Our Services
Conservation Matting and Framing
Canvas Stretching for Artists
Design Consultation
Pick Up and Delivery within 50 Miles
Quantity Discounts
Canvas Stretching for Artists
Design Consultation
Pick Up and Delivery within 50 Miles
Quantity Discounts
What is Conservation Matting & Framing?
At Legacy Art & Frame, we are dedicated to preserving and protecting your textiles, fabrics, and needlework using time-honored techniques. We carefully employ tested historical methods to ensure each piece is framed and conserved with the utmost care. Our approach includes only non-acidic archival mounting boards, acid-free dust covers, and specialized hardware to prevent leaching and deterioration. What sets our conservation process apart is our commitment to taking extra steps to restore and maintain artwork, ensuring its longevity for generations to come.
The Process
Finishing a needlework conservation and framing project is a careful, step-by-step process that ensures both beauty and longevity. It begins with steaming the fabric, allowing the fibers to relax and smooth out, removing wrinkles and ceases. Next, the fabric is gently stretched, coaxed into shape to maintain its intended form. Blocking follows—a precise technique that ensures every trim and edge is perfectly square, creating sharp, clean lines that enhance the overall symmetry of the piece. Any excess fabric is skillfully laced around the back, and secured with the same archival material the fabric is made of. (If the fabric is made of cotton, cotton thread is used.) Individual threads are then gently tightened one at a time to prevent fraying and cinching.
Once the fabric is prepared, it is carefully mounted onto a non-acidic archival board, a safeguard against deterioration over time, ensuring the needlework remains vibrant and intact for years to come. Finally, an acid-free dust cover is applied, sealed with specialized hardware that not only protects the piece from environmental damage but also preserves its integrity. The end result is a stunning, well-preserved work of art, ready for display or safekeeping.
Once the fabric is prepared, it is carefully mounted onto a non-acidic archival board, a safeguard against deterioration over time, ensuring the needlework remains vibrant and intact for years to come. Finally, an acid-free dust cover is applied, sealed with specialized hardware that not only protects the piece from environmental damage but also preserves its integrity. The end result is a stunning, well-preserved work of art, ready for display or safekeeping.
Custom Framing Portfolio - A Few Samples of Our Work