Fabric covered mounts, etc.

[Not your average framer]

I been looking into fabric covered mounts. No paticular reason, I just looked at a few threads on the grumble, to see what's going on!

Unless I'm mistaken while American framers do a lot of it, there is next to none of it going on over here. Unless someone knows otherwise.

So why not?, what types of fabric are worth using?, where do we get the fabric and what's the smart way to do it?

Maybe, it's something good to do and a way of raising our game.

[Roboframer]

I did Baer Charlton's fabric wrapping glass last August and have a sample set of his flexible fabric fillets.

Bought some fabric to start me off - I think you gave me some info on bookbinders supplies too Mark - for faux leathers etc - and I still have samples from them too.

Haven't had time to do a set of corner samples yet - or to practice - but when the time comes I have his DVD 'Fabric Wrapping 101'

Silk, linen, Suedette, anything you like really - find yourself a good fabric store - I used the fabric warehouse in Waterlooville - maybe there's one near you?

As for how to do it - I bet there'll be a PFM link, plus bags of advice on TFG - not the sort of thing you can fully describe without pictures/diagrams.

And no - I'm not going to rip the DVD off!

[Not your average framer]

Silk, linen, Suedette, anything you like really - find yourself a good fabric store - I used the fabric warehouse in Waterlooville - maybe there's one near you?

Hi John,

There is one 20 minutes away! Thanks, I shall check it out!

[Not your average framer]

I wonder if the DVD will become available through one of our UK suppliers?

It might not take much to catch on, if the DVD could be ordered in the UK, I would get one! (Subtile hint to suppliers)

[Roboframer]

Go direct to Baer

http://www.framenerd.com/index.htm

Take a peek at the framing gallery on that site too!

[Not your average framer]

Take a peek at the framing gallery on that site too!

John,

I see what you mean! There's what looks like a nice velvet wrapped mount on there with a gold mount slip fitted. It looks amazing

The question which occurs to me is, "What's the slip fixed to?" I assume, there's a clever trick used here, unless it's using suede mountboard. I'd bet it's a real velvet wrap job.

[Roboframer]

It will be wrapped - as for the fillet - if it's a wooden one it will probably be fixed with fabric adhesive and/or taped to whatever makes it flush.

If it's a flexible fabric fillet - they are basically 3mm silicone cord wrapped with fabric like an 'i' - the dot of the 'i' being the cord - the other bit has a self adhesive strip with release paper - you can add dabs of fabric adhesive too.

[kev@frames]

we've used self-adhesive board (arquadia) with fabric attached, did one then cut through as a normal mount. This seems to work well with thin fabrics (and also done one in a "major-league-Jockery theme with tartan wrapping paper!), and we done same with a poster! then cut out the windows. ) although when i've had me filleting lessons (I haven't forgot John!) it might be even better.

[Roboframer]

There is fabric covered and there is fabric wrapped.

There is plenty of fabric covered board available - mostly suedette, and if you want to find your own fabric to cover a board and then cut it with a reverse bevel and add a fillet - great - it will look the biz.

But the 'art' is fabric 'wrapping' - imagine - for example a double mount with the top mount being 5mm thick and the whole thing is wrapped - or just a single mount with the bevel wrapped - square or shaped.

[Roboframer]

when i've had me filleting lessons (I haven't forgot John!) it might be even better.

If you mean me Kev - then I have forgotten - what you on about?

[kev@frames]

If you mean me Kev - then I have forgotten - what you on about?

I meant Merlin-John, John - sorry for any confusion! I keep meaning to get over there, its only ten minutes up the road, but everything conspires against!