Sticking material/ribbon on a stretched canvas

[Bex]

I need some ideas for sticking/gluing material and ribbon on a stretched canvas. It needs to be an extremely smooth finish. Would double sided tape do the trick?
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[MissMary]

are you also painting on the canvas?
if you are also painting and using acrylic paint, get the clear top coat one and use that to glue it on.
or you could just try the double sided tape.
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[Bex]

no I'm not planning on painting on the canvas just putting material lettering on it. I might try the double sided tape.

Thanks for your help missmary
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[jahz]

Spray adhesive might do the job, it does give a smooth finish, I think if you spray one side only you get a removable stick, like a post it, and if you do both sides you get a permanent bond.
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[~*gEm*~]

I've stretched material over a canvas and used a nice staple gun- which does the trick beautifully. Not using an messy glues either.

I found this link for you:
http://painting.about.com/od/oilpainting/a/stretch_canvas.htm

It gives you a diagram to correctly stretching the material so its nice and smooth and consistent.

Hope this helps!!
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[Bex]

Thanks girls for your help. It needs to be permanent and I am not covering the whole canvas. I want to put lettering on the canvas and each material letter has to be stuck smoothly on it. I was also thinking the spray adhesive but wasnt sure how well it would stick.
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[~*gEm*~]

Ahhhhhhhh I get you now!
As I sent the post though, I thought...hmmmm I hope I've interpreted the 'gist' properly....

*whoops* sorry hun!

Spray adhesive should do the trick!
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[~*gEm*~]

(I just had an extra thought- it would look really cool if you spray adhered the letters on, then unhooked the canvas and using your sewing machine- went around the edges of the letters!)
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[Bex]

Wow Gem I never thought about doing that, that would look fantastic! I wonder if I would be able to manouver the canvas on the sewing machine. Silly question, is the canvas stiff when it comes off the frame?
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[MissMary]

thats an awesome idea gem!
I think that i might be abit stiff. if you have the patience maybe just hand sew it on.
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[~*gEm*~]

They're not super rigid- but you could give it a go and see what the result is. If that doesn't work you could always buy a cheap canvas- take only the frame and wrap it the same way with another material or calico- that'd work for sure!

Please post pics when you're done!
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[~*gEm*~]

Oh! And thanks for the compliments
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