nicoleslie
Grumbler in Training
Forgive me if this topic has been covered, I'm new to the forum and couldn't find any threads dealing with my exact situation. Several months back a customer brought in 4 very old charcoal drawings that he wanted framed between two pieces of glass. I framed all four of them using a linen tape hinge, and a spacer between the pieces of glass. Two of them have come back because they are slipping. These two were mounted on some kind of mat board, making them kind of heavy. The other two weren't mounted so I assume they're fine. My challenge here is to try to protect these old pieces using the least damaging materials available, while still using something strong enough to keep them in place. Nothing I've tried seems to be working, and I'm at my wit's end. This is a customer who is used to getting what he wants. He's also good friends with the owner of my store (the owner is not a framer himself, we are a photo specialty store with a framing department, which is just me), so at this point I don't think I can tell him it can't be done. Any suggestions you can give me would be so appreciated. I understand why people like this look, but it is easily my least favorite thing to do.