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Re: [Digital BW] Framing with "almost" no mat

2004-09-18 by Wendel White

Light Impressions (and certainly others) sells strips of clear vinyl
spacers. They have an adhesive on one side so they can be held in place on
the glazing. They come in various depths.

Wendel

> 
> 
> I've got a number of 17 x 22 images that I'd like to frame with the
> appearance of having no mat.  (They are black & white enlarged contact
> sheets, and I like the feeling of having the black image blend directly
> into the black frame.)
> 
> Of course, there must be some kind of spacer, so that the glass is not
> directly in contact with the paper.  Perhaps there could be some kind of
> gasket ... or a special extrusion instead of the Nielsen #11 moulding that
> I typically would use.
> 
> Any ideas?  Any experience?
> 
> Thanks much,
> 
> 
> Arthur Fink

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