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I have had a couple of English Bus Blinds (Destination Route Indicators) come in which the client would like put onto MDF or similar substrate and then framed. One blind is made of heavy cotton/linen and the other is made from Tyvek or similar. All suggestions are very welcome as how to mount these ...

Thanks to the Wise Ones for the info and after I had made the post went searching for Jigsaw and found that thread with all the useful information (as you mention I should have done that in the first place), ahh the wonder of hindsight combined with the dreaded curse of a failing memory . The Artist ...

Hello to all the Old Wise Ones I enquire of your vast resources on how to mount, encapsulate or otherwise an Artist's Jigsaw that a client has brought in. I have used the adage "Yes I can frame it "with the hope that the Old Wise Ones may be able to offer their sagely advice. It is still intact in ...

Thank you for your words of advice JGF, no doubt gathered through years of experience and learning. Every bit helps a newbie start gathering the knowledge that there may be more than one way of doing things. Living down here in the Shaky Isles downunder I have often wondered wether East Anglia is ...

To the very ancient and wise and the esteemed others. A client has brought in an "Artworks" Chinese brand Canvas 700mm x 600mm that has been factory wrapped on what seems to be approx 3mm 'acid free' cardboard. This has been factory primed with an acrylic gesso primer and the client has applied ...

Thanks to all of the Wise Ones for their feedback. It's interesting to find the amount of information that you can glean from just reading the different posts. This forum is a such a wealth of knowledge and experience that is freely given and shared by the members. Thank you.

I seek the sagely advice of the Wise Ones in broadening my knowledge of this fine craft. I've been informed that it is good practice if the backing board (I use 2mm Formakote) is close to level with the back edge of the moulding thereby making it tradelperson ike and easier to apply tape. I use a ...