i’ve been pinning these fabric portraits like crazy, and i’ve had this embroidery hoop for ages with the intention of doing this, so i finally just did it. the above supplies aren’t entirely accurate. i had this spray adhesive that i was planning to use, but it ended up being expired, so i ghetto-rigged my diy instead. you’ll see.

i had this lovely trina turk top that unfortunately died a long time ago with a big tear. i cut off the straps with plans to use them too, but the spray adhesive debacle didn’t allow it. 

first i found the part of the pattern i wanted to showcase and cut a square with plenty of allowance around the edges of the hoop.

i lost the dohickey that holds the hoop together so i taped it while i fit the fabric in place.

this is where a real crafter would have glued the edges to the back of the hoop. i ended up using tape. eep!

and that all folks! turn it over and hang it on the wall with the rest of your misfit art and call it a day.

voila!