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Measuring Guide

Prints or Posters


Nearly all prints and posters these days will have the overall size of the paper printed on the packaging somewhere, which will be the basic overall size of the print or poster and handy if you wish to see the full paper size, but many prints and posters will have a white border going around the outside edge of the main feature or the name of the artist printed underneath. Measure what you wish to put into the picture frame.

See Below - How a frame is measured for size for more detail.

Photographs


It’s common for photographs to have a thin white border around the outside edge of the paper, if this is the case simply measure just inside the white line and trim accordingly otherwise measure what you wish to put into the Frame and again trim accordingly

See Below - How a frame is measured for size for more detail.

Fabrics – Cross stich for example


We have to assume the item is either already strectched and or in perfect Square - Measure the exact size of the item that you wish to put into the frame.

See Below - How a frame is measured for size for more detail.

Work on Canvas


We have to assume that the canvas has been stretched correctly onto a Wooden stretch frame and the Frame is in perfect Square. If you Place the item on a flat surface and then measure the distance from the top left corner to the top right corner, This will be the width you require. Now Measure the distance from the top left corner to the bottom left corner, this will be the height you require. We will take into account tolerance that may be required.
 
See Below - How a frame is measured for size for more detail.

Watercolours


Generally its best to measure just outside the Outermost Painted area’s, this will keep the paper and subject in proportion When framed, & trim accordingly Otherwise measure what you wish to put into the frame & Trim accordingly.
 
See Below - How a frame is measured for size for more detail.

Football / Rugby Shirts

 
This can be quite a tricky one as most shirts when laid out fully can be bigger than the biggest size we can ship to you with a mount which is 1120mm x 815mm, we find its best if you lay the shirt out on a flat surface and fold the shirt, first at the bottom, if you fold it back up inside it'self and then secondly fold both sleeves inwards, doing this will reduce the shirt enough in order to order a frame, as all shirts are different, signed in different places etc it is impossible for us to offer a generic size. When you are happy you have folded the shirt correctly for display measure the points outermost to the shirt, make a note of the exact size and then add 100mm, this will give the shirt a 50mm border width when placed into the frame, you order the frame size you require and then order a mount in the colour you require with NO opening cut in it for the backing the shirt will sit on, if you require any assistance give us a call and we can help

How to Measure Your Picture / Image



If you are measuring the full image

If you are measuring only part of your picture


Depending on the rebate width of the selected frame, the viewing area will be Approximatly 10mm smaller than the Picture / image size - the edges of the Picture / image will sit just behind the rebate by approximatly 5mm all around the edge of the Picture / Image . This is perfectly Normal and industy standard.


If a mount is added  the system will subtract 8mm from the width & height
 this is done so when the opening in the mount is cut , the opening will be 8mm Smaller than your picture / image size. This in turn makes the opening sit just over your picture / image by 4mm all around and will guarentee a perfect fit.



Picture Frame Designer

 

The only measurements required in this section are the Height & width. If a mount is added in this section the system will subtract 8mm from the width & height Measurment entered in step one. This is done so when the opening in the mount is cut , the opening will be 8mm Smaller than your picture / image size. This in turn makes the opening sit just over your picture / image by 4mm all around and will guarentee a perfect fit.

 

Note - If you add a mount in this section and you require the opening to be an exact size add 8mm to the height and width measurment, this will cancle the automatic deduction

 

Picture Mount Designer

 

All measurments in the whole of this section are exact with no deductions of any type, If you have measured your picture / image as above, We recommend you subtract 8mm from each measurment.

 

This is done so when the opening in the mount is cut , the opening will be 8mm Smaller than your picture / image size. This in turn makes the opening sit just over your picture / image by 4mm all around and will guarentee a perfect fit.

 

Multi Frame

 

The only measurements required in this section are the Heights & widths of each picture / image. The system will subtract 8mm from the widths & heights of your pictures / images entered in step one. This is done so when the openings in the mount are cut , the openings will be 8mm Smaller than your pictures / images. This in turn makes the openings sit just over your pictures / images by 4mm all around and will guarentee a perfect fit.

 

Note - If you require the openings to be an exact size, Add 8mm to the height and width measurments this will cancle the automatic deduction.

 

How a frame is measured for size

 

The size of a Picture Frame is the size of the item that fits into it - if you have an Item that measures 30cm x 40cm The size of frame to order is 30cm x 40cm - You will then get a frame to fit an Item 30cm x 40cm.

 

Picture frames have a rebate

 

Depending on the rebate width of the selected frame, the viewing area will be Approximatly 10mm smaller than the Picture / image size - the edges of the Picture / image will sit just behind the rebate by approximatly 5mm all around the edge of the Picture / Image . This is perfectly Normal and industy standard.

 

 
1. Incorrect Measurment
External Frame to External Frame
2. Incorrect measurement
External rebate to External rebate
3. Correct measurement
Internal rebate to Internal rebate

 

How a mount is measured

 

 

  1. The actual Width of the mount which is required - Figure 1
  2. The actual Opening (Hole) which is required to be cut into the board - Figure 2

Tip - see the HOW TO's Section

 

 
Figure 1. Mount Width
Figure 2. Mount Opening