Canvas Stretching

Canvas: Stretched + Rolled

Above: Stretched Canvas, Black Museum Wrap Edges, Ready to Hang

Right: As above with Black Float Frame

above: Cheryl Stiefvater. Courtenay, BC
right: Mark Prior

Enduring appeal, for so many good reasons...
For the reproduction of paintings originally on canvas it's a no-brainer, but canvas is now often the substrate of choice for many photographers, especially when it comes to considerations of convenience and economy. A stretched canvas is ready to hang, so no need to take it to the framers and it's less expensive by the square inch than a paper print framed behind glass. Added to that, it's light, robust, and most important, it looks great! Choose between a variety of sizes, (including custom sizing) and finishes to suit your individual needs.

stretched canvas

We offer superior quality canvas stretching. Each frame is custom-built in-house from sustainably sourced timber. Our frames are always "over-built", the corner bracing and cross-bracing should ensure long-term stability beyond the normal call of duty. Once stretched they are neatly and securely finished at the back and arrive ready to hang.

As standard we stretch canvases with 'museum wrap' edges, the border taped with deep black which wraps around the side of the wooden stretcher. Alternatively we can provide 'gallery wrap' or 'mirror wrap', as shown below.

Rolled canvas

If you wish to stretch your canvas yourself or have a local framer that you use, we are happy to send canvases rolled, professionally packaged as shown here:

canvas pricing

stretched canvas edge & depth options

edge options

stretcher depths

Five stretcher depths to choose from:

Courtesy: Reuben Krabbe, Whistler, BC

SUPERIOR STRETCHERS FOR panoramas

Corner bracing combined with cross-bracing is standard
Picture wire passes through the cross-brace to prevent sagging and slipping when hung by two or three hooks.

FLOAT FRAMES

Traditionally the way to frame paintings on canvas and so now prints on canvas, is with a 'Float Frame', so called because the canvas appears to float inside the frame, it's method of support hidden from view. The canvas sides are black as are the inside surfaces of the frame, enhancing the effect.

Right: Frame size = 24"x 12"
Courtesy: Rob Breckwoldt
Maple Ridge, BC

Canadian Made
Solid Wood
1.5" deep stretchers required for flush finish
Regular Price : $21.00 / linear foot
Sale Price: $19.50 / linear foot

We offer a range of six simple, elegant float frames that sit flush with the 1.5" stretcher bars.

Corner Detail, Float Frame around a Stretched Canvas

canvas finish options with lamination

"Glamour II Veneer" & "Timeless" by Breathing Color
Canvases do not leave us without first being laminated to protect them from UV light, moisture and abrasion. The canvas finish can be modified by the choice of lamination: Matte, Satin (60% gloss / 40% matte) or Gloss. Experience has shown that a semi-gloss mix is usually the finish of choice for matte canvas and most popular with our clients, it takes away the absolute flatness, adding just enough saturation and reflected light to bring it alive. (Read more...)

THREE FINISHES AVAILABLE: Matte, Satin or Gloss
STRONG UV PROTECTION
CRYSTAL CLEAR FINISH
ANTI-FUNGALS
COLOR ENHANCEMENT
SCUFF & FADE RESISTANCE

If you have specific requirements for the laminate finish please be sure to let us know, otherwise we will use our discretion in applying the one that we consider to be the most appropriate for the image(s).

Heat Sealed Film Laminate
Available on request for canvases up to 40" wide by any length: Matte, Satin or Gloss. (Same price as liquid laminate.)

BREATHING COLOUR LYVE CANVAS

Breathing Color's "Chromata White" technology gives end-users the most stable platform on which to print photographs and fine art giclees without the metamerism issues or color shift issues inherent on other canvases that use Optical Brighteners. Optical Brighteners compromise the attainment of true color, they complicate profiling accuracy, and they inevitably deteriorate and yellow over time. (Read more...)