Question Fabric wrap over batting - how do you keep it stuck?

[Natalya Murphy]

I want to create a fabric-wrapped mount board, but with polyester batting underneath it. What's the best way to get the three layers of matboard, batting and fabric to all stay together and stay nice and tight? The fabric is from Frank's Countess line.

My first thought was to wrap the batting over the matboard as if it were a normal fabric wrap, but then how do I adhere the fabric over it? Rolling glue onto batting doesn't seem like a good idea. Can I just leave extra-wide strips of the fabric to wrap around the back and just glue the fabric on the back side?

All ideas on how to make this work would be appreciated.

P.S. I'm creating this mount board so I can float a very delicate and irregular-edged scarf over it with Stabiltex.

 

[Dave]

Mm-mm Natalya. If I gather what you're saying correctly couldn't you just sandwich the batting and wrap the fabric over it adhering on the underside as usual. Or are you afraid the batting would shift?

I would think if you put enough batting in it wouldn't.

Maybe our Fabric Guru will shed some light.

Interesting project. Please post a picture when done.

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[freakquency]

Yeah, I'm with dave there, I usually wrap behind never having a problem with shifting. Those jobs are always fun arn't they?

 

[mayos]

Would using something like the attache ez gun with 2" or 3" barbs work?

 

[Baer Charlton]

lightly roll the mat board with adhesive. Lay batting, press down gently.

Roll just the outer 1/4" edge of the batting, lay the fabric and gently press with your hands.

Flip it all over. Roll about a 1" wide band all around the edge of the board. Snip the 45s at the corners (leaving about 1/16" past the corner. trust me.. that will grow.) Swipe and wipe the fabric over the edges and rub down. Trim excess.

Your done.

 

[Jim Miller]

If you want to put any adhesive on the batting, I suggest only a small spot in the center. After assembly, it would not move under the fabric.

The concept of the fine mesh overlay mount is to compress the batting in order to impose slight tension on the 'sandwich' of mount board, batting, background fabric, item, and overlay. That slight tension is what holds the item firmly between the background fabric and the overlay. If the assembly is loose, the item will shift more easily.

I use acrylic gel as the adhesive, but I guess any heat-activated fabric adhesive would work as well. Paint it on the back of the mount board's perimeter and let it dry. Then, after assembling the mount, turn the whole assembly upside down o the clean tabletop, place a heavy weight in the center of the board to compress the batting, and use a tacking iron to activate the acrylic gel adhesive on the background fabric and the overlay fabric, stretching both fabric layers tightly as you go.