Picture Framing: How to Make Simple, Stylish, and Decorative Picture Frames at Home by Murray Navada

Author:Murray Navada [Navada, Murray]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Murray Navada
Published: 2018-09-12T18:30:00+00:00

Mounting the artwork

The most common way to mount an artwork in the picture frame is called “trapping”, a method that uses clear mounting strips such as those strips manufactured by Lineco, a company that makes tapes for mounting and hinging. This tape has a see-through Mylar flange that “traps” the artwork, thus the term “trapping”. The tape also has an adhesive that you peel to make it stick to the matting. To mount the artwork using the trapping method, just place it on the mounting board and peel the adhesive. Next, put the clear strip on one edge of the artwork, then make the trip overlap over the artwork, or trap it. Once the artwork is in place, cover it with the window mat. By trapping the artwork, you do not need to put adhesive on the artwork itself, which can cause damage. This is especially useful when mounting valuable artwork or photographs.

There is another kind of tape that uses a similar principle called framer’s corners or photo corners. It also traps the artwork by inserting the corners into triangular pockets. Place the artwork on top of the mountboard and mark the positions of the corners. Remove the peel at the back of the pockets and stick them to the spots that you marked.

Aside from trapping, another way of mounting is called sink mounting. This is suitable for thicker artwork such as canvas boards, record albums, watercolor paper, and magazines that will not fit into the flaps of clear tapes or pockets of photo corners. To do this, you need to glue strips of foamboard or matboard that are the same height as the item that you are going to mount. The strip should be the same size and shape as the artwork. It is called a sink mount because you need to create a “sink” or a shallow recess that keeps the artwork from moving out of place because it is trapped on four sides. You should use a matboard for creating strips if you are mounting a canvas board, foamboard if you are mounting a thick book or magazine, and a piece of thick water color paper if you are mounting artwork on heavy water color paper.

Mounting needlework requires a different method. Framers use the methods lacing and pinning because this will not require you to use adhesive on the needlework which will help preserve it better. All you have to do is cut a sheet of foamboard about 3/16” thick. The dimension should be at least 3 inches smaller than the size of the needlework. To mount the needlework, just put some cotton batting on top of the foamboard, place the needlework on top, and gently pull the sides around the edges of the foamboard. Insert pins through the canvas and into the side of the foamboard to secure the needlework in place. A lot of framers also lace the canvas in a crisscross fashion at the back for reinforcement.

You can also mount and frame 3D objects like jewelry pieces, guns, dinnerware, utensils, pens, and so on.

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