The Framers Forum

Thank you for all your replies, I will go with the hedgehog method, and the client asked for it to be glazed, so will do as asked and glaze it with spacers to keep the painting away from glass. Looking forward to learning this new technique. If the very edges of the painting are not perfectly flat, ...

Hi, I’ve had a request to frame an oil on paper painting, the main issue is the artist has raised features on the painting that are up to approx 5-6mm from the surface of the paper, and these raised parts are at the very edge of the painting aswell. I’ve never had to secure a painting onto a backboa...

Wow Tudor Rose, that’s pretty special, I have 2 smaller ones, I might start with one of those and see if I can achieve anything like what you did. I have a lot to learn tho as I’m not even sure how to do the shadow box stuff, I will spend a good few hours on the forum and see what I can learn tho. W...

Hello, I have a large flag I would like to frame, it’s from around WW2, and the edges are worn/torn from flapping about in the wind, I’ve no idea where to start with mounting the flag on something that shows of the scars, and also allows me to frame it? Any help or advice would be appreciated. Regar...