This is a practical guide to making and decorating beautiful frames. It contains over 40 projects to make, including decorative mounts, traditional wooden frames with mitred joints and colourful customized frame ideas. It features an inspirational range of projects to suit all levels of expertise, illustrated throughout with step-by-step photographs. It offers clear, expert guidance on every aspect of the art of successful picture framing, with plenty of ideas for beginners as well as those with some frame-making experience ...
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This is a practical guide to making and decorating beautiful frames. It contains over 40 projects to make, including decorative mounts, traditional wooden frames with mitred joints and colourful customized frame ideas. It features an inspirational range of projects to suit all levels of expertise, illustrated throughout with step-by-step photographs. It offers clear, expert guidance on every aspect of the art of successful picture framing, with plenty of ideas for beginners as well as those with some frame-making experience. It includes everything you need to know about creating a frame from scratch, as well as clear advice on frame restoration. Picture frames can be attractive and decorative features in the home, and learning to make them is a satisfying and rewarding craft. This book shows you all you need to know to make and embellish the perfect frame that will suit your home and choice of picture. Learn how to cut and join a simple frame, then move on to more challenging tasks such as creating a rebate with a router. Learn the art of traditional gilding or be creative with pretty stencils and stamps. Discover the secrets of successful frame restoration, and follow the step-by-step instructions to create fabulous finishes such as verdigris, water gilding, marbling, craquelure and much more.
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Add this copy of Step-By-Step Picture Framing: a Practical Guide to to cart. $40.35, fair condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2010 by Southwater.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 800grams, ISBN: 9781844767748.
