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Ooo I've just seen that you've got an "ology"!


If the significance of an "ology" is before your time, have a look at this classic clip:

Yes, a very interesting read!

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Thanks Mark. I should have been clearer and said that the artwork does have a backing, it's just the edges that the fibres are coming from (see attached drawing). I've looked up strawboard but I think the fibres are softer than strawboard - they're more fluffy and very soft. I'm dubious about sealin...

Yes, that's right, although I'm pretty sure not by the customer. It's quite an old piece of art, I think done by somebody in the family long ago. I think I'm going to have to seal it because even though I de-flaked it earlier, I can see little tufts have started springing out again. I've got some fr...

I recently did a job that was fine when I sent it out but it’s just been brought back to me with some bits floating around inside the glass. When I opened it up, I was horrified to see bits all over the reverse of the mountboard, so much that I had to vacuum it rather than just pick the bits off. Wh...

Welcome to the forum, Adyc

Very good advice, prospero!

Nice to see you on the forum, Matt. Can't offer any advice on hand finishing but all the best with it.

Many thanks for that advice, Mark.

Pete, it's all tucked up in bed now for the next few days as Mark suggested. Fingers crossed!

I've been given a poster to frame, which has got some creases in it. The customer can't explain how it's got creased, but I suspect it's been stored without protection and has got a bit knocked about. The creases aren't knife-edge, but they are noticeable. I've been asked to do what I can to remove/...

I never cease to be impressed at what some people achieve!

Wow, that looks stunning, Steve

I've looked at the MDP web site and there are some great vinyls there. I assume you apply it to bare wood mouldings but is it easy to apply? I can envisage getting air bubbles or creases in it.

Not your average framer wrote: ↑

Sun 08 Sep, 2019 9:31 pm

...my normal way of stretching fabric on to foamboard is hold the fabric in place with dressmakers ball headed pins, while lacing the frabric in place, followed by removing the pins.

I do the same, but with T-pins.

Thanks for all the assurances that 3mm is fine, that will make life much easier.

I've been checking my samples against the new list of Wessex mouldings, and B1814 is 7/8" wide with the 16mm rebate.

Frinton's M02302 would have been a good one but it looks from the new Wessex list that it's been discontinued.

I believe it's standard practice to use 5mm foamboard when lacing fabric. By the time you've added the mount and the undermount, it makes quite a thick sandwich. There's no room left for the backboard, which I always have to fix to the frame, instead of inside the frame, and sometimes it restricts t...

B1541 from Wessex is a dark pewter. It's deep but only 5/8" wide.

"looks like I have much more to learn than I realised"

^ Rest assured you're not alone

Welcome to the forum, glad you've decided to join

Excellent feature, thanks

"there is no quote button in any of the last posts in any threads"

I've never noticed that before - you learn something new every day

:clap: PS. I see your posts don't have the quote button so you can't be quoted - very astute of you :P PPS. It's really odd, some of your posts do have the quote button, some don't. There's a screenshot below, and only the report button is showing, no quote button. Screen Shot 2019-08-18 at 09.43.42...