| Never use masking tape for framing. You should use some type of professional mounting tape for framing and mount it to the foam board with the tape. My friend is a framer and does mine and I forgot what exactly she calls the tape but you get it at a framing supply place. She uses a lot of pins to stretch it on the board and get it even before she tapes it off. Also another way to do it is the lacing method, here are some instructions for that. I will never use the craft store for framing because here they are a rip off. I went to Joanne's once with a framing coupon just to see how much to frame my 11x14 statue of liberty and they wanted about $120 and said for that price I could get a nice plastic frame and that was after the discount so I said no way. I had always had them done at my local LNS because he is wonderful and that's where I took it and it was $40 with mats and a nice wooden frame. Now my friend does them for me at cost so it's an even better deal because I can pick out the frame at the wholesale place and she buys it for me. |
Here is a link that might be useful: streching technique
