Framing

Mat, Mount, and Frame It Yourself (Crafts Highlights)

Here is a one-stop guide that shows you how to mat, mount and frame your photos and save time and money in the process. Helpful sidebars and clear illustrations make everything simple. 160 pages 8 1/2 x 11 Softbound

Home Book of Picture Framing: Professional Secrets of Mounting Matting, Framing and Displaying Artworks, Photographs, Posters, Fabrics, Collectibles, Carvings and More

8 full-color pages, 450 b/w photos, 20 drawings 8 x 11.A new and updated edition of the highly popular first edition New sections on using power tools and framing fabric art Complete directory of suppliers Over 40,000 copies of the first edition sold Framing a favorite picture, whether a gallery piece or a childs drawing, can be easy and inexpensive thanks to this revised and updated edition of the classic bestseller. Home Book of Picture Framing is the most comprehensive guide to mounting, matting, and framing oil paintings, watercolors, posters, photographs, calendar pages, and greeting cards without spending a fortune. Complete with sections on safety, tools, materials, and techniques, the book contains all the information needed to prepare homeowners for their first project. For those wanting to turn this skill into profit, the author gives advice on starting a business. Guidelines for framing three-dimensional objects are included, and new sections on using power tools, framing needlework, and creating hinged and easel-style frames demonstrate the most recent trends in framing. Kenn Oberrecht is the author of several woodworking and photography books, including the popular first edition of Home Book of Picture Framing. He lives in North Bend, Oregon. Recently, my wife, Patty, and I were brousing in a gourmet shop in Florence, Oregon, when she noticed a large, framed poster and asked the woman behind the counter if it was for sale. The proprietor said she had unframed copies available and began to tell her about getting it professionally mounted and framed. When Patty told her that Im a framer, the woman turned to me and said, Maybe you can tell meI think I paid too much, but I didnt ask ahead of time. So I didnt complain when the framer charged me $250. I gulped and took a second look at the poster. . . . I made a quick assessment and told the woman that she could have framed it herself for about $50. from Chapter One, Home Book of Picture Framing 2nd Edition

Frame It!

Framing isn't something one has to leave to the professional. With Frame It! readers will learn how to use ready-made frames and inexpensive framing materials to create frames perfect for their favorite photo, piece of artwork or souvenir.

Readers will find everything they need to create the perfect frame, including:

-A wide range of framing possibilities for materials ranging from photographs, to embroidered pieces and scrapbook pages, to collectibles like baseball gloves and trading cards

-20 step-by-step projects incorporating a mix of hand-made and ready-made materials, as well as mat cutting and decorating

-A comprehensive guide to both traditional and contemporary framing techniques and an introductory section covering the basics of framing

With the tips and ideas in Frame It!, readers can create frames as special as their most cherished mementos.

Matting and Framing Made Easy

Since the cost of framing often exceeds the price of the artwork itself, it pays to know how to do it yourself. This book offers thorough background on all the basics--measuring, mounting, matting, glazing materials, and frames--for both archival and non-archival techniques. Even if you're not ready to invest in specialty tools like a mat cutter or miter box, you'll find useful instructions on working with ready-made frames using simple tools (a ruler and utility knife). In addition to coverage of traditional artwork, directions are provided for specialty items, such as tiles and needlework, and for incorporating slightly dimensional items on the mat to accent the framed piece.

Once you have finished putting all your personal vision and hours of labor into creating a great photograph or digital image (or watercolor, drawing, painting, needlepoint or any other work of art), you need to mat it and possibly frame it for your wall, your client or as part of your portfolio. Clear, straightforward color photographs and step-by-step instructions guide even the novice through introductory and advanced techniques. Topics covered are accurate measuring various mounting techniques including wet, dry and conservation mat cutting by hand and tabletop cutters single and multiple window matting glazing with various glasses and plexiglass framing with metal and wood frames and hanging your artwork including single, multiple and heavy works, as well as exhibition tips.

Basic Picture Framing: All The Skills And Tools You Need To Get Started (Stackpole Basics)

Picture Framing for the first time (For the First Time)

Clever Crafting With Flea Market Finds

How to Make Your Own Picture Frames

A History of European Picture Frames

Framing the Nineteenth Century

A richly illustrated source book, detailing materials and methods of manufacture, Framing the Nineteenth Century is a select catalogue of frame makers and frames from the early 19th century to the early 20th century. For a long time the frames of the 19th century were seen as poor imitations of the craftsmanship of earlier centuries, but in this book frames are celebrated for their unique qualities. Designed as a reference for professional frame makers, restorers and conservators, the book will be of equal interest to art collectors and anyone interested in the rich and diverse world of 19th-century design and manufacturing. Framing the Nineteenth Century focuses on English, European and Australian frame makers and through detailed illustrations, profiles of frame sections, dimensions and notes on manufacture and materials, is both a survey and a pattern book for the period. Includes a cross-reference index to artists.