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| Making archival linen hanging tabs for works on paper |

April 5, 2012 by Michele Theberge 9 Comments

Yesterday, I needed to show my assistant Sarah how to create tabs for my drawings. I thought, hey! might as well share my technique with you, too!

 

Let me know what you think and  also let me know if there are any other topics you’d like me to cover in a video tutorial.

Filed Under: art, artist, creative process, video Tagged With: archival linen, archive, art, art display, artist, creative process, drawing techniques, hanging artwork, hanging paper, how to, tabs, techniques, tutorial, video

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Responses to "Making archival linen hanging tabs for works on paper"

  1. Dana Barbieri

    April 5, 2012 at 5:21 pm

    Thank you. That was great to learn.

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    • admin

      April 6, 2012 at 8:34 am

      So glad that was helpful. I reviewed the video on my iphone from the airport. I hope you could see what I was doing well enough!

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  2. Carolyn King

    April 6, 2012 at 7:18 am

    Michele….I so LOVE your calm, sweet, depthful, informative way of sharing techniques. Thank you for being a great role model! Muchas gracias, merci beaucoup!! Carolyn

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    • admin

      April 6, 2012 at 8:35 am

      Carolyn, what a sweet thing to say. Your comment really keeps me motivated to keep doing these. I know I don’t have the budget for professional videos but as long as they are helping people, I’ll keep doing them in my own low-tech way!

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  3. Heidi Emmett

    April 7, 2012 at 7:37 am

    This is a super, simple, way of hanging art! Never knew this tape existed. My friend and I do art with kids and have lamented constantly about those pesky pinholes.
    Your “low tech” (as you call them)videos are the best! Personally, I look at your studio background and get re-energized to keep on creating.
    I would echo Carolyn, your sweet, soothing voice is so easy to listen to and calming for me.Thank you for all you for us.
    God Bless! Heidi Emmett

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    • admin

      April 8, 2012 at 6:38 am

      Heidi! How cool that you will do this with children’s art. You can even teach them how to add them themselves. I used to teach kids, too, and I just know how long it can take it you need to do this for all of their art yourself. I think they would have fun making and afixing these little tabs. And thanks for your support and encouragement!

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  4. Marge Knyper

    April 7, 2012 at 10:51 am

    Looks like a great way to hang water colors also, which i have wanted to do without making pinholes on them. I like to see the paper, and no reflections and I don’t like frames! Thank you Michelle, you keep me thinking ART!

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    • admin

      April 8, 2012 at 6:39 am

      You are so welcome, Marge! Glad this technique will work for you and glad you are keeping connected to your art!

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  5. Jacqui Chapman

    August 25, 2016 at 1:28 pm

    Hi thanks for the demo. I have a big exhibition coming up and I want to hang 64 silkscreen monoprints on paper without puncturing the paper with pinholes. I have just spoken to my art supplier here in Liverpool and the only linen tape they have similar is archival tape which we don’t think is the same as its not very tacky and not activated by water and so the process is not not reversible either. Can you let me know the name and supplier of the tape if possible please? Many thanks, Jacqui

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