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The Village Framer

The Village Framer

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Does anybody have any clever ideas for mounting a paper and wood fan? I've framed fans before but this particular one has a paper edge, so I obviously can't sew or attach that, and if I sew the slats (which are wooden) it flattens out the fan and looks sort of odd. Actually I'm a little stumped by the base of the fan too, the wood is going to make it tough to hide any stitches. I would love to hear any ideas.. or just commiseration:)
 

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Why not put spacers under the slats to keep them properly angled? I'd use clear film straps instead of stitching, because they are stronger and only a few would be needed. To attach the base, you could slide a strap as far as it would go toward the 'hub' of the fan, and that would make a secure support.
 
What about a sink mat? Wizard has a "fan" template.
 
The Village Framer said:
Does anybody have any clever ideas for mounting a paper and wood fan? I've framed fans before but this particular one has a paper edge, so I obviously can't sew or attach that, and if I sew the slats (which are wooden) it flattens out the fan and looks sort of odd. Actually I'm a little stumped by the base of the fan too, the wood is going to make it tough to hide any stitches. I would love to hear any ideas.. or just commiseration:)
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If you have a Wizard, I have a template that I designed for a fan just like the one you are trying to frame. I will e-mail it to you if you let me know where to send it. If you make a foamboard spacer for the wooden slat part of the fan, you can sew the fan to the spacer without flattening out the paper part of the fan. If you have the Fine Fabric tagging tool, you can hold the spacer in place with the fasteners. This method is on my 4th DVD, if you have it.
 
Pat Kotnour said:
If you have a Wizard, I have a template that I designed for a fan just like the one you are trying to frame. I will e-mail it to you if you let me know where to send it. If you make a foamboard spacer for the wooden slat part of the fan, you can sew the fan to the spacer without flattening out the paper part of the fan. If you have the Fine Fabric tagging tool, you can hold the spacer in place with the fasteners. This method is on my 4th DVD, if you have it.
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Thanks for the offer but I finished it yesterday; (FINALLY, that combo of black silk and museum glass with flaky white paint on the fan was a nightmare.. ) This is it, pretty simple but classy, an A Street special mill with the silk and museum, I thought it came out pretty decently.

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Veeeeeerrrrrry nice. Congratulations.
 
The Village Framer said:
Thanks for the offer but I finished it yesterday; (FINALLY, that combo of black silk and museum glass with flaky white paint on the fan was a nightmare.. ) This is it, pretty simple but classy, an A Street special mill with the silk and museum, I thought it came out pretty decently.

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Nice job. You are right, simple but very classy.
 
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