Progress report on my jewelry storage project. I want to hang my necklaces so they don’t tangle.
This circle isn’t quite as big as the embroidery hoop, but it’s going to be stretched while wet blocked. It seems a bit ruffly, and if I fold it in half it’s slightly more than a half circle.
Wet blocking solves that. And the little yarn over holes are a good guide for centering it in the hoop.
It definitely grew when wet. Now what should I do with the excess fabric? I don’t want to keep it looking like a mob cap.
I can turn it to the back and trim it off, but it might still show. Or I could try to glue it to the inside of the hoop. Or I could take yarn and sew across the hoop to hold the extra in back, like spokes on a wheel. That might show through to the front, though. What do you think?
I’ve decided I want a brighter color for my bedroom; the gray/blue isn’t as contrasty as I thought it would be. Also, I think I don’t want it to be a single ply; it’s going to get some bumping and handling as I hang and swap out jewelry on it. So this lovely yarn is on its way to me from Sharon Spence at Garage Dyeworks. It’s a plied MCN blend (merino/cashmere/nylon), colorway April in Paris. I think it’s going to be perfect.
Let’s find out!
PDXKnitterati 
Could you join the extra fabric across the underneath— no, that defeats the whole porpoise …
Sorry, Michele – I’m a nidiot. 😦
This was what I was thinking, initially, but it’s going to work better to run a stread around the edge and then pull to tighten. Tidier!
You can baste stitch around the excess, pull it in, and then it will be on the inside of the hoop.
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I think this will work perfectly!
“Or I could take yarn and sew across the hoop to hold the extra in back, like spokes on a wheel.”
I like that idea. It’s similar to how I’ve stretched needlepoint across a frame. Maybe tack a disk of neutral color fabric inside first, to prevent show-through?