Last week I discussed my love for vintage scarfs! My special favorites happen to be by Vera. I think they are great to wear, but when you need a piece of large artwork that won’t break the bank a scarf can fit the bill!
Some people are scared of framing scarfs, because due to the natural of the fabric it’s sometimes hard to get the scarf to stay in place when you are framing it yourself. A scarf can always be professionally framed, but that means a bigger investment that varies on the size of the piece.
Here are some tips for DIY:
Scarfs don’t come in the usual framing sizes that you can pick up on at your local craft store. A custom size also usually means a bigger investment, but I found a pretty budget friendly solution.
One of my favorite vendors, Wholesale Poster Frames:
They have the option for custom sizes with foam backings that prove to be very helpful for framing a scarf.
Here is what I did:
The whole package came to around $46 and it included the 30″ x 30″ frame, lens cover and foam backing. I ordered it and it was at my house in about 2 days.
Now to get your scarf framed here it what you do:
Make sure you iron your scarf and stay on the correct heat setting. Many scarfs are silk, which mean a low heat. You don’t want to put your iron on high and then ruin your vintage treasure in seconds.
Then gave a couple of pins and a pair of pliers:
In order to get the scarf to stay in place you can place some pins around the border. You need the pliers, because standard pins are a bit too long and you need something about half it’s size to fit perfectly into the foam backing of the frame:
Once your pins are cut to size you can now place your scarf onto of the foam backing and pin it into place.
Once pins are placed you are practically finished. Add your lens cover on top of the scarf and slide into frame:
Your corners will need to be secured close.
View of the front:
View of the back:
Voila all finished:
Super easy and inexpensive and now I have a nice sized piece of artwork for one of my finishing touches in my home.
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Great post! I'd love to what it looks like when hung on the wall.
– Danielle
Looks great!
It is stunning! Thanks so much for sharing and congratulations for your blog.
wow, great idea – i've never thought of doing that and I love gorgeous scarves. That is a definite to-do – thank you! x
Looks gorgeous! I have been compiling a folder of favourite vera scarves as well but was unsure of how I would get the right frame size- Thanks so much for the link to the custom framing place- fabulous!
Love this idea! Beautiful scarf as well!!!!
I'm definitely bookmarking this! Now I'm on the hunt for my own Vera scarf.
great tips!!!!It looks wonderful!
Super DIY idea! Finished product looks great.
I am a fan of this. Love your Vera scarf to!
Thank you SO MUCH for this tip! I have started collecting Hermes scarves and have wondered how I was going to frame some of them!
great post! greatings from Germany
What a great idea. Maybe that's what I should do with all my scarves forgotten in drawers. You're the master of DIY's!!!!
Great idea! You make everything look so easy.
love the scarf colors.
So pretty, when you mentioned this last week, I was wondering is you going to turn into a pillow scarf or frame it?
Then I thought if you frames it, is she doing the entire thing our a square? Good to see its possible to frame the entire scarf and have it look so amazing
What a very cool idea!!!
Thank you for this! I wish I'd known about their site before having a custom frame made for my own Vera treasure 🙂
very cute!!
This is SUCH a creative idea. Love it! Great blog, by the way 🙂 Paris in Pink
nice idea, i wonder if i have a scarf pretty enough to place it in a frame…
I just framed three scarves using this tutorial. The frames are great in particular. But, we ended up basting the scarves onto the foamcore using transparent thread. We figured it would eliminate any sagging. Thanks so much!
Oh great idea! I’m so bad with a needle and thread that pinning it in the corners is what worked for me. Would love to see your scarves! xo, C
I came across this post while trying to figure out how to frame a scarf I just picked up while on vacation. THANK YOU for sharing this idea! I followed the directions exactly as you said and it came out beautifully! The pinning is a bit delicate and you have to be super careful not to let the scarf pop off the cut pins while you’re securing the frame. But let me tell you, I went to the frame store and they quoted me $1800!!!!!! I paid a little over $100, so it goes without saying, this is definitely the budget-friendly version. But still looks beautiful! I wish I could post a photo here for you to see.
Yay! So happy it helped!
I am dealing with the same thing for a hermes scarf I just bought on vacation! Does the poster frame come with a hanging kit on the back? And did you give the exact dims of the scarf (even though you lost a little of the edge when pinning?) Looking forward to saving $1000 for this DIY project!
It does come with a hanging kit. I can’t remember if I gave them the exact dimensions. Sorry! I’m assuming I ordered the exact size and that the scarf just stretched a little when I was pinning it down.