The Framers Forum

I use carpet tiles glued to my walls so they could work on a wall divider? The Velcro sticks well to them and as long as the spray adhesive you use on the wall is strong, they should stay up no problem. I have three areas with chevrons on with either dark blue or grey carpet tiles. I got them from a...

I think I did something like this recently but not sure I took a photo of finished piece! :| I did post asking for suggestions on here some time ago but ended up asking a friend who makes windows. I’ve attached the original glass. It was a piece of coloured glass which was quite nobbly. The client w...

I design my own with my logo and my website on them. I use a brilliant company online called Banana Print and they are very quick and cheap too! I usually get done at the same time as my business cards and pay about £21 for 100 cards and 140 labels. They come really well packaged and I recently did ...

I thought this moulding would be perfect as it’s a dark blue and black and I knew I had a little in stock so mentioned it to her. Sadly I don’t have enough and I have since discovered it’s discontinued by Wessex. So I am wondering what else to use. She will be fine with whatever I decide but having ...

8F06E5EC-4D00-4820-9DC1-76AAA889AC72.jpeg Need help/suggestions, please! I have three etchings in for framing all of which would have worked beautifully with a discontinued moulding from Wessex (ROB54). I only have two metres left which isn’t nearly enough. It’s about 14mm and dark blue with a blac...

My brother works for a wine merchants and they use APC due to shipping fragile bottles. They did once change to a cheaper alternative but switched quickly back again. I did try to ship a large picture via them but I think because wasn’t registered with them as a business they wouldn’t take it and it...

Thanks I will give her a call. The guy in Devon could do the other but wasn’t confident about the glue.

Update on this too! I ordered the Lion veneer and it duly arrived. I used a light wood stain and on the sample got it spot on. Then I thought I had overdone it with actual frame. :head: Cue much cussing and friend helping. Eventually I got it looking pretty respectable and contacted the client. She ...

Update on this. I contacted Andrew who sadly didn’t think he’d be able to do it. But he did suggest I try the Institution of Conservators and look through their list. I have found someone in Devon but again he’s unsure although I have also now been given a heavily stained certificate on parchment wh...

Oh my goodness I have just looked at their website! Incredible stuff!

Thank you soooooo much! I will give them a call this week.

Hi I have just purchased a very old cheque (1905) plus receipt an letter which are of family historical value to me. I would like to frame the individual pieces but they are all glued to card. I have attached photos. The glue seems quite “stuck” and I am unsure how to go about unsticking the items w...

I actually use a small hand held vacuum.....cue many on here screaming....”what?!” :roll: I clean the glass using a glass cleaner and blue paper towel, then go round and round and round with my little vacuum. It works brilliantly. I think I bought it for about £12 from Asda. It has a soft brush atta...

Thanks. Think I will have to go with the Lion veneer...she was quite clear she wanted the same.

But thank you for responding!

A client brought in a ready framed photo of a graduation of her elder daughter. Younger daughter has now graduated and she wants an identical frame. I have looked.....but can’t seem to find a match so need some help please. It’s 35mm x 35mm and looks like a veneer to me? I’ve looked through Wessex a...

That makes sense and sort of the answer I was thinking. I spoke to the Fine Art dept at Wessex today and she suggested a shallow regular moulding then a thin spacer moulding on the back. But it doesn’t seem to me to be the neatest way. I have a friend who restores sash windows so he might be able to...

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A regular client brought this small piece of glass and wants it framed like the top photo example so he can see through it. What sort of moulding do I use?
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Thanks everyone. Giving me a lot to think about! Wish I had all your talent....

Hi I have had this brought into frame. It’s a well worn tapestry from Mexico that has travelled around a fair bit so is stained. The surround seems to be a sort of wood pulp paper. Client wants it under glass on sitting on some mountboard but no Mount. Question is...how to I fix it to the board? I h...

I went to a local carpet shop and bargained for some cheap carpet tiles (and I mean very cheap!) Have glued them to the walls and velcroed the chevrons to them. Works fine for me.

Hi I have been asked to do a relief map which is about 1m Square. It’s plastic with a white surround and the client has made a hole in this presumably where it’s been hung by a nail. So I need to cover this with a mount. What sort of moulding do I use? A tray frame? If so do I use adhesive to stick ...