Mounting a Dragon (w/pictures)

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Dave

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I'm framing this oriental dragon which is approx 58X32 inches and had planned on stretching it while sewing and/or AttachEZing it to gator foam board. Preservation is not an issue. The material is a heavy synthetic faux crushed velvet. Glazing is not being used.

I could possibly sew some linen around the edge and make a strainer if my fellow Grumblers would advise that.

Any other suggestions???

Thanks.
 

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Hadn't thought about velcro, mikki, but I'm afraid it may be too heavy for velcro. It's rather substantial and I also think I need to stretch it to flatten it out somewhat.

Thanks for the suggestion.
 
I did a giant elephant like this in my first six months in biz. It was one of those huge Thai tapestries. I think it was 48 x 48. I used a piece of heavy linen material and sewed & Attach-Ez'd the thing to the down. Then I stretched this over stretcher bars. Worked quite well. I know this because it is still standing beautifully in the showroom of my engraver. And this was one HEAVY elephant.

I still refer to complicated, PIA jobs as the "elephant".
 
I had this young woman bring me one of those recently. About the same size, and when she took it out of the garbage bag she carried it in, all these sequins and beads went flying! I asked her where it was going in her home, and she goes to my computer, fires up the internet, and does a MLS search on homes in the $1 million to $2 million range, to show me. I quote her a price of around $800 for a big chunky LJ707055 Primitive frame, and she says she "has to think about it."

Kind of glad she took that beast out of my shop.
 
No glazing? Too bad. It looks hand-stitched, but the customer probably will notice soiling and other deterioration in just a couple of decades.

Since it is heavy and preservation is not an issue, maybe this technique would be suitable:

1. Make a heavy-duty strainer
2. Cover it with fiberglass window screening
3. Attach the textile to the screening by Attach EZ, along the top edge for primary support, plus rows of the nylon fasteners in the center section, to add more support against sagging.
4. Warp the edges of the textile over the sides of the strainer and attach by decorative upholstery tacks. Or, you could mount the textile showing its edges on the face, and cover the sides of the strainer with a color-coordinating fabic.
 
I think a strainer bar is in order. Meci's suggestion of linen canvas is good and I'm sure would work. I actually have unprimed Belgium linen canvas in stock, but it retails for about $ 45.00 a yard and Jim's suggestion of fiberglass screen seems like it would work as well for much less money.

Thanks all for the suggestions.
 
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