The Framers Forum

Hi, I have a client who has a large framed tapestry. She has moved into a care home and the walls are not strong enough to hold the weight of the frame so she has asked me to take it out of the frame and look for something to hang it on the wall unframed. The tapestry has been lovingly laced onto bo...

Hello fellow framers, I hope the new year sees everyone happily busy but with a bit more time to plan for the year ahead. As part of this I am looking to see if there would be interest in attending a guild branch event in the south west? I am based in North Somerset and was hoping to draw people fro...

Hi. I would be interested. It woukd be great to see some pictures and get an idea on price?

Hi. I use wessex for some of my supplies and they offer a glass recycling service. I can't see it on the website but if you give them a call they will talk you through it. You pay a small yearly subscription and they give you a special glass bin. You then pay about £2 for them to swap this for a new...

Hi. I have been asked to frame some foreign currency notes with them visable on both sides. I can see how to do them as per the photo from prospero in this thread with a mount with seperate windows for each note but ideally they would like just one appature with 6 notes floated in the middle with no...

Thanks so much! Really enjoyed reading this today.

Just wanted to say thanks for the advice. Just finished both the mirrors using the methods you suggested. Nice and strong and were straightforward to make! I will be doing that again!

Thanks!

Thanks so much, that is really helpful, especially the picture! Did you attach the mirror to the wooden sub frame? How did you do this?
Thanks again!

Clearly i was thinking about this too late for my brain! Yes i do mean mm. Good spot!

Hi, I have been asked to make some very large mirrors at 1600cm x 790cm. The moulding they chose is fairly wide and solid at 73cm wide. Does anyone have any words of wisdom before i get started? I was thinking of using 4mm mirrored glass and will get it cut to size for ease. Do i need additional bra...

Hi, i am currently making some frames that are too large to support in the space i have to use the under pinner, or which are hard woods which it struggles with. I have been gluing the corners and then using dowels to join them as i saw in an earlier post as i like the way this looks but struggling ...

Hi. Afraid I have lost my voice so unable to call! I will be travelling back down the m5 on Sunday afternoon and wondered if I could stop by if you would be around. Thanks

Hi, i would be really interested in this if it is still available? Do you know if you can still get the glass wheels and cutting blades? Would i be able to come and see it? Thanks