We're framing with a wooden stained glass moulding, that has a U-channel, so both sides will cover the art.
We also sell stained glass, at our shop, and although I would never use screw eyes to hang a framed picture,
the glass display area we inherited uses large metal screw eyes, hanging straight down from the center of a wooden
window sill. They are screwed straight up, with the eyes hanging down, and the stained glass chains hang
straight down from those. These have always worked, so I suppose one option is to use screw eyes for both the
hanging anchor, and also, coming off the top of the frame.
But, I don't really like the idea of screw eyes into the top frame leg, and am leaning toward some other method.
From looking at a past thread, I see that some framers use D-ring hangers, screwed into the sides, near the top
of the moulding. (With the caveat that it must be properly made and able to hold the weight.)
For those of you who do this, what methods do you use? Also, links to suppliers? Thanks.
We also sell stained glass, at our shop, and although I would never use screw eyes to hang a framed picture,
the glass display area we inherited uses large metal screw eyes, hanging straight down from the center of a wooden
window sill. They are screwed straight up, with the eyes hanging down, and the stained glass chains hang
straight down from those. These have always worked, so I suppose one option is to use screw eyes for both the
hanging anchor, and also, coming off the top of the frame.
But, I don't really like the idea of screw eyes into the top frame leg, and am leaning toward some other method.
From looking at a past thread, I see that some framers use D-ring hangers, screwed into the sides, near the top
of the moulding. (With the caveat that it must be properly made and able to hold the weight.)
For those of you who do this, what methods do you use? Also, links to suppliers? Thanks.
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