Japanese hinging! Which is...Small hinges made out of conservation tissue paper which are lightly gummed. You then have to moisten, let them almost go off, then stick to the reverse of your artwork in certain places.
The hinges are then fed through slits of your backing card and stuck down in place, holding your artwork in place - Floating!
This method is 100% reversible, all you have to do is moisten the hinges very slightly with a special liquid and the gum dissolves leaving your print untouched.
Problems occur when too much moisture is applied and you end up with a nasty bump coming through the front of your print.

Be careful - Not an easy process!

Wise words misterframeman.

I've tried this technique and ended up with this very problem. I'm glad to say that I was sensible enough not to try it on any of my expensive prints. Though since my failures, I've decided to leave float mounting to the professionals.

hey,

assuming all the new prints will have the deckled edge border i was wandering how people think would be best to mount them.

i've found a picture of one in a frame that talks about mounting the print to plywood!! The effect looks amazing but not sure how it would affect the print!

thanks, i made it myself from the black and white picture on banksys website.

you ave to upload the picture to a website like flickr, go to your settings and put in the url for it

why g?

yea, i worked that out i meant why depressed!!

I didnt get one of the prints either - im just fed up of always pressing refresh so i am planning how to frame one, if i ever get one!!!

Off 2 watch arena, cheers for help ;D ;D

I've just come back from a framers, I asked about float mount framing Applause (it's huge) probably will cost around £250!!
but I think it'll be worth it, they had a really nice Peter Blake fag packet screen print in a white frame floating mount, impressed me.

Like you already mentioned, having it floated is the best option IMO. Because of the deckled edges, which I think would be a waste to cover up. Be sure to use spacers to stop the print from touching the glass. Though... I doubt any framer will be stupid enough to float a piece without any spacers

I agree that float mounting is the way to go with the morons piece (show off those edges!) my one will be getting re-framed this way once funds permit.
But why is it such a bad way to go when framing to have the print touching the glass?
I've asked PoW, framers and other screen printers about this and none yet have said to me that it is harmful...

Hi there

There is a possibility that prints can get stuck to the glass, especially if there is any damp about.
This is discussed in the framing section in more detail. have a look through as you will pick up lots more info.

If the print is signed or valuable its worth protecting properly and using acid free mounts etc will help.

pardon my ignorance, as i am a n00b to all of this art/framing business...

will float mounting a print damage the artwork?

my framer was talking about using double sided tape, so i balked on float mounting, as it seemed like something which could potentially damage my print...

is she just a hack or is using tape standard procedure for float mounting?

on a side note, if anyone knows a good framer in NYC, feel free to PM me with their info!


cheers.
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I've never framed a canvas before. I would like to get one of my canvases floated. I want it to be done in the most archival way possible without damage to the canvas. What should I know before I bring it to my framer? Do I specifically mention that he does not use certain items on it? What do I ask him to use?

Cheers

i had both of these done at niche frames in bristol. they just used small screws.