Tapestry

psychoframer

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A customer brought in some tapestries she purchased years ago in France. They are made of pretty heavy fabric and I'm not quite sure how to go about mounting them. I thought I might lace them and then do a sink mat, but if there is another method I should be using please let me know.

Thanks,

Tom
Frame Of Mind Custom Framing
 
Tom,

I mounted a small wildlife tapestry that I brought back from Germany in the '60's about 10 years ago.

It was about 2'x3 1/2' and I rolled the top edge over a brass curtain rod with nice little knob type ends on it and stitched it onto the rod. I left it hang freely and it seems to be OK after over 10 years of being on that rod. The mounted tapestry was housed in a shadowbox with a suede backing board and nothing else in the box. Oh, and I threaded the rod through 2 holes in either side of the shadow box frame and slid the end caps over the ends of the rod outside the shadowbox. That may be a little "hokey" compared to what somebody else would do but I was doing what I thought was the best way at the time.

In retrospect, the rod was probably brass plated and I would be more knowledgable in using non-destructive materials today than what I was back then. I may give a close look at it the next time I visit my sister-in-law's home.

Framerguy
 
Tom (Psychoframer), Most of the tapestries I've framed have had unfinished edges so mounting them as Tom (Framerguy) suggests would necessitate hemming the other four sides.

I haven't done enough lacing to be good or fast at it so I mount fabrics using a pin stretch. Then either a sink mat and matting or spacers and frame without a mat.

Tom (Kit)
 
Tom (Psychoframer),

As Tom (Kit) mentioned many tapestries have edges that are unfinished or have fringe around them and may need to be handled differently.

The one that I (Tom [Framerguy]) was talking about had 3 finished edges and fringe along the bottom and was made to hang on the wall. Hence, it was a fairly simple matter to roll the edge over and stitch it as you would for, say a curtain, with a little tunnel for the rod to fit through. This is not my specialty (sewing) so my wording may be different from what is accepted in the sewing field.


Framerguy
 
Tom (Framerguy) & Tom (Kit),

Thanks for the replies and the suggestions on ways I might approach it. Since there are four pieces to be mounted, two in each frame, I think I'm going to go with sink mats and pinning. Now I'm torn between telling the customer the cherry moulding she picked is nice, but the gold would be great! She said she liked the gold better, but her husband might think the gold would be too gawdy in his office. He might have a point, but then again he might end up with two 'lame' frames.

Thanks again,

Tom (Psychoframer)
 
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