Step-by-step instructions! The professional framer's guide to mat cutting and decorating techniques. Step-by-step directions show you how to create more than 50 different mats. This training manual will take you from the basics to the most complicated cuts and designs. How to select color and use proper proportion of mats How to measure and plan multiple cuts Mat math including fractions Many fancy mats including French mats Faux Finishes Hand Cut Designs Singles, Doubles, Multiples V-Grooves Cove Fabric Wrapped Title Block Equipment Decorating with ribbon, marbled papers and more! Hundreds of illustrations show you how! Suggested by the Professional Picture Framers Association as a study guide for the Certified Picture Framers Test.

Mat Cutting & Decoration (The Library of Professional Picture Framing, Vol. 2)

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Vivian C. Kistler

Crafts & Hobbies

Columba Publishing Co.

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)

MCPF

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

Shadow box framing. Dozens of projects provided by 46 framers. Fourteen methods for support and attachment. Building deep frames, double-sided frames, and frames with doors. How to frame: Sports Equipment, Christening Gowns, Musical Instruments, Bark Paintings, Olympic Torches, Seashells, Military Medals, Guns, Animation Cels, Vintage Photographs, Dolls, Jerseys, pucks, &amp; more... Methods to support over 120 different items!

Framing Collectibles

Object Box Framing

64 pages, how to cut mats for single, double, offset, oval, circle, gothic and other types of framing, bw illustrations

The Complete Guide to Basic Mat Cutting

Columbus

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