How can I stretch a canvas cheap?
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How to Stretch Canvas Simply and Create a Gallery Wall
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The easiest and cheapest is just buy an old painting, sand and gesso over it. Ready to paint. Can get at Goodwill for $10. Cheaper than canvas.
I assume you mean plain canvas? Williams directions were the way my husband stretches canvas onto the wooden "chops". Usually this is when he has come into possession of canvas, as to buy it is also expensive, whether stretched or not. The alternating sides and working out from the center is also the way you would put fabric on a chair seat. Most art supplies are costly and canvas is not exception.
What size canvas do you want to stretch?