Picture Framing Made Easy

by PenelopeJ.Stokes (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  2006

  $11.18

  Make frames worth a fortune, for pennies--with one of these delightful designs. Make a frame that's perfect for a particular painting or photograph--just follow these guides to preparing the artwork, mounting, and matting, using customized mounting board and making fancy cuts, creating moldings, and constructing and finishing the frame. . ..complete in every detail. -- Country Folk Art

  . 128 pages (30 in color), 60 b/w illus., 8 1/4 x 11.

• Used

  Paperback
  2003

  $3.25

  This is a practical guide to the picture-framing process, in which every step of the process is explained, from choosing the mouldings, cutting the wood and the glass, making the mount, assembling and finishing the frame, and hanging the picture. The techniques described assume little or no experience on the part of the reader, and unrealistic standards of workmanship are not expected. The author has included a list of remedies for basic mistakes, as well as a checklist for preventive measures. Construction methods for many different styles of picture-frame are accompanied by clear illustrations. There are tips on choosing a frame design to complement the reader's home decor, and a section on restoring old frames. Advice is also given on how picture-framing skills may be turned into a paying hobby.

• Used

  Hardcover
  1996

  $3.25

  A practical guide to picture framing for the beginner, this book explains every step in the framing process: choosing the mouldings, cutting the wood and the glass, making the mount, assembling and finishing the frame, and hanging the picture. It includes a list of preventive measures to avoid mistakes, and a list of remedies for basic framing errors. The author, a professional picture framer, advises on a wide range of woods, which can be used with different finishes. Construction methods for many different types of picture frame are given, and there is advice on choosing a frame which will complement your home decor, restoring old frames, and developing your picture framing skills into a paying hobby. No specialist equipment is required, the techniques described assume little or no experience on the part of the reader, and unrealistic standards of workmanship are not expected.