Unique Matting Designs
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Matting your artwork is a great way to enlarge a small piece, add a pop of colour, or create visual spacing between your artwork and the frame. The Art Exchange has hundreds of mat colours from neutral whites, creams and greys to bubble gum pink and aqua marine blue. A variety of textured fabric mats including silk, velvet and tweed are also available. All of our mats are acid free so your artwork is protected longterm. No matter what style and aesthetic you have - modern to traditional to whimsically fun - our consultants are always here to advise you on what will make your artwork shine. |
Mat Shape Openings
Rectangular and square openings are the most commonly used when framing.
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Circles and oval openings are perfect for using on old photos, coins, and even textile pieces like this squirrel embroidery.
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Triangular and hexagonal shapes can even be cut to frame artwork.
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A. Textile Floated on Mat
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B. Rectangle Opening
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C. Custom Opening that Follows Textile Shape
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Different Mat Designs
Here we showcase a variety of ways to mat the same piece through different matt cutting designs. |
Multiple Opening Artworks Framed Gallery
Two opening beachey artwork. The sand dollar is in a shadowbox while the watercolour is flush to the matting.
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Three openings for this cross stitch complimented by three different coloured mats.
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Illustrations of the Works of Mercy are framed together in an eight opening double mat.
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A sandpiper Illustration and description are paired together in one frame.
A four mat opening garden of flowers.
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