Main entry:

Duren, Lista, 1949- author.

Title & Author:

Frame it : a complete do-it-yourself guide to picture framing / Lista Duren.

Publication:

Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1976.

Description:

viii, 216 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes:
Part one: Choosing a frame. The parts of the frame -- Archival framing -- Minimal display methods -- Frameless frames -- Metal and wood frames -- Mats -- Framing suggestions -- Part two: Materials and skills. Framing tools and materials -- Preparing the artwork for framing -- Measuring -- Mats -- Glass and acrylic -- Backings -- Attaching artwork to the mat or backing -- Mounting -- Stretching -- Wood moldings and metal stripping -- Buying old frames -- Finishing raw wood -- Joining the corners of a wood frame -- Fitting art into a wood frame -- Part three: Assembling frames. Covering artwork with acetate -- Clip frames -- Plastic box frames -- Passe-partout frames -- Homemade metal frames -- Wood frames -- Wood frames with liners -- Slat frames -- Floater frames -- Building a shadow box frame -- Two-sided frames -- Part four: Hanging and displaying your artwork. Hanging pictures -- A simple stand for frames -- Sources for tools and materials.

Summary:

Covers all aspects of the framing process.

ISBN:

0395247659
9780395247655
0395249767 (pbk.)
9780395249765

Subject:

Picture frames and framing.

Form/genre:

Do-it-yourself manuals.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 140218
Call No.: N8550.D87 (PO1939)
Status: Available