ADVICE
Mounting & Framing
Guides to the basics of mounting and framing
We are often asked for advice on how to go about framing pictures and treasured objects. Our best advice is that each project requires its own carefully considered unique approach to both mounting and framing, however, over the last 35 years we have learned a few ground rules that are good starting points for every project and we hope will help in making decisions further down the line.
Correct mounting is essential for conservation and display of your work. Read more about selecting the ideal mount for your artwork
There are a multitude of contemporary or antique framing options to suit your watercolour. Read more about how to prepare your watercolour for conservation framing
Restoration and conservation of prints, when expertly done, can produce excellent results. Learn more about conservation framing of antique prints
The challenges involved in framing coats of arms, or anything involving vellum, parchment and similar substrates, are numerous. Learn how to best conserve these particularly fragile documents
The framing of textiles typically requires the gentle sewing of the garment into a frame by a conservator. Learn more about how to frame your textiles
The principal concern for the framing of documents is style: contemporary or traditional. Read more about the framing documents
The surface of many digital prints is delicate and susceptible to damage. Learn more about how to protect digital prints with conservation framing
Posters were often produced for short-term advertising purposes and not intended to stand the test of time. Read more about conserving your vintage poster
From Christmas light bulbs to bricklayers' trowels, medals, cricket bats and butterflies – learn more about how to frame your 3D object
Learn more about how to conserve your precious photographs with reversable conservation framing methods