How to fit a picture to a mat

How to fit (attach) a picture to a mat

When attaching your artwork, picture or photogragh to a mat (often called a border), if your artwork is not mounted onto a backing board it is important to only attach the artwork from the top.

This is called hinging and it ensures your artwork sits flat when fitted to the picture frame. The reason for this is that when your picture framing is completed  and your frame is hanging on the wall it picks up moisture and condesation from the air and by hinging, your artwork has room to expand and minimize the appearance that the picture is not sitting flat.

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Our picture framing staff are only to happy to show you how to fit your pictures into you frames at any of our locations.

577 Dorset Road Bayswater, Melbourne.

585 Canterbury Road, Surrey Hills, Melbourne

461 Olive Street Albury NSW just minutes from Wodonga and Lavington