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Tired of getting Canvases with defects! Need quality brand of pre-strectched art Canvas that is affordable!?
I have had never had luck in the past getting canvases that don't end up having some sort of defects on them. I need nice clean edges so they can hang without frame, but they almost always have warping or severe dents and or bulging around the edges, like they were not properly made. I use Frederix Blue Label, and got lucky when I called the company once and they offered to send a couple, so then I order them online and 10 just showed up from Dick Blick with defects on every one. I can't afford expensive, I am used to paying about $7.00 for 16x20. Just want to know which brand you prefer (especially from people who also require the nice clean edges without damage.) Thank You
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- JGinCowtownLv 51 decade agoFavorite Answer
Ah, the dirty little secret of the canvas industry...slave labor does rotten work! They're produced in China, they are not considered high end market materials.
Sorry, like the rest of us youre stuck. If you require they have the thickness of a stretcher you must either begin to hire a canvas maker or build them yourself. Or, if you don't require them to be 1-1 1/2 inches thick you may consider stretching canvas on panels. I often use panels for smaller pieces. The larger the panel, the thinner the wood to reduce weight. 16X20 is still small enough to work with stretched canvas on panel. Lowes, HomeDepot, etc will, for about 25cents a cut (nothing if you look confused and needy) slice a sheet of 1/4 inch plywood (beech is wonderfully smooth) into 10 of your size panels, plus smaller left overs. Then you finger-stretch and glue (I like Elmers carpentry glue - back only, no glue on the front of the panel!) unprimed canvas on them, let the glue dry (I hold it taut with push pins) and after the glue dries gesso them. Tight, pristine, absolutely crisp. Still within your price range. Otherwise brace for 15-75 dollars each for handbuilts.
