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Larry - I will send them to you.
 
The FACTS assets were acquired by the Fine Art Trade Guild (FATG) in London, UK a couple of years ago. The FACTS information is not available for public view, as far as I know, but I believe they have consolidated it into their main web site for access by FATG members.
 
The FATG have 5 levels of framing, the highest two being 'Conservation' and 'Museum'

UV filtering glass is recommended for conservation level but it's a must for 'museum level' as is 'cotton museum' mount board. They won't recommend a % level of UV filtration bar 'high'

Attended a seminar on 3-D object framing just a couple of years ago from one of their respected educators promoting/demonstrating the use of silicone for medals etc. It's reversible don't you know.

Attended another one more recent from another respected educator who demonstrated how to conceal trailing threads on X stitches - simply fold them back in to the main area and stick 'em with glue - EVA mind.

Them's the facts!
 
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Hi Mark

The Fine Art Trade Guild took over the FACTS organisation's standards and website when FACTS disbanded.

The artfacts.org domain registration ended earlier this year and my domain registrars are trying to gain control of this. In the meantime I am in the process of integrating the FACTS website into www.fineart.co.uk - but bear with me, there's an awful lot of content...

This will be available to everyone, not just members of the Guild. I'll post an announcement on the Grumble when the work is done.

Louise Hay
CEO Fine Art Trade Guild
louise@fineart.co.uk
 
Welcome to the Picture Framer's Grumble!
 
Louise Hay said:
This will be available to everyone, not just members of the Guild. I'll post an announcement on the Grumble when the work is done.
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Thank you for making the F.A.C.T.S. information available to all framers. Do you have plans to update the standards or change them to conform with your F.A.T.G. standards?

We will look forward to your announcement.
 
Jim Miller said:
Do you have plans to update the standards or change them to conform with your F.A.T.G. standards?
(How does this quote thing work?)

I'm not in a rush to integrate the standards, though there isn't too much difference between them in a lot of areas. Some is just nomenclature...

I think if there are things to be updated then we may as well consider integration if appropriate at that point.

I can see benefits in having one set of international standards, but then I can also appreciate that there are good market or historical reasons why different countries apply different criteria.

What do other Grumblers think?
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Louise Hay said:
I can see benefits in having one set of international standards, but then I can also appreciate that there are good market or historical reasons why different countries apply different criteria.

What do other Grumblers think?
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I believe ONE set of standards is the way to go. It got confusing in the past when in a number of countries overseas you had a mix of USA and UK products being sold - but each had their own slightly different set of standards. The last thing we want is confused framers.
 
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