Thomczek said that generally it’s better not to frame needlepoint or other pieces of vintage textile. “I’m afraid this has been framed for 40 years or more,” Neighbors told him.

Stretcher bars – Stretcher bars are used to make a frame to help keep your needlepoint canvas straight and taught as you stitch. Stretcher bars are often sold as sets of 2 (as one pair makes up the ...

Stephen Kenney of Quincy, the Commonwealth Museum director, had them professionally ironed and framed in glass and hung on the classroom wall. In May 2018, she saw them there for the first time.