The Framers Forum

Very sorry to hear about the fire John and hope you're back on your feet before too long! I wish I'd had a few photos like these during my previous incarnation as a commercial insurance broker for those clients who would smugly look around their premises and declare "There's nothing much in her...

Thanks for all the replies everyone - some very interesting and useful comments and links there. I've now been in contact with a couple of people who have indicated prices and discussed some of the issues with me. Customer, however, left the pieces with me and disappeared on holiday :shake: ...........

Being quite new to this business myself I can fully sympathise with you Teresa (and elly-d!). I found pricing correctly to be the most difficult area when setting up, but decided to go the computerised route from the start. I’d be interested to know how long elly spent with EstLite, because I tried ...

Hi all, I've done a quick search but not found much on this. A customer has brought in two nineteenth century needlepoints (one dated 1839 on the work itself). Both have been framed by an amateur at some point and stretched by nailing the canvas (honestly!) to a timber 'inner' frame. The rust from t...

I agree with WelshFramer. I used to have exactly the same problem with gummed tape on the Art-Bak Conservation board I use...solution - PLENTY of water on the tape and press down firmly. If anything, I think the gummed tape is the best solution as it sticks well and stays in place if wetted properly...

Hi Snowmaiden, and welcome from another relative newbie! :D Re the glass, Prospero is pointing you in the right direction when he refers to "bog-standard so-called 'non-reflective' glass". I started off using the ordinary stuff (not knowing any better!) but recently used a much better qual...

My very first thought on looking at the framed pics Prospero, and I really hope you'll take this as the compliment intended, was 'WOW what a fantastic work of art!' A brilliant job you've done, it goes without saying, but I think if we can produce this sort of reaction for our customers then we're d...

Roboframer wrote:I moved from cord to super softstrand (stainless steel coated) wire and things like 'wallbuddies'

You're way ahead of me there mate - 'buddy' in your hands!

btw Thanks John for the info on inserting pictures, which was (obviously) a bit of a mystery to me - I kept getting error messages telling me a picture could only be 400 pixels high etc. Had the message read 'get high with 400 pixies' and your picture will appear like magic it would probably have ma...

Many thanks for your kind comments John and Robo - I feel humbled! I must admit I did try and stretch the cord quite tightly at the back, thinking that if it was loose the 'D' of the D rings may impinge upon the surface the frame was placed upon in the 'board' position. However, once hung in the 'wa...

Many thanks Robo! Computer genius as well!

Sorry! when I previewed the post the pictures were there I promise! :oops: :oops: And also when I then went back into the post! Unfortunately, all those little connections in my brain that would allow me to try this again tonight are coming up against a rather pleasant Rioja - I'll try again tomorrow!

One thing that hasn't been raised here is whether or not the painting has been varnished. The point is that if it's been varnished, the dirt and grime are likely to be attached to the varnish coat, which in any case is likely to have yellowed over the years. Cotton wool and plenty of artists' turpen...

Customer has now collected the 'chess board' and seemed happy with the result! Phew!! :worried: In the end I created an 'inner' framework out of slips to sit in the back of the main frame. I was hoping to simply screw this into the moulding but the depth of the rebate on the moulding she chose would...

Coulda been worse. Coulda been pawnographic. :shock: (Serious apologies for the threadjack: just can't help myself ... :oops: ) No worries Moglet - I always enjoy browsing these exchanges! and I guess my opening 'gambit' kind of invited a few chess-related gags.... Thanks all for the detailed help ...

Cheers Robo - I really like the felt-backed board idea! I get the D-rings in recesses bit but I'm just wondering - excuse me if I'm being a dumb*ss - about the picture cord and how that would sit out of the way? I've a feeling she may want picture glass, and thinking about it, I don't suppose chess ...

Hi All, Today a customer has brought in a 'Blackwork' embroidery of a chess board....and guess what? It's to be framed so that it can hang on a wall and also be taken down and laid flat to play chess on! Just what you want as a virtual beginner! :( The lacing and standard framing I can do fine, but ...

Thanks for the replies guys - most appreciated as ever.

Hi All, I've recently picked up the brand new Morso I'm going to be using in my new business. :rock: However, there does seem to be an inordinate amount of (admittedly clean) grease around the thing - especially the blades. I've noticed a couple of posts by Prospero that mention this issue (nearly t...

I would definitely recommend a good local broker for any kind of commercial insurance. They can generally be as competitive as online providers and you can always negotiate with them on premium level (they hate losing business, especially to other local competitors). The other thing is that if you u...