Coverings for chevron display boards

Discuss Picture Framing topics.

PLEASE USE THE HELP SECTION
WHEN SEEKING OR OFFERING HELP!
Post Reply
Not your average framer
Posts: 11008
Joined: Sat 25 Mar, 2006 8:40 pm
Location: Devon, U.K.
Organisation: The Dartmoor Gallery
Interests: Lost causes, saving and restoring old things, learning something every day
Location: Glorious Devon

Coverings for chevron display boards

Post by Not your average framer »

I'm re-vamping my moulding chevron display boards and I want to do something with a little extra class. The mouldings will in future hang on the metal strips and spring pegs from Lion. I'm done with Velcro and want them all displayed neatly in line and while I'm at it, I'm going for bigger chevrons too!

Although I already have in stock both the cream and black brushed loop nylon display cloth and some green felt, I wanted to do something a little more exciting, possibly crushed velvet or some similar. I'm also looking for ideas of the best colour to show off my moulding samples. Any recommendations please.
Thanks in anticipation,
Mark.
Mark Lacey

“Life is short. Art long. Opportunity is fleeting. Experience treacherous. Judgement difficult.”
― Geoffrey Chaucer
User avatar
Merlin
Posts: 1540
Joined: Thu 05 Jun, 2003 5:50 pm
Location: Cornwall
Organisation: Merlin Mounts
Interests: Aviation

Re: Coverings for chevron display boards

Post by Merlin »

Our Carousells have carpet on.
We found the brushed nylon/velvet are real pain after about 4 months of use. Looked very untidy.

Lots of good quality offcut carpets out there. check it out
John GCF
Roboframer

Re: Coverings for chevron display boards

Post by Roboframer »

and take some velcro with you - it won't stick to pure wool - needs to have a high nylon content.
Not your average framer
Posts: 11008
Joined: Sat 25 Mar, 2006 8:40 pm
Location: Devon, U.K.
Organisation: The Dartmoor Gallery
Interests: Lost causes, saving and restoring old things, learning something every day
Location: Glorious Devon

Re: Coverings for chevron display boards

Post by Not your average framer »

Roboframer wrote:and take some velcro with you
Hi John,

I'm not doing Velcro this time, but instead I'm using the punched metal strips and spring pegs from Lion. I'm counting on it being much neater as all the moulding will automatically hang exactly in line.

I'm still thinking about crushed velvet or something like that. I suppose that the obvious colour would be burgundy, but these display boards will be visible through the shop widows and I'm worried about the colour fading with the sunlight to something really grotty looking. There is a black crushed velvet, but I'm thinking that the crushed effect might not show all that well, especially through the window. Apart from that I think blues or greens would not be all that nice, so I'm still thinking about it. Maybe a nice neutral grey, if they do one?
Mark Lacey

“Life is short. Art long. Opportunity is fleeting. Experience treacherous. Judgement difficult.”
― Geoffrey Chaucer
David Jarvis
Posts: 14
Joined: Wed 19 Dec, 2007 9:09 am
Location: Alderholt,Hampshire,UK
Contact:

Re: Coverings for chevron display boards

Post by David Jarvis »

How about a flock type wallpapere in a sandy colour. It would work well with your system and not be too expensive to change when it gets tired. I think neutral works best. Black looks tired very quickly as does darkm green and blue.
greenfields
Posts: 47
Joined: Tue 12 Feb, 2008 8:03 pm
Location: co.donegal

Re: Coverings for chevron display boards

Post by greenfields »

hi i am opning a new framing shop on monday and was looking for somthing to show of my chevrons i got the right anser here carpet
thankyou very much
Not your average framer
Posts: 11008
Joined: Sat 25 Mar, 2006 8:40 pm
Location: Devon, U.K.
Organisation: The Dartmoor Gallery
Interests: Lost causes, saving and restoring old things, learning something every day
Location: Glorious Devon

Re: Coverings for chevron display boards

Post by Not your average framer »

I'm getting some silver grey crushed velvet material. My thinking being that it is not likely to be prone to fading and will look both understated and classy. I'm also thinking about framing each board in a moulding from the Simons graphite range for a little extra style and impact.

Eventually I will loosely cover the display surface in my shop windows with the same fabric leaving plenty of random raised waves/folds and stand items for display in between the waves. Each time I change the window, I can take out the fabric and shake it clean.
Mark Lacey

“Life is short. Art long. Opportunity is fleeting. Experience treacherous. Judgement difficult.”
― Geoffrey Chaucer
WelshFramer
Posts: 996
Joined: Wed 30 Nov, 2005 10:03 am
Location: Llanwrtyd Wells
Organisation: Neuadd Bwll Framing
Interests: Does running a framing business leave any time for interests?
Location: Llanwrtyd Wells
Contact:

Re: Coverings for chevron display boards

Post by WelshFramer »

greenfields wrote:hi i am opning a new framing shop on monday and was looking for somthing to show of my chevrons i got the right anser here carpet
thankyou very much
Just make sure you take it up off the floor first. :D
Mike Cotterell
Neuadd Bwll Framing

http://www.welshframing.com
welshframing
Post Reply