STRETCHING CANVAS ON A STUDIO WORK FRAME [aka TAPESTRY FRAME] Photographed September 2005solving technical issues first encounter with neo-geo program
LEFT = setup.   AB = Long/Left side. Staple at center and work both ends equally. DO NOT STRETCH, JUST SPREAD-N-STAPLE.	CENTER = FLIP AB CD positions, set corner and center hold/stretch blocks, then spread-n-staple TOP & BOTTOM.	RIGHT = work in progress.

Additional pics showing stretching process.

1)  Canvas is not stretched.  It is simply smoothed out and stapled.	2)  Bars are flipped. Now ready to staple other sides.
3)  Slack in canvas is taken up by lightly tapping bar, then tightening corner.	4)  Final stretch accomplished by using two clamps.  Losen corner block, tighten, reset corner block.  This procedure is repeated for each corner until desired taughtness is achieved.
5)  Stetching completed.  Clamps in place for typical side bar moving.	6)  Final taughtness acquired by stretching at center posts.
7)  Stretching complete.	8)  Canvas primed with gesso of choice.
9)  Completed layout for neo-geo pc ca2005.	10)  Neo-geo pc in process 2005.
11)  VERY IMPORTANT!   Layout painting/s from red and blue center-lines.  Make sure they are at 900 to each other.  Sides are rarely parallel to each other.  Gray lines = ptg layout (stretcher edges); extra for gallery wrapping stretchers.  I paint entire surface. This allows for a true gallery wrap presentation.