| How to Stretch Canvas |
| I'm starting this page and will update with photos when I stretch another canvas, which will be soon |
| On this page is a video of a canvas I stretched with the Floor Cloth and you can hear how it sounds like a drum when finished. Also I'll be showing how I modify the older stretcher bars to have the qualities of a Heavy Duty stretcher bar. |
| I like to use what is called "Floor Cloth". It's rather stiff and durable. The thing I like about it, is that it doesn't tear when I stretch my canvas tight. I try to get the canvas to sound like a drum. Another plus is what I discovered by accident. I dropped a painting about 3 1/2 Feet on the edge of a 1x2" board and all that happened was a minor poked area which easily came out by gently pushing it back into place. A lighter weight canvas would probably have torn, and I'm not a big fan of seeing a finished painting damaged. |
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