Scarves: Ironing/Framing Question

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Well, I haven't tried out what the OP has said about the felt being glued to the magnets then putting two such magnets to either side to hold it, what I have done previously was simply to use two main magnets to hold up my silk. Imho, it has been fine.

I suppose a good disclaimer would be that I am no expert on framing, and I did my DIY just in the name of fun (so that I could change my gavroches anytime I wanted through various Ikea frames round my small apartment).

I do appreciate you highlighting the risks, thank you, and a good point regarding silver in ziploc bags. :tup:
An exquisite framing method could work, the H fixation kit could work, a cheap fun DIY way can also work...To each its own :flowers:

Oh absolutely dreamdoll, please don't think I'm trying to tell you how to treat your things. I have no interest in chiding you for however you want to treat your modern scarves.

Truly I wasn't addressing your choice for you personally. There's been tons of potentially risky advice thrown out here. What I was trying to do was counter this by offering the benefit of textile conservation advice gained from hard years of studying and working at the Smithsonian and the Winterthur Museum for a bystander reading this thread who might think that just any old scarf should be treated like that. I would hate it if someone had an original Geishas, for example, and followed through with some of the suggestions on this thread without realizing that they may possibly destroy the integrity of their nearly irreplaceable textile.

I quoted you only because your idea would be dangerous to a valuable object, not because I have any intention of interfering with how you personally treat your things. I'm so sorry I wasn't clearer on that.
 
Syma that looks fabulous! Did you just tack the 4 corners or did you stitch all the way around the pochette?

Hey thank you so much for all the sweet compliments ladies!!:smile1:

AnythingHermes, I did try to get away with just the corners initially but the scarf kind of bunched up in the frame so I did tack all the way around just to avoid too much slack in the frame. The tacks are quite big and as I mentioned before I tacked with a fine needle directly under the rolled hems to avoid any visible holes when I untack the pochette and take it out. Really even the framers only gave me 2 options, either to glue the scarf or stitch it to a backing board.
 
Syma what great idea.
I love the look of so many H scarves as works of art, even though I know they might not suit my colouring.
I can look at them now in a different way in case they might suit the decor in my home.:D
 
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