The Framers Forum

The Lion tape is fine for framing purposes, but is not the same as the old-style passe partout tape, which ceased manufacture in 1989. This was a gummed paper tape, with a stippled/patterned front. Water was applied to make the tape ready for sticking to the glass and backing of the picture. This ki...

The type of cloth tape available from Lion is not the same as the passe partout tape which ceased manufacture at the end of the 1980s, which was a gummed paper tape with a patterned/stippled front. Water was applied to make the tape sticky. The final manufacturer of the old style passe partout tape ...