Apply fabric to art canvas
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Jess
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I have a beautiful piece of old fabric that I want to put onto a stretched art canvas so that it looks like an oil painting. Thinking I might try using gesso. Has anyone done this ?
5 answers
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A photo of the fabric would help and also the fabric content. As for gesso, it is for priming and adding texture to canvas. It is not a glue, and as far as I know of, cannot be used as one. That being said, you can just stretch fabric over artist stretcher bars. That's been done for years. In fact in the seventies, you could buy panels that were meant for this purpose.
Z
on Sep 14, 2014
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Thanks for answering. It is just cotton quilting fabric. In the past have used ModPodge to put fabric on canvas & that does somewhat give the look I want. Have also used stretcher bars but that seems flimsy to me. Again thanks
Jess
on Sep 14, 2014
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If the fabric is large enough, you could staple it to the back of the frame all round.. Stretch evenly as you go, suggest start by putting one or two staples at each side before filling in to ensure the fabric is evenly stretched and not lop sided when you have finished. If you get bored with the look, just pull the staples later. You will have a smaller piece of fabric after due to the staples holes, but you can still use the fabric for something else as it won't be glued on.
Carole
on Sep 14, 2014
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Thanks. Could do this & I might but want fabric to look as if it is an oil painting. Must be a way to have fabric "sink" into the canvas. Do appreciate that you replied.
Jess
on Sep 14, 2014
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If you staple it to the back of the canvas, make sure you sew a piece of binding to the material so it would be more stable. I have done this and it looked good.
Mary
on Jun 04, 2015
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