Double Matting Technique

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Double matting technique.

Thicker 4 ply mat board with 1 6 or 0 0625 thickness each. Double knitting allows you to create two layers of fabric at the same time with only one pair of needles. Our double mats are. Stockinette stitch on both sides.

Often it is desirable to extract two or more mattes from a single image. Bevel cut to give your photo a professional finish. Rather a double mat is just two single mats stacked together two single mats with two different size windows stacked together so the window of the under mat appears as a band of color around the inside of the window of the over mat. Buffered to a neutral ph acid free non conservation above industry standards so your photo will stay protected for longer.

A double mat is not what many people think it is. Acid free double mats to complement to your photographs. It s an easy affordable and a more unique way to add a little something extra to the finished product. The right sides of each layer face out and the wrong sides face each other.

For just a little color touch opt for a neutral or subtle top mat then select a bold or bright color for the second layer. Once the framer grasps what a double mat actually is the proper way to cut it seems clear. If you re new to the world of custom framing you may not have come across double matting before. This technique allows you to add some depth to your framing or introduce a pop of color.

The finished fabric is entirely reversible lending itself to colorwork contrasting fibers or simply a finished piece that is twice as warm. It s a pretty simple technique done by layering one mat on top of another so that the bottom mat acts as a decorative border around your framed artwork. A double mat never involves cutting through two thicknesses of mat board.