A thought and a framing tease

 I have been framing today, after the Sunday stitching and before ninja hunting on the dragons.

As the framed items are gifts can't post them just yet. However, when holding finished stitches up for my BFF to see over Messenger she oft asks me to put something behind to stop the light coming through and distorting the image she can see.

That reminded me of the unplanned result of adding yellow paper behind the design on a birth sampler because there were cut out Ducks in the mount I wanted to emphasise. The result was a subtle warming of the cross stitched piece.

So  in this instance I thought something much more intentional and reflective of the colours I would want as the subtle shade.

So it does not look like much but here it is.

It is for three finishes , one bigger than the other two. In person, I can see the difference it makes and on pieces that are not full coverage I think I may well do variations on this as a framing technique in future.

I didn't think it would show much on the photographs but I think it does and am quite pleased with the result. So now to arrange getting them to the recipients.

And then once I can post the full pictures perhaps you will tell me if you can see the difference the back sheet makes or if I am seeing it because I know it is there?