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Putting pictures together is lots of fun and it gives a great deal of
satisfaction to see the project completed, especially when you have done
it yourself ! This web page article assumes that you have already put
your picture frame together. This article is about how to put all the
pieces of you pictures together to complete your picture. To learn about
how to make picture frames, click the link above. All the tools and materials
used are sold here on this web site. You may want to check out the Picture
Framing Supplies pages for more instructions, ideas and to learn more
about the products and tools.
This article also assumes that you have your mats cut and glass cut,
or the finished painted canvas ready to install into you picture frame.
So, lets get started !
The first step required is to take your mats/glass/picture combination
and starting at the top edge of the picture frame, slowly let it slip
down into place into the rabbet of the picture frame. You do the same
thing with canvas paintings.
This picture shows how to insert push points into the walls of a picture
frame to hold the mats and glass in the frame. For canvas paintings we
recommend the use of our offset clips with screws, which we sell right
here on this web site. (hint, hint,) Actually these offset clips with
screws are the best way to put canvases into picture frames. We also have
Frame Clips which many people use for a quick faster job. The Frame Clips
make changing canvas into different frames much faster. Artist sometimes
want to change things around.
This lady is putting on Adhesive Transfer Tape. ATG tape. She is preparing
to put on the paper backing. She is pressing the ATG tape onto all four
sides of the frame, around the whole edge. ATG tape is extremely useful
for many purposes. Once you've used it you will always want some around.
ATG tape can be applied with a special applicator, but the kind we sell
is a special type of roll, which allows you to put it on by hand. There
is a difference. You need the hand application tape.
After the ATG tape has been pressed down on all four sides of the picture
frame, you will need to remove the paper backing. Just start it at the
edges with your finger nails, then peel if right off the frame and throw
the paper backing away. You now will find a nice neat layer of pure glue
lying on top of your picture frame moulding.
The two two pictures above show how the paper backing has been torn off
a roll, placed down onto the back of the picture frame. The second photo
shows the lady smoothing down the paper. After she has the paper nice
and smooth she will press it down onto the glued edges very firmly. The
home picture framer doesn't need the large rolls of paper we use. That
is why we sell the smaller rolls on this web site These smaller rolls
have enough paper for a number of pictures, depending on the size and
amount used of course.
The first of the two pictures above shows the paper being trimmed all
the way around the picture frame with a special knife. This knife cuts
through the paper, just inside the picture frame molding. Then the paper
is pulled away as in the second photo. This knife is a must have, for
this operation. It lets you professionally trim the paper off the backside
of the frames, without damaging the molding. It is made special for this
purpose and is not very expensive. Don't ever try using a regular knife,
you will end up damaging the moulding every time. We off course sell this
knife also, hint, hint...
This image shows how we use an awl to start a hole, and then tighten
down the screw eyes we sell. These screw eyes should be put into the thickest
part of the picture frame, one on both sides, about 1/3 of the way down
from the top of the picture. Don't tighten the eyes all the way down to
the wood. Let there be a small space under each eye opening for the wire.
When finished you should not be able to turn the screw eyes by hand. (Don't
be macho and use every bit of strength you have). If the eyes can be turned
by hand easily, you should remove and put in a bigger screw eye.
The photos above show the proper procedure for connecting the picture
framing wire. First off, always use picture framing wire. It is made for
pictures, there are many things wrong with using other wires I won't get
into here. To properly do the wiring: Insert one end of the wire into
the screw eye hole, starting from the middle of the picture, not from
outside. Push the wire through the hole, then wrap it around the base
of the screw eye under the first piece of wire, then go back into the
hole and come out the same side you went into the hole. The first picture
shows the wire ready to go back into the hole. When it comes out, you
wrap it around the first piece of wire as shown in photo number two. This
gives you a nonslipable connection. A professional connection!
This photo shows the last step in finishing your framed picture. Putting
on the Bumpon! These little squares of silicone rubber keep the pictures
from slipping around on your wall so you won't be forever straightening
pictures. They work well wherever earthquakes are uncommon.
Although all the instructions above are given for a matted picture with
glass. We do the same exact things for canvas paintings. The paper backing
stops dust from collecting in the backs and really helps to preserve your
canvas paintings another way. Did you know that when a canvas painting
is hung on the wall, it moves in and out every time your entry way doors
are opened. The increase/decrease of the air pressure in your rooms when
your doors are opened and closed causes the canvases to move in and out
and flex. This over a long enough period of time can cause wear in the
very cloth fibers of your canvas painting. By placing paper over the back
sides of your paintings, it greatly reduces the flexing and movement of
the canvas, reducing the wear.
Thank You For Visiting My Web Site !
Sincerely, Reimond Grignon
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