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Stretcher bars and strainer bars are not the same. Both are auxiliary supports for paintings but one has rigid corners and the other has expandable corners. A stretcher bar is expandable. Wooden keys are used in the corners to either increase or
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Glazing is a term used in picture framing, which describes clear covering placed over artwork to give it protection. Glazing comes in the form of either glass or acrylic.
Light is necessary to view artworks but at the same time it can be
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A moulding is the material used to make a frame. At Framing Matters we have a large range of mouldings with which to frame customer's artworks. The moulding samples vary from the simple to the very ornate, from the contemporary to the traditional. From
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MAT BOARDS
What is matting? Matting is the border which surrounds the artworks in their frames. It serves two main purposes.
* Firstly it protects the artwork by providing a secure ‘housing' to support the work in the frame and it
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