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Love it what an original idea and truly bespoke

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...

Understood, thanks.

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...

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...

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...

Nicely done John - glad to have you back

Hi Mike and a warm welcome to the forum

Jo

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.

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 ...

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...

Thanks both - I was very happy to answer questions and glad my answers helped to clarify things.

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

If you check out the Wessex Pictures website, they also offer acrylic boxes in UV acrylic.

Text on paper is an option, but for many people they prefer the look of an engraved plaque. Neither is wrong or right. Just personal preference.

You're very welcome