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Received this piece in yesterday.

Framed some 30 years ago. Tapestry is wrapped around a piece of 6mm Hardboard and stapled to it. The backing board (Standard mountboard) is then stapled to the frame.

Note the acid burn to the inside of the backing board.

mmmm lovely!

We are very fortunate to be working in an era when good practices are well understood and promoted.

30 years ago such methods were common practice. I've got framing text books from UK and US authors which show this as an acceptable method.

There are far more recent articles in trade mags and suppliers catalogues describing the use of MDF and carpet tape.

Ahhh! Blue mounts with orange bevels. Them were the days.

I once stretched a giant needlepoint (not a 'tapestry'). It was 5ftx2ft and I have my suspicions that it was machine stitched, otherwise it was similar material to the familiar kits. Prob was it had distorted to such an extent that one end was a good 5" wider than the other and waaaay out of square. And to compound the agony it had a straight decorative border. Ist problem was trying to establish the real dimensions. I made a strong wooden frame with a bit of guessology as to the size and proceded to lace it with 0 nylon cord. Hours of sheer struggle later I manged to persuade it into place. I used about 200 yds of cord and had a blister about 2" wide on my right hand.

Not strictly anything to do with the subject of this thread. I just like to share my pain.

We feel your pain Prospero.

Not your average framer wrote:We are very fortunate to be working in an era when good practices are well understood and promoted.

30 years ago such methods were common practice. I've got framing text books from UK and US authors which show this as an acceptable method.

I wonder what framers will be saying about us in 30 years' time.

"If only they'd known about..."