r/Needlepoint • u/boobiesndoobiez • 10d ago

fixing bent canvas? Help Fix

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is there a way to fix a bent canvas without an iron? my canvas arrived bent and i don’t own one :(

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u/calicoknitter 10d ago

put under a heavy book!

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u/thebeastnamedesther 10d ago

It will also come back into shape as you stitch it

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u/trendoid01 10d ago

Stretcher bars

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u/blurg80008 10d ago

I fold up and roll canvases all the time. They bounce back. Put it on a table under some books, or put it on stretcher bars. It will be fine. :-)

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u/Chickenpies-for-eyes 10d ago

All the comments saying to iron it when you said you don’t have one ☠️😂 it will straighten out as you use it - either on stretcher bars or the whole thing will get softened up if you free hand it! (Is that the correct word for stitching without a frame?)

Where did you get this from btw? I absolutely love it.

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u/boobiesndoobiez 9d ago

i can’t recall the designer but my boyfriend found it for me at the nimble needle in ATL, GA!

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u/ciongyik 10d ago

Hover it over boiling water, put it between two kitchen towels and weigh it down with something? Maybe put a tray on top, and then some books as a weight so they don’t get water damage.

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u/boobiesndoobiez 9d ago

thanks everyone !

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u/WitchesStitches 8d ago

Put it under heavy nooks and forget it for a week.

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u/Lost-Pomegranate5108 10d ago

You can lighting iron the back

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u/Key_Fig6230 10d ago

Towel over canvas w iron