Want to learn shadow mounting?
In this course, I share one of my best-kept secrets, my shadow mounting process!
I will be teaching you how I mount my embroidered artworks so they appear to ‘float’ in the frame, suspended by carefully placed and secured pins. Shadow mounting shows off the delicate lace-like qualities of my embroideries and allows the artwork to cast beautiful shadows (hence the name).
Shadow mounting is a beautiful and safe way to mount delicate textile artworks for framing and it is suitable for many forms of textile art (not just embroideries like mine).
In this course, I also share insights into best practices for framing artworks so that your artwork is always beautifully and professionally framed and finished.
In this course, you will receive,
- 3+ hours of video tutorials (spread over 25 bite-sized video lessons)
- Step-by-step video instruction on my shadow mounting process from start to finish.
- Downloadable resources
- Help and feedback from Meredith via the inbuilt comments feature
- Unlimited access to the course content for the lifetime of the course including any future additions and upgrades to the course
In this course, you will discover
- Why you should frame textile art
- Things to consider and plan for when you are designing an artwork that will be framed
- The specific tools and materials I use to shadow mount my artworks (and where you can get them)
- How to create a backing board to mount your artwork onto
- How I shadow mount my embroideries
- How to overcome common problems when shadow mounting (like crooked pins and torn boards)
- How to camouflage the pin heads
- How to reverse the shadow mounting process
- The differences between using premade frames and custom framing
- DIY hacks for improving premade frames
- Tips for choosing and working with custom framers
- How to pack shadow-mounted artworks for safe transport
- What to put on the back of the frame
- Ways to store, display, and care for framed artworks
"Framing your work seems simple enough, but the details provided in this Framing Textile Art course are invaluable. The knowledge gained will professionalize the finished artwork and is provided with enough detail so you can actually execute this yourself. The small stuff matters!"
- Michele Gerards New Jersey, USA
"Comprehensive course, structured into bite-size chunks. Lots of opportunities to ask questions. Other framing tips and techniques were extremely useful, especially for less experienced textile artists and framers. The shadow mounting technique is something that I will practice and develop further, within the realms of my own textile art."
- Sylvie Millen (Sylviesew) , Worcestershire England
"This is the second online course I've taken with Meredith. She doesn't disappoint! She is so generous with her knowledge and very detailed in her instruction. Not everyone is cut out to teach, but Meredith most definitely is!"
- Lorie Auguste Lancaster, CA, USA
Want a peek inside the course?
Click the 'preview' button in the curriculum list below to watch the first video in the course. m that video you will learn why I made this course, how it will work and what is included.
Course Curriculum
- Pinning demonstration 1. Single artwork with mounting posts (14:58)
- A trick for correcting crooked pins (6:02)
- A few notes about spacer (mounting post) heights (5:39)
- Pinning demonstration 2. Artwork made up of multiple parts without mounting posts (10:30)
- Mounting a large artwork (time-lapse) (3:09)
- Camouflaging the pin heads (9:51)
- Reversing shadow mounting. Removing an artwork from a board. (3:17)
- The four levels of framing (8:15)
- Custom frames VS premade frames (9:50)
- Premade frame hybrid hacks (6:23)
- Choosing and working with a custom framer (8:01)
- Custom framing choices - the parts of a frame (Moulding + Windowmounts + Glazing) (10:02)
- Packing my artworks for safe transport (7:48)
- The back of the frame (14:06)
- Storage, display and care of framed artwork (20:05)
Frequently Asked Questions
When does the course start and finish?
Once enrolled, this is a completely self-paced online course - you decide when you start and when you finish. The choice is yours!
How long do I have access to the course?
You will have unlimited access to the entire course content for the lifetime of the course, across any and all devices you own.
Will I receive an official certificate of completion at the end of the course?
Yes, you will! There is a downloadable certificate on completion.
What if I am not happy with the course?
I would never want you to be unhappy! If you start 'Framing Textile Art' and you are unsatisfied with the course, I’m happy to provide a full refund as long as both of the following criteria are met:
(1) You send me an email requesting a refund at [email protected] within 7 days of starting the course.
2) You have not completed more than 30% of the course lessons.