Introduction to Framing

About this course

Learners make an A4 picture frame while developing core picture-framing and woodworking skills. The course covers cutting and joining hardwood moulding with a Morso guillotine and underpinner, alongside hand pinning with a Dremel drill and hammer. It also introduces sanding and finishing raw wood with stains or waxes, cutting and cleaning glass, and safely mounting paper-based artwork such as prints, photographs or paintings. The teaching combines demonstrations with practice using traditional framing machinery and hand tools.

What you'll learn

• Cut and join hardwood moulding using a guillotine and underpinner
• Secure frame components using hand pinning, a Dremel drill and a hammer
• Sand and finish raw wood with stains or waxes
• Cut, clean and handle glass for picture framing
• Mount paper-based artwork safely within a frame

Is this course right for you?

The course is labelled Beginner, indicating an introductory level, although the source does not specify whether previous experience is required. It is intended for people making a frame for posters or artwork, with participants producing an individual A4 frame and preparing it for display.

• Relevant to artists preparing work for exhibitions
• Participants work on an individual framing project

Before you go

• An A4 piece of artwork may be brought to help inform framing choices.
• A Health & Safety Induction: Level 1 must be completed to make a framing bench booking.