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- Wed 01 Mar, 2023 12:08 pm
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Fabric pieces
- Replies: 7
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Re: Fabric pieces
Great projects to do Justin (I flipped your photos for you :D ). For the jacket - because of the very boxy shape of it I'd be looking at created a padded pole, slotted into the sides of the frame (on the inside) itself. The jacket can then be support stitched to that in various places so that it is ...
- Wed 01 Mar, 2023 10:48 am
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Hanging Removable Object in Box Frame
- Replies: 1
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Re: Hanging Removable Object in Box Frame
You could make a feature of it and use some kind of decorative hook, with a small shelf built at the right height to sit the handbag on. If you do a front opening frame - either hinged or slide on version - that would make access easier for her.
- Tue 28 Feb, 2023 3:08 pm
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Framing silks
- Replies: 4
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Re: Framing silks
Hi Rainbow If they are as thin as you indicate then you need to be very careful of stitching or pinning, as it can cause problems with what looks like "runs" where threads have caught and pulled slightly. If the edges have a hem, then it makes life easier for stitching - use holes that alr...
- Fri 24 Feb, 2023 1:05 pm
- Forum: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
- Topic: THAT FRIDAY FEELING!
- Replies: 126
- Views: 1071613
Re: THAT FRIDAY FEELING!
Love it what an original idea and truly bespoke
- Fri 24 Feb, 2023 9:19 am
- Forum: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
- Topic: THAT FRIDAY FEELING!
- Replies: 126
- Views: 1071613
Re: THAT FRIDAY FEELING!
Hi Dave One of those things with multiple names, depending who you talk to. Raised float, platform or pedestal. Essentially hinged around a board slightly smaller than the artwork, a bit like a hedgehog method but I adapt it slightly when doing a raised version (just my preferred method) but still w...
- Fri 24 Feb, 2023 9:10 am
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Mexican tapestry sort of thing!
- Replies: 11
- Views: 8328
Re: Mexican tapestry sort of thing!
Understood, thanks.
- Fri 24 Feb, 2023 8:47 am
- Forum: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
- Topic: THAT FRIDAY FEELING!
- Replies: 126
- Views: 1071613
Re: THAT FRIDAY FEELING!
Bamboo mouldings seem to go in and out of fashion. We got the chevron set from Lion PFS having seen it on one of our trips up there last year. Customer fell in love with it for a few pieces - including this memento of their honeymoon trip to Egypt. We used the large gold version, the artwork is atta...
- Thu 23 Feb, 2023 4:54 pm
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Mexican tapestry sort of thing!
- Replies: 11
- Views: 8328
Re: Mexican tapestry sort of thing!
a) cut a window mount with the aperture 10mm smaller in each direction than the fabric part of the work, and the outside size 50mm bigger than you expect the eventual glass size to be. b) using a needle and thread of appropriate colour(s), I would then sew the fabric part of the artwork to the face...
- Thu 23 Feb, 2023 4:45 pm
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Mexican tapestry sort of thing!
- Replies: 11
- Views: 8328
Re: Mexican tapestry sort of thing!
Always fascinating to read the various different ways framers would approach the same item. For my contribution: The fabric in the central panel looks to be quite thin, but with a good amount of embroidery work which adds weight. The strongest section is likely to be the border between the fabric an...
- Sun 19 Feb, 2023 8:16 pm
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: Cold Turkey
- Replies: 18
- Views: 25526
Re: Cold Turkey
Nicely done John - glad to have you back
- Sat 18 Feb, 2023 10:20 pm
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: Hello from Worcestershire
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4641
Re: Hello from Worcestershire
Hi Mike and a warm welcome to the forum
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Jo
- Sat 18 Feb, 2023 12:07 pm
- Forum: Adverts/Sales/Wants
- Topic: Looking for discontinued moulding 007-4914
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2988
Re: Looking for discontinued moulding 007-4914
It is also worth asking Mainline if they had a customer who bought a lot of it, who might still hold some stock. Due to GDPR they'd have to get in touch with them direct, but it doesn't hurt to ask.
We've had contact from suppliers for similar reason over the years.
We've had contact from suppliers for similar reason over the years.
- Fri 17 Feb, 2023 1:35 pm
- Forum: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
- Topic: THAT FRIDAY FEELING!
- Replies: 126
- Views: 1071613
Re: THAT FRIDAY FEELING!
Hi Justin Backing boards aren't included in the mountboard standards because they aren't mountboards. But for the framing levels, they already state the preferred board, but that alternatives are acceptable and about barrier layers. Level 1 - 3 pH neutral boards are preferred. We tend to use either ...
- Fri 17 Feb, 2023 12:51 pm
- Forum: Business Matters
- Topic: New framer, struggling with pricing.
- Replies: 15
- Views: 16189
Re: New framer, struggling with pricing.
All of these thoughts are the sort we all had when starting up. That's why I can't recommend enough getting good advice and training from the outset. It will help avoid some of the pitfalls that new businesses fall into. I'm firmly of the belief that pricing and business advice should be an integral...
- Fri 17 Feb, 2023 12:42 pm
- Forum: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
- Topic: THAT FRIDAY FEELING!
- Replies: 126
- Views: 1071613
Re: THAT FRIDAY FEELING!
Thanks both - I was very happy to answer questions and glad my answers helped to clarify things.
- Fri 17 Feb, 2023 12:29 pm
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: Hello from a soon-to-be framer (I hope!)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3242
Re: Hello from a soon-to-be framer (I hope!)
Hello and welcome to the Forum and to framing
Richard Atkins has retired now I believe, but I've sent you a PM about the training options that we offer.
Richard Atkins has retired now I believe, but I've sent you a PM about the training options that we offer.
- Fri 17 Feb, 2023 12:14 pm
- Forum: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
- Topic: THAT FRIDAY FEELING!
- Replies: 126
- Views: 1071613
Re: THAT FRIDAY FEELING!
Hi Dermot The Mountboard levels are widely used far beyond just Guild members. We are in the transition period for the change from the old mountboard standards, to the new ones, with full compliance due from 1st January 2024. So the numbered Levels are being used for all boards manufactured by compa...
- Fri 17 Feb, 2023 11:34 am
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: You can now rotate photos!
- Replies: 2
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You can now rotate photos!
Thanks for Forum owner/admin John, we now have the ability to rotate photos loaded to posts. :clap: When you attach a photo you will now see a rotation symbol next to the image ID on screen. If you forget to check, then you can go back in and edit your post for a short period after it appears. Beyon...
- Fri 17 Feb, 2023 11:13 am
- Forum: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
- Topic: THAT FRIDAY FEELING!
- Replies: 126
- Views: 1071613
Re: THAT FRIDAY FEELING!
Thank you, we frame lots of things every week, but textiles are my favourite thing to work on and something I specialise in. To answer your questions. I call it Level 1 because that's what it is. The levels now mean that they can be used by their normal colloquial name in each region. What we call M...
- Fri 17 Feb, 2023 8:52 am
- Forum: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
- Topic: THAT FRIDAY FEELING!
- Replies: 126
- Views: 1071613
Re: THAT FRIDAY FEELING!
This is a sampler from 1890, stitched by a member of our customer’s family. It was still in its original Oxford frame, with its thin planking backing which had split into two pieces, original glass and so on. Customer quite understandably wanted to retain the frame but the “internals” needed an upda...