Diy Canvas Stretcher Frames

Building your own will cost you about a third of the price.

Diy canvas stretcher frames.

You ll need a rectangular piece of canvas larger than the size of your stretcher bars plus the staple gun you used on the corners before. One of my favorite tricks for creating a 10 minute piece of art is to attach decorative fabric onto a stretcher frame. 1 standard 2x4 4 corner clamps 4 wooden clamp blocks wood glue paintbrush marker pen heavy duty staple gun you will also need access to a woodshop and a good attitude. In this short video we will show you step by step how to build a custom stretcher f.

Put the thumb tacks over to the side until the diy frame is assembled. This is exactly what i decided to do to cover an awkward window that now looks into a tool closet. If you haven t yet assembled your stretcher frame start here for step by step instruction. When the entire frame is finished it s time to start stretching the canvas.

Each piece of wood from our frames come with pre cut grooves so no tools are necessary. A properly sized canvas will leave about 4 inches of material on each side which you ll need to stretch over the frame. Place your canvas face down on a flat clean and dry surface. You will need the following materials.

Make easy diy art with a canvas stretcher frame and pretty fabric. Building a canvas stretcher can be really easy if you follow these steps. Connect the first two frames by sliding the corner of a longer and shorter piece into one another. From the diagram below you can see the proper method of attaching the canvas but i won t go in depth on that here.

Making your own canvas stretchers is a cheap alternative to buying them. This piece of art also adds color and style to this small nook that i use for staging potting and indoor gardening.