This is an exploration of the general principles behind conservation framing. Those principles are then used to guide you in the presentation and framing of some artwork you have brought in.
It forms one session in our business development weeks being held throughout the country. You can book FABRIC FRAMING as:
For information on the full Business Development Week please click: MORE. Alternatively search for a Business Development Week in your area.
It is run as a one day course, running from 10.00 am until 5.00 pm
It is expected that you will have already attended one of the Basics Of Framing courses and the Mount Cutting and Decoration courses.
Trainers will assume that students are:
Whilst not a requirement, it is an advantage to have taken part in the Conservation Framing course; a number of the ideas about care for artwork are taken up in this course. Some (very) basic sewing is also involved in this session.
Through clear explanation, demonstration and your own “hands on” practice, you will learn about:
Three options will be explored and practised:
You will also look at general principles used in preparing some other types of fabric based art for framing, including stretching a canvas over wooden frames, sewing in quilts, stapling to board.
You will then choose a method best suited to mounting your artwork, before being guided through your own framing project:
You are invited to bring your own fabric based art (no larger than A4). If this is not possible we will provide appropriate pieces for framing. You will produce your own, professionally finished piece of framed "Fabric Art".