MichaelP Posted March 23, 2013 Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 When you want to cover a board or the top of your workbench with heavy canvas, do you prepare the canvas in a certain way? Do you pre-wash/dry it to allow for the first major shrinking to happen before it's attached? Or, maybe, you pre-wet it before stapling to produce tight stretching after it dries? Or, perhaps, you don't do anything special and just staple the canvas "as is"? Thank you. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAY Posted March 23, 2013 Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 Do it the same way you stretch canvas on canvas stretchers, For painting. There are probably videos galore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pres Posted March 23, 2013 Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 When you want to cover a board or the top of your workbench with heavy canvas, do you prepare the canvas in a certain way? Do you pre-wash/dry it to allow for the first major shrinking to happen before it's attached? Or, maybe, you pre-wet it before stapling to produce tight stretching after it dries? Or, perhaps, you don't do anything special and just staple the canvas "as is"? Thank you. Mike As DAY says stretch it like canvas on a stretcher frame for painting. Old school start in the centers on side go to other side center again, pull tight against opposite staple and staple. do the same on the ends from center, on side again move 4-6 inches from center and pull down and out stretching toward end and staple. do other side same way. Continue this until you get to the corners do a hospital corner and fold and staple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelP Posted March 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebekah Krieger Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 Could you just get any old wood table and stretch the canvas over it? I don't have a wedging/slab table and just wedge small amounts on the side of my kick wheel table or wheel head. I have been thinking that I need one for some time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebekah Krieger Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 Could you just get any old wood table and stretch the canvas over it? I don't have a wedging/slab table and just wedge small amounts on the side of my kick wheel table or wheel head. I have been thinking that I need one for some time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tindercraft Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 When you want to cover a board or the top of your workbench with heavy canvas, do you prepare the canvas in a certain way? Do you pre-wash/dry it to allow for the first major shrinking to happen before it's attached? Or, maybe, you pre-wet it before stapling to produce tight stretching after it dries? Or, perhaps, you don't do anything special and just staple the canvas "as is"? Thank you. Mike Starting in the middle as in stretching a painting canvas will do most of the work, but if you want it to stay flat when it gets damp or wet then it would help to wet the canvas before you start. This is a technique that is often used for watercolor paper so that it stays flat while painting. It will depend what you are stretching it over. Can the substrate handle the shrinking and pulling that will happen when the canvas dries. And, don't pull it too tight. Remember that if it is already wet, then it is as loose as it is going to get. So, it just needs to be taught enough (flat- but not super tight). Pulling it tight when it is wet will probably cause it to tear when it dries. But always do start in the middle and work out toward the corners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.