Making of the “package” and setting it in the frame. Passe-partout mounting.

Introduction

It is for a young girl Julie that we made this frame with “Teddy bear” which, definitely, has much success!

The English bevel is finished … as well as the mat ! You took your measurements, and built (or make built) a frame and its pane of protection. Of course, you chose the color matched with the old pink of the English bevel included in the color of the frame.

You thus have in front of you : backingpaperboard, art-work that you frame, bevel (here an English bevel with 45° angle), the mat, and the protective glass…

Start by fixing "the bears" on the backing paperboard. and, with a bit of glue, fix the English bevel while putting overcome the mat.

Pose bands brown gummed tape

Clean your pane (at least the internal part because after it will not be possible any more) and place it on the stuck elements.

Cut out in the roll of brown gummed tape 4 bands lengths corresponding to dimensions of the package.

With a sponge, moisten a first band and apply it to the pane, with 0.2" of the edge of the package.

Smooth-well and fold up the surplus on the back. Cut the corners so as to spare a small return which will be covered by the following bands.

Fold up the surplus by behind… It is not essential to take care of angles (while cutting to 45° for example) because this part will be hidden within the final framework.

Finish the other bands in the same way… Your framing is now tight with dust!

The setting out of framework

Present the framework…

and install the "package"

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Turn over the unit and fix the package within the framework with some small nails inserted in skew. Made attention… because it arrives sometimes that a nail badly placed splits glass!

Completions

It remains you to pose brown gummed tape on the back of the framework to mask the nails. Cut out bands which this time will be assembled with 45° angle for a better esthetics.

When your bands are posed, your framing will be also beautiful one side :

that at the other !

It is time for you to hang this framework on the wall ! And admire it !!! You've did it !

Books about framing pictures

Mat, mount and frame it yourself
David Logan

An attractive, well-designed frame not only enhances a picture but preserves and protects it.