I also recommend making custom sleeves using glassine or dartek depending on the inks used...I don't like mylar because i feel they can press dust/debris against a print. met , do you use distilled water in your DIY chamber?

Got mine delivered today. Very happy!

It needed a little attitude


With additional sleeve lying beside to keep the family together



Thanks again WILLYBKLN

Two to eight months isn't too bad. You may find that the unrolling, flattening and insertion into sleeves can be done slightly faster than the timeframe I mentioned earlier. But I repeat again for the avoidance of doubt: Patience is key.

There are plenty of examples far worse than your own. Cases where prints have been left 5+ years in tubes. And overly-narrow ones at that. A diameter less than a 10cm / 4" is too narrow in my view. It also results in higher rates of unintended creasing during the initial rolling — because of the need for a tighter roll.

I make efforts to avoid using tubes altogether, since I'm obsessive about condition. Anything that changes the original state of a print (including its shape) is a no-no for me and becomes a potential condition issue. When forced to use a tube for want of practicable alternatives, I go for 12cm, 15cm, or 20cm-diameter options. If a work on paper must be rolled, then the looser, the better.

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A print typically dries out in a cardboard tube. You can actually feel the difference in your hands. The paper turns more rigid and brittle (presumably, the same thing happens to the inks). And this increased brittleness can lead to damage if a cack-handed attempt is made to flatten the work too quickly. Look at it as if it were a desiccated leaf or sponge.

Removing the print from its tube allows the paper fibres to absorb moisture from the air and soften up a tad, regaining some of their original suppleness. This is what you want to happen before trying to flatten your art.

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When (again, very gradually) unrolling a print bit by bit, just imagine you're a surgeon.

Carefully see how much resistance you're encountering from the paper. This will be your best guide. You'll get a sense of where the next "break point" is. In other words:

(i) how much of the partial unrolling can be safely done without risking a fuck-up; and

(ii) at what point it's best to pause the process — to give the paper time to recover, before you continue (perhaps the following day) with your slow-and-steady unrolling by increment.

Mine showed up yesterday and I just filled it up. A really great portfolio and at a good price. I’d definitely recommend it.

WILLYBKLN Do you know if the portfolio will fit a 70x100cm print?

After months on backorder and shipping woes, I'm FINALLY getting my Baroque portfolio delivered today! now all my babies will be comfy and safe Oh happy day

Thanks for everyone's patience, this year has been something else, if you guys only knew the half of it.

We'll have 2 more containers arriving in September, and then we'll be all set through the end of the year hopefully :/

How many plastic pockets does it come with? Thanks

Hey. Have had plenty of messages, most people asking about shipping and number of sleeves.

There is 20 sleeves in it. And that's enough for 40 prints. Shipping to UK is about 35 gbp.

I think these are cheaper on the site to the Uk. I think there is a preorder wait time though.

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This is now on hold.

Has any one got a recommendation for a good portfolio for storage ?

Does anyone else also have experience with this one? I’m thinking about buying one. I’m thinking the 27 inch x 41 inch probably fits nearly every print doesn’t it? I just have one at 70cm width so just slightly over 27inches..

If a print is much smaller than the maximum size, did you notice any issues?

Hi, is It still available? How much for shipment to Italy? Thanks! I also sent a PM!