Hey I said I was unclear...word. Guess I proved it!haven wrote:That's Chris, the very first posts in this thread.
That's what happens when someone starts a "floating questions" thread every four months for years and years.
Hey I said I was unclear...word. Guess I proved it!haven wrote:That's Chris, the very first posts in this thread.
Take this man at his word:electrachrome, mostly kidding wrote:mr smith, EB's poet laureate.
misterx wrote:Don't enter into discourse with me.
This is super funny... haven is like that kid in high school that knows all the answers but nobody listens to; this happens to me all the time, EB threads are like a deja vu you recurrently have (is that redundant? I think it is). You're like, what?!!! We've seen this before...mistersmith wrote:Hey I said I was unclear...word. Guess I proved it!haven wrote:That's Chris, the very first posts in this thread.
That's what happens when someone starts a "floating questions" thread every four months for years and years.
krisjay wrote:I find this post odd.
That paper is way to fragile, I have mine framed up by a professional but it did cost me an arm and a legmycrospazm wrote:I think I'm going to practice on some cheap prints because this Saber flag is not cheap to have floated professionally...anyone float a Saber Rebels Flag themselves? Curious as to what I should expect and prepare for.
mcnail wrote:Perhaps you should find a new hobby. I hear pogs are coming back.
I posted a similar question on the last page, and ended up getting what misterwhisper recommends in the post below on ebay for less than $25 shipped. Going to try it out this weekend.cccp80over wrote:So where does everybody buy their mulberry paper?
I'm anxious to try this "true conservation" technique but not sure where to get the paper and the starch.
EDIT:
I found a lot of GUMMED Hayaku paper like this:
http://www.framing4yourself.com/shop/pr ... ing-paper/
Is this stuff any good?
misterwhisper wrote:I use a lot of lineco stuff but for hinging and floating i skip those. I don't trust gummed adhesives to be archival and truly water-reversible; they tend to have additional chemicals in them for the gumming process and at the very least will probably leave a residue. Plus the hinging paper should always be the weakest link in the hinging process, which is one of the reasons hand-torn mulberry paper is used -- in a worst-case scenario, you always want the hinge to rip before the art. Of course, I may be wrong and those strips may be completely acceptable, so I'm curious as to what CHR1S will have to say about them.
When floating prints, this lineco kit is what I use instead of those above. Professional, archival quality and everything you need in kit form, easy to use, plus directions on how to make the wheat starch in the microwave in 30 seconds or less.
http://www.dickblick.com/products/linec ... nting-kit/
Please, post your results laterbeerotan wrote:
I posted a similar question on the last page, and ended up getting what misterwhisper recommends in the post below on ebay for less than $25 shipped. Going to try it out this weekend.
This, this, and this.misterwhisper wrote:I made a small amount in the microwave for a little print last week. Took 15 seconds total (they recommend stopping and stirring every 10 seconds, but I made so little that I stirred every 5), then strained it through cheesecloth, and it worked great. Squeezing it through the cheesecloth was a little messy though.beerotan wrote: Awesome, thanks. I think the only thing holding me back from trying CHR1S' method is the having to stand there and stir wheat paste for 30min straight....
Properly done, wheat starch past is completely reversible; however if you ever need to re-mount your artwork for any reason, you may want to simply cut the old hinges, leave the cut hinges attached, and adhere the new ones over the remnants of the old. This is especially true if you're unsure of the previous framer's method of hinging.summoner wrote: It's the reversal I am worried about honestly, but I think just wetting the fabric enough to activate the glue again should be fine for the paper.
I sure will. And actually it looks like I will have to wait until next week, the mat board I'm using for that frame job won't be delivered until Monday.cccp80over wrote:Please, post your results laterbeerotan wrote:
I posted a similar question on the last page, and ended up getting what misterwhisper recommends in the post below on ebay for less than $25 shipped. Going to try it out this weekend.
Here's a little piece I mounted using the Lineco Museum Mounting kit. The mounting process turned out great: the mulberry paper tore and feathered nicely (and I didn't even need to paint it with water like I used to), the microwaved wheat starch adhered firmly to the print with no oversaturation and no rippling, and only a tiny amount of paste was needed -- the art is supported by two 1/2" wide pendant hinges on top, and held by two more 1/2" hinges on the bottom sides. The artwork is secured strongly to the pedestal with only about 1/8" of each hinge actually adhered to the artwork (it's floated on a 3/16" pedestal; unfortunately it's hard to see the floating effect b/c the flash washed out the shadows and flattened it out).cccp80over wrote:Please, post your results later