[Leica] How do you mount canvas prints?

[Jim at hemenway.com (Jim Hemenway)]

Hi Adam:

If it really is canvas then you can go ahead and stretch it as per/Brian 
and George.  I was taught to use hospital corners rather than those 
shown in the first video.  The diagonal opening on each corner should 
face to the back of the stretcher(s) rather than to the front so that a 
frame can be attached without catching.

It it's really thick paper, the type with an embossed canvas texture, 
then there's a good chance that you'll tear it when you stretch it... 
although I've stretched a lot of quality watercolor paper such as 
Arches, on stretchers by soaking it in water first.

You can also mount the canvas, ersatz or real, on your foam board or 
something like masonite with a good quality vegetable glue. I've also 
used Elmer's white glue in a pinch but am unsure as to it's archival 
qualities. I've also dry mounted canvas many times, (before drawing or 
painting on it).

Jim


Adam Bridge wrote:

> I've just done a bit of printing on Epson canvas stock and really like
> the result. But now I'm faced with the question of how to mount it.
> 
> It's not like paper, it seems to me, so how to go about it?
> 
> Thanks for your thoughts.
> 
> Adam