Step-by-step instructions! Handle fabric items with confidence! This volume covers: Handling needlework in the frame shop, Basic fabric construction, Types of needlework and fabric, Notions, Cleaning and repairs, Pressing needlework, Blocking needlework, 12 Methods of mounting textiles, 15 projects that include: Needlepoint, Cross-Stitch, Crewel, Antique Sampler, Quilt, Kimono, Carpet, Scroll, Scarf, Hankie, Persian Painting, Doily, Papyrus, Weaving and a Flag, Framing Canvas &amp; Fabric. Suggested by the Professional Picture Framers Association as a study guide for the Certified Picture Framers test.

Needlework Framing (Library of Professional Picture Framing, Vol. 3)

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Vivian C. Kistler

MCPF

Crafts & Hobbies

Columba Pub. Co

Step-by-step instructions! The professional framer s reference guide to conservation framing. Learn how paper art is damaged. Guidelines for handling artwork and memorabilia. How to make, attach and remove hinges. Guidelines for cleaning. Types of adhesives. Encapsulation Deacidification. Selecting glazing. Problems &amp; Solutions. Types of boards. Step-by-step instructions for projects including: watercolors, papyrus, pastels, photographs, skin documents, sports cards and others!

Conservation Framing (Library of the Professional Picture Framing, Vol 4)

Step-by-step instructions! The professional framer's reference guide to mounting. Step-by-step instructions for dry mounting, wet mounting, spray adhesive and pressure-sensitive methods. Selecting the appropriate mounting board. Adhesives: wet paste, pressure-sensitive, dry mount tissues and film. How to handle buckling, bubbles and other problems. Setting up a mounting worktable and work station. Types of mounting equipment and accessories. Laminating. Canvas Transfers. Step-by-step instructions for projects including mounting posters, photographs, magazines, newspaper, fabric and plastics. A quick-reference mounting method chart.

Mounting Methods (Library of Professional Picture Framing, Volume 5)

Cutting &amp; joining wood &amp; metal moulding, ordering frames, cutting glazing, measuring, basic mat cuts, mounting equipment &amp; methods, color, proportion of frame design, stretching paintings, conservation. Layout of frame shop, work order processing. History of Framing,

Picture Framing, Vol. 1 (Library of Professional Picture Framing)

Nineteen floorplans for working shops are illustrated in this book. The assortment of shops includes galleries, frame shops, frame shops with galleries and galleries that offer framing. The plans include old houses, shops located in new and old shopping centers and odd shaped buildings. Many unique spaces are illustrated, such as a small shop of 400 square feet, a 2,232 square foot brownstone on 3 floors, and a 4,000 square foot shop made from two adjoining stores. Included are illustrations of worktables and storage units for art, moulding, matboards, and supplies. To design a layout for your own shop, use the grid sheet provided, along with the patterns for equipment, worktables, counters and displays. Duplicate the grid and patterns on a photocopy machine, then cut out the pattern pieces and begin arranging and rearranging them on the grid. Or scan the grid and patterns into a computer and design your layout on the computer screen.

Floorplans for Frame Shops and Galleries

Marla Strasburg

Advice from the leading expert in the industry! 17 Chapters include: Start up Credit terms. Finance. Leasing. Volume Framing. Pricing the Custom Product. Advertising. Corporate Sales. 100 Answers to Expert Questions include: Location, Merchandising, Personnel, Production, Quality Control, Management, Advertising. Just getting started?--you ll need this book!

The Articles of Business

Business & Money

Management & Leadership

Columba Publishing Company, Inc

Topics include: Types of Shops, Ways to Start a Frame Shop. Business Matters includes Business Entity, Lawyers, CPA, Bankers, Bookkeeping &amp; Accounting, Financial Statements, Purchasing, Business Plan, and Start Up Cost. Choosing a Location, Name, Layout, and Signage. Advertising &amp; Promotion, Ordering, Work Order System, Hiring and Training Employees, Store Policies and Procedures, Days and Hours of Operation and Customer Service

Starting A Picture Framing Business (Quick Smart Series)

Pricing Custom Picture Framing is a guide to determining a fair and profitable price for products and services. Topics include: The Cost of Doing Business, Cost of Goods Sold, Breaking Even, Productivity, Pricing Formulas, Labor Rate, Markups and Volume Framing. If or when to use sales, discounts and coupons. Learn to price Frames, Length vs Chops, Joined, Matting, Mat Decoration, Multiple Mats, Glazing, Mounting and fitting.

Pricing Custom Picture Framing (Quick Smart Series)

GCF and Robert Mayfield

Framing Works of Art on Canvas presents the many facets of framing and working with canvas-based art that picture framers encounter. Whether you are placing art on canvas into a frame for the first time or removing it from previous framing for placement in a new frame, this volume will provide valuable insights into the latest techniques to meet standard preservation practices. You ll find in-depth looks at topics like working effectively with stretcher bars, fitting canvas and frame, removing canvases from frames, handling and storing canvas art, keying stretcher bars, backing for canvases, whether or not to glaze canvas art. This book is a necessary reference for every art and framing retailer who wants to be up to date on the latest techniques.

Framing Works of Art on Canvas

Paul MacFarland

Arts & Photography

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