{"id":1560516,"date":"2024-11-27T16:18:31","date_gmt":"2024-11-27T16:18:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/?p=1560516"},"modified":"2026-06-12T15:24:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T14:24:48","slug":"a-guide-to-stretching-canvas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/2024\/11\/27\/a-guide-to-stretching-canvas\/","title":{"rendered":"Film: A Guide to Stretching Canvas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this film, our Canvas and Frame Specialist, Richard Cramp gives step-by-step guidance on stretching canvas including cutting the right size canvas for your stretcher, the correct spacing of staples, and how to fold perfect corners.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 22px;\">A Guide to Stretching Canvas<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Contents<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>0:00<\/strong> Intro<\/p>\n<p><strong>0:18<\/strong> All the tools that you will need to stretch a canvas<\/p>\n<p><strong>0:55<\/strong> Stretching a canvas &#8211; A step-by-step guide<\/p>\n<p><strong>7:56<\/strong> How to fold the corners on your canvas<\/p>\n<p><strong>11:40<\/strong> How to use the canvas wedges that come with your canvas<\/p>\n<p><strong>12:20<\/strong> Our Bespoke Canvas Builder<\/p>\n<p><strong>12:33<\/strong> Credits<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Artist_Review_of_Jacksons_Museum_Stretched_Canvas_Blog_Image-1-1.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Artist_Review_of_Jacksons_Museum_Stretched_Canvas_Blog_Image-1-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Stretching Canvas\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1537863\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Artist_Review_of_Jacksons_Museum_Stretched_Canvas_Blog_Image-1-1-300x200.jpg 300w, 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target=\"_blank\">Everything You Need to Know About Stretcher Bars<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/surface\/canvas\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Shop Canvas on jacksonsart.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/tag\/getting-started\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1424983 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/JAS_Getting_Started_Series_Banner_01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/JAS_Getting_Started_Series_Banner_01.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/JAS_Getting_Started_Series_Banner_01-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/JAS_Getting_Started_Series_Banner_01-1024x341.jpg 1024w, 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