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Author: Byron_Pickering, Contributing Editor
| CANVAS STRETCHING MADE EASY |
 | Assemble the stretcher strips for the size of your finished canvas. Using a carpenter or dressmaker's square, make sure the assembled strips are "in square." Staple each corner to secure the framework. Cut a piece of canvas 2" wider and longer than the finished size. |
 | Using your thumb and index finger as a guide, draw the canvas over the top of the stretcher bars, allowing about 1/4" to extend beyond the back edge of the strip. Visually check to see you have about 1" extension on each side. |
 | Hold the canvas in place on top of the stretcher bar and staple the canvas at center of the strip. Use a tack hammer to be sure the staple is securely in place. Turn the canvas over so that the stapled edge is against the table. |
 | Grasp about 1/2" with the stretcher pliars and pull down against the stretcher bar until stretch marks appear vertically in the face of the canvas. Staple once to hold the canvas tightly in place. Turn the canvas 90 degrees and repeat the process for the unstapled ends. |
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