lord_seagrave Posted June 8, 2015 Report Share Posted June 8, 2015 A bit of advice needed really. I bought a piece of printed paper recently. It's a contemporary hand-printed design, but it's on much older paper. It wasn't particularly expensive, and I've got an old frame to put it in. Trouble is, I'd like to be able to see the rough edges of the paper on which it's printed (rather than covering the edges with the mounting). Now, here's the rub. The frame has in it a perfectly-coloured mounting, and the paper I want to frame sits inside the mounting completely (which of course is what I want). However the mounting is much thicker than the piece of paper I want to frame. I don't want to damage the printed paper, so I'm loath to stick it to some sort of backing, unless there is a sympathetic way of doing so that won't hurt it or distort or bleed into the printing. I thought maybe I could 'pad' the back of the piece of paper with some tissue paper so that it would then be held in place by the pressure of the glass, but is that a no-no? Am I missing something more obvious? LS PS: I've re-read this a couple of times and it sounds a bit complicated. Hopefully some of you guys will understand what it is I'm trying to explain. PPS: Extra credit for anyone who misinterpreted the topic and posts something anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted June 8, 2015 Report Share Posted June 8, 2015 I knew exactly what you meant, when I read the title. Could the piece of paper be placed in between a laminated pouch, but don't actually laminate it? This is what I did when I came across an old wage slip that was dated to 1885. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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lord_seagrave Posted June 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2015 I knew exactly what you meant, when I read the title. Could the piece of paper be placed in between a laminated pouch, but don't actually laminate it? This is what I did when I came across an old wage slip that was dated to 1885. It's quite big (16" x 22") - do such things exist on that sort of scale? LS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick miller Posted June 8, 2015 Report Share Posted June 8, 2015 Hmm, If it were me I would simply have the lovely vintage paper sitting on top of a completely white piece of card stock, full width, no cut out. You have to ask yourself why most of the art galleries in the world (if not all) use nuetral tones or simply white surfaces onto which art is hung. A white surface behind the piece will let you enjoy all the lovely antique tones of the paper and the colours of the print, provided you make sure tge surface of the glass in contact with the paper is clean and free from grease and fingerprints there should be no problem or risk of the ink used setting onto the surface of the glass. Lovely print by the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckandswing Posted June 8, 2015 Report Share Posted June 8, 2015 This thread really wasn't what I was expecting.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_seagrave Posted June 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2015 LS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LancsLad45 Posted June 8, 2015 Report Share Posted June 8, 2015 Can you get a piece of card that's the same thickness as the border and cut to fit the "hole"? Then just sandwich up to the glass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_seagrave Posted June 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 Can you get a piece of card that's the same thickness as the border and cut to fit the "hole"? Then just sandwich up to the glass. Yes, I thought that might do it, but I offered up some card to the hole, and because the edges of the mounting are beveled, the join isn't very attractive. I don't have the skill/technology here to bevel the edges of the card to go in the hole flush with the mounting. I'll try Mick's suggestion of a plain background without the blue mounting, and see how that looks. I'll be sorry not to have used that mounting though, the blue is a really friendly colour. LS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick miller Posted June 9, 2015 Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 You can probably order mount card in a similar color, they are seldom pre-bevelled as you use a little tool to create the opening size you need. I do honestly think that the paper will look a lot nicer / more cleanly presented on a crisp white mount board though, with nothing to draw the eye from the paper or print. But that's just my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_seagrave Posted July 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2015 I went with Mick's suggestion, and I'm pleased. LS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonwolf444 Posted July 5, 2015 Report Share Posted July 5, 2015 I'd be pleased with that too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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