The Framers Forum

I'm really struggling with this job, it's been in the drawer half completed for the last few weeks, as you can see below, it's going to look nice when finished but how do I mount these heavy clay plates ? hands1.jpg As you can see, they don't have a flat back and are quite heavy, they came with the ...

Tudor Rose wrote:So I challenge you Bagpuss, get that car logo sorted by Christmas and we'll see if either of us manages it by the deadline!

Only just read this, haha ! Oh I don't like deadlines but I think I can manage Christmas.. 2015

Too many people take so long thinking about the changes they are going to make that before you know it years have passed and they haven't actually made any progress at all and it's very easy in business to get stuck in the rut of the everyday and not step back and take a good look at your business....

Have just PM'd you Graham

As always, thank you very much for taking the time to give me your thoughts on how to do this, it's still in the drawer and I am still ruminating but I'll post an update when I've done it, maybe a while yet ...
Cheers,
Adam

Graham, I've already got a JunAir silent compressor and it is quiet, this is ' low noise', would you describe it as silent ?
Also, what have you been using it for ?
Thanks,
Adam

Hi, A customer has brought in a large piece of Silk Art which his Daughter made , it's a lovely colourful piece and he would like it framed. The only problem I have with it is the length of it.. 158cm x 44cm ( see photo below). I would prefer to have a mount around it, I only carry standard size boa...

That looks fantastic, it must have taken a fair bit of time to figure out how to construct it I imagine

For quite some time I have meant to do a mail shot to my customers, I have quite a number of customer email address after 5 years but have never emailed them : ( I'm not very good at self promotion :Slap: I use Outlook in Office 365 for emailing but was wondering how you mail a few hundred customers...

In the past I have framed Ordinance Survey maps, they have been on paper and I have been able to mount them on adhesive board (too big for my Hotpress) A couple of days ago a customer brought a large map in, see photo below, it is 120cm x 150cm but already laminated as you can see. How would I stick...

Thanks everyone for your suggestions, the customer decided against having the shorts and socks in the frame, phew ! One for another time perhaps

I think socks is a bit much as well but the customer is dropping off the kit tomorrow, I'll try and make a suggestion. Sadly, this is for the family of a young professional footballer who died recently and they want a couple of frames on display at the service, very sad.

Hi, I've done loads of framed football shirts over the years but today I have been asked to frame a full kit for a commemorative service on Monday i.e. shirt, shorts and socks, no pressure... has anyone got a photo they could post of something similar please ? I would be very grateful. Thanks in adv...

Word of mouth and recognizing the advantages of doing free charity frames. I love your website Mr Grapes, about 50% of my work is football shirts, not quite as creative as your designs but the customers seem to like them in my neck of the woods.:D You obviously get a lot of requests from charities ...

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I have bought these by mistake previously, referred to as "head pins" think they are for jewellery making : (

I've been trying to buy a box of these pins, they are 25mm long but can't be sure what they are called?? Have spent ages searching online with no joy...

Why, why, why ?? I found out a couple of months ago that this was discontinued, I was quite sad when I found out, it was a lovely little moulding wasn't it ? Oh dear, I'm starting to blub again .... sniff, sniff

Just wondering about train travel / accommodation to Bovey Tracey anyone ?

Did anyone on the Forum go to the day long training session given by Pete Bingham in "Hand Finishing" of frames at the Fine Art Trade Guild back in November ? I didn't but wish I had, apparently it was very good. I have seen Pete at various shows over the years and have always been impress...

I am Michelle, very pleased with Office 365 indeed, great price (about £60 / year) and no problems running it with EstLite on my PC that runs Windows 7