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Originally Posted by Valerie Warner
My question is this: Is it advisable to stretch it over a frame that is solid and can NOT accept KEYS in the corners. They are nailed tight. My framer made it for me and now that I'm ready to stretch it I'm worried that the linen will sag with the weather changes. I've always used Keys before to just tighten it up but in this case I will not be able to.
Is this recommended? If not, how do we have cross bars for support and yet keys for tightening?
Your help in this matter is so appreciated!
Val
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Val,
I see no problems in using the solid frame. If you fix the canvas with stables you will later be able to pick some of them out and further stretch the canvas. Just cut the canvas leaving an extra excess of canvas so that you can pull the canvas when stretching later. The excess should be lightly fixed to the back of the frame. Hope you understand.
Cross bars also have keys.