Stretching and framing canvas prints is very delicate process and you have to have an eye for perfection. We use some very simple tools to stretch your canvas buts its more to do with the staff that create your canvas to how well it comes out. When were founded seven years ago we used nothing more than are pair of pliers, a Stanley knife and a staple gun from or local DIY shop.

In fact there is nothing wrong with using these items, we could still use these to make a perfect canvas print it just may take a little longer and need a bit more patience. We upgraded our workstation when demand grew larger, to be honest back then we all ended up with blisters on our fingers from the manual staple guns and really that’s all that’s changed in the tools we use. It’s down to the individual stretching to make sure it’s lined up prefect, stretched as tight as it will go and make sure everything is neat and tidy. These tools are important for canvas printing but the most important factor of canvas printing is the base canvas, the frames, the inks, the software used and the most important the large format printers. If you want to have a go at stretching your own canvas we even offer 30% for unframed canvas prints, so why not have ago yourself then you really can say you have truly created a bespoke piece of canvas art all we say is take your time and be careful, It’s the way we have done it for seven years just taken out time and concentrate on the job in front of us there’s no pint I rushing a job like this it will be hung on a wall for years to come they have to be perfect.

We even offer a 1 hour service were you can wait for us to manufacture a high quality photo to canvas from any original supplied. We will size your image up for you while you wait; editing your picture in any way you want it using Adobe CS4. We will even put on the kettle and make you a lovely brew while you wait, you can even watch one of our many experienced staff produce the frame, stretch your canvas right in front of you.

We’ve touched on this before about our canvas print frames. The wood we use for your canvas print is sourced from managed forests and each frame handmade for each print by our experienced craftsman. Each frame is cut to a precise 45° angle; using a mitre guillotine ensuring each frame lines up perfectly. The mitre guillotine is not a cheap piece of equipment this uses state of the art precision cutting to ensure a perfect cut every time, this machine uses a blade not a saw so the edges never splinter and we can get a perfect cut to the mm every time, perfect for our without bleeds (white edges). All the wood is bevelled on one edge to a 4mm bevel to ensure to frame lines are never visible and make our canvas prints bang like a drum when stretched. Our frames are underpined, were a solid metal wedge is inserted to hold the bars together, this results in no visible stables in the frames and gives a more solid finish and makes the frames look perfect even from the back.

Our frames take time to build and our not pre made stretcher bars, our frames are built in house for each print ensuring our without bleeds are just what they’re supposed to be without bleeds. We have used this technique for the last 4 years and have never had a complaint about sagging.  We are a company not afraid to try new ideas when it comes to improving our service, we use state of the art digital printing techniques combined with precision tools and great craftsmanship to produce the highest quality stretched canvas in the UK. Some companies claim there stretcher bars to be all and end all of canvas printing, This is not true it all starts with a quality base canvas, We use 100% pure cotton canvas perfect for canvas printing, if your canvas print is stretched right in the first place then there’s no reason it would ever sag or need tightening. Our canvas prints are built to last a lifetime not a few years they will be hung in our customers’ homes for years to come, they have to be perfect!

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