorts of odd fold creases in it. I didn't want to iron it or press it so I handed it over as is. When I picked up the framed scarf, it was perfectly flat and wrinkle free! It looks like they used just enough tension to flatten it nicely under the glass but not so much tension so as to put strain on the silk.
They pin it behind the board after stretching it to make the silk lie flat. The scarf I framed recently was completely crinkled up and had all sorts of odd fold creases in it. I didn't want to iron it or press it so I handed it over as is. When I picked up the framed scarf, it was perfectly flat and wrinkle free! It looks like they used just enough tension to flatten it nicely under the glass but not so much tension so as to put strain on the silk.
Birkel, for my pochette which was framed with the hem showing, the framer stitched the scarf to the board just under the rolled hem so that the stitches were hidden. For the 90 cm scarf, they wrapped the hem around the edge of the board and used thread that they attached to the hems, then crisscrossed across the back of the board to keep tension (not sure if I explained that adequately...kind of like a corset). I'm not sure of that would be a good idea for an older, more fragile scarf, but I'm sure a good framer will use the appropriate technique.
To follow up:
The two I have framed now in my office are Cheval Surprise 70cm in cotton and Hola Flamenca 16cm. The Cheval Surprise I had framed professionally. The Hola Flamenca I framed myself using a 14" x 14" square frame that I found off the shelf at Michael's crafts.
The two I have framed now in my office are Cheval Surprise 70cm in cotton and Hola Flamenca 16cm. The Cheval Surprise I had framed professionally. The Hola Flamenca I framed myself using a 14" x 14" square frame that I found off the shelf at Michael's crafts.
Just wondering for those who have professionally framed their scarves, did the handymen use any glue on the scarves?
I'm wondering whether there is any permanent mark/damage from framing the scarves, or they should still look like perfect and you can still wear them again if you decided to?
I'm afraid if they put something like permanent glue (so that the scarf stays still), it will leave mark on the scarf?
I'm wondering whether there is any permanent mark/damage from framing the scarves, or they should still look like perfect and you can still wear them again if you decided to?
I'm afraid if they put something like permanent glue (so that the scarf stays still), it will leave mark on the scarf?
No, glue isn't used. They use tiny pins to pull back the scarf and pin them to the back of the board under the glass. The pinholes are quite small and wouldn't bother me if I wore it as a scarf sometime after framing. It depends on the individual, I suppose.
You can inquire at your local H store as they might know someone who regularly frames scarves for their customers and is aware of all the intricacies involved.
In addition, when you do talk to the framer, you should make it very explicit that you don't want any damage to your scarf; it does not hurt to put it in writing, either.
I framed one of mine last year. I bought the scarf new when released, and both the owner and the scarf got vintage by now. So it has some sentimental value to me. 
I would have been too fussy to let a framer to do it, so I did it DIY. Besides using archival grade materials and a UV-cut glazing, I particularly wanted to show the contrast hems, and wanted to preserve them as plump -- so I used two thick mats shown in the second pic, and tethered the hems with silk threads to the back board. FrameDestination.com had custom made frames and materials over 40". The total cost was about the retail price of a 36" silk.
Later, I bought a professionally framed H scarf. It looked beautiful, but I found it horrifying when disassembled the frame -- the silk was tethered with hundreds of tiny metal pins on the hems which were bent to wrap the backboard with tension. So the hems were pressed flat, some pin holes were tearing the silk, and some of the pins had rust!
I rescued the scarf, and don't want to put the poor thing back in the frame. 
I learned that we must be very detailed if we ask a framer to do it.
I would have been too fussy to let a framer to do it, so I did it DIY. Besides using archival grade materials and a UV-cut glazing, I particularly wanted to show the contrast hems, and wanted to preserve them as plump -- so I used two thick mats shown in the second pic, and tethered the hems with silk threads to the back board. FrameDestination.com had custom made frames and materials over 40". The total cost was about the retail price of a 36" silk.
Later, I bought a professionally framed H scarf. It looked beautiful, but I found it horrifying when disassembled the frame -- the silk was tethered with hundreds of tiny metal pins on the hems which were bent to wrap the backboard with tension. So the hems were pressed flat, some pin holes were tearing the silk, and some of the pins had rust!
I rescued the scarf, and don't want to put the poor thing back in the frame. I learned that we must be very detailed if we ask a framer to do it.
