double pane glass....how to??

bklynbyrd

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a customer came into the shop today requesting her artwork be sandwiched between two panes of glass so that the color of her wall will show through and serve as a "mat". the art is fabric, some sort of un-stuffed pillow, brought back from india. she also requested a metal frame, i made sure to tell her that it had to be a deep profile so i had room to work.
i have an pretty good idea how to approach this but i think it would be better to post it up here and get an answer from some-one with more experience that me.
thanks,
lisa
 
I am not half as smart on framing as most of these folks are.....but from what I have read, if the art is paper..its not a good idea to sandwich it... I don't know if this applies to fabric tho, but would still be concerned about the glass directly on the fabric....someone with a lot more knowledge will chime in any moment....welcome to the Grumble,
Sherry
 
We did several large ones like this for a customer in the furniture business, they ask for these things and we do it because we know they will be happy with the results. Not only were they between the glass but a very large size in a N15 profile. They haul them 300 miles to go in their warehouse apartment in the cities.

Basically we did a double stick tape on the back of the art work to the back glass. They buy original art (on their many trips) and are not concerned about the value so we do as they ask. The first time we mounted the art work to a mat board and floated that but they brought it back to remove the board. Acrylic on the back would probably be better.

The pillow may pose bigger problems.
 
Personally, I hate the idea of "squashing" something between pieces of glass. If the climate should ever change where such a thing is hanging (and I live in Ohio -- if you don't like the weather, wait 10 minutes...), you could wind up collecting some creepy fungi... :eek:

We recommend using a spacer between the two pieces of glass to allow some air to circulate around the object being framed. Depending on what the object is, we usually mount it onto a piece of rag board first, then attach the board to the back piece of glass, or better yet, plexiglas.
 
Originally posted by bklynbyrd:
... get an answer from some-one with more experience that me.
Lisa -- Nona Powers has posted a detailed instructional paper on her website dealing with this treatment. We have used her method several times recently with great results.

http://www.nonapowers.com/pdf_files/GlassFloat.pdf
 
Since this is not a valued item, some of the aspects of preservation can be ignored. It is
important that the item stay put in the frame and
it should not suffer. To that end, spacing between the lites of glazing is needed. The back glazing sheet should be acrylic, to avoid breakage and to allow for safe support. The pillow can be laid face down and spots are marked on the back of the acrylic where it can be drilled, so that stiches that go through the back of the pillow case can be drawn through the plastic and secured to the back of the glazing, with glue. This ensures that the fabric will have no adhesive added to it and it will be allowed to change dimension in response to changes in relative humidity.

Hugh
 
Another concern is the metal frame. How do you kee the package tight to the front of the frame with out the spring clips showing. THe interior of most metal frames is not the prettist thing to look at.
 
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