Phoneguy
MGF, Master Grumble Framer
Here is another one...?
I have an order to frame two oils that the customer got on holiday in Cuba (can you say colourful). Previously they were stretched, stapled along the edge and the excess fabric gathered along the back. They are going to float in a Fotiou U4000BL Frame (straight black 1.25" tall). I am going to leave a 3/8" space between the canvas and the frame. To cover the staples on the edge of the frame I plan on wrapping some black fabric.
At a local fabric store I picked up some 1 1/2" black polyester ribbon, and some 7/8" ribbon. My first thought was to use some heat bond Iron on adhesive to iron on the black ribbbon. Then I thought that maybe that is not reversible so...next idea...Liquid Acid free glue...didn't get to far on that one,
Third idea...fold and iron a seam in the larger ribbon, hand stitch on the inside to the edge of the canvas, fold over the bottom edge and then staple the remainder to the back of the stretcher bars....A lot of hand labour but reversible....Any ideas out there?
A local wholesaler (that I don't have an account with yet) has black linen tape...not sure if that would work, or if it would leave a residue...
Hmmm,,,still thinking
Thanks for ideas
James
I have an order to frame two oils that the customer got on holiday in Cuba (can you say colourful). Previously they were stretched, stapled along the edge and the excess fabric gathered along the back. They are going to float in a Fotiou U4000BL Frame (straight black 1.25" tall). I am going to leave a 3/8" space between the canvas and the frame. To cover the staples on the edge of the frame I plan on wrapping some black fabric.
At a local fabric store I picked up some 1 1/2" black polyester ribbon, and some 7/8" ribbon. My first thought was to use some heat bond Iron on adhesive to iron on the black ribbbon. Then I thought that maybe that is not reversible so...next idea...Liquid Acid free glue...didn't get to far on that one,
Third idea...fold and iron a seam in the larger ribbon, hand stitch on the inside to the edge of the canvas, fold over the bottom edge and then staple the remainder to the back of the stretcher bars....A lot of hand labour but reversible....Any ideas out there?
A local wholesaler (that I don't have an account with yet) has black linen tape...not sure if that would work, or if it would leave a residue...
Hmmm,,,still thinking
Thanks for ideas
James