Design your own frame

Developed by Mick Byrne, 2025

Acknowledgement

We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and their continuing connection to land and as custodians of stories for millennia. We respectfully acknowledge the land on which we all meet today, and pay our respects to elders past, present and emerging.

Workshop presentation

This workshop has been created into a slide show for presentation and documentation purposes. Please feel free to download and use the guide and files as per our CC license in the footnote.

Some pages may link to other online workshops, tutorials or guides created at The Edge, you may require the internet to connect and view links.

Public view - Slides Session 1

Public view - Slides Session 2

Admin view - Session plan

Cheat sheet for inkscape functions and keyboard shortcuts

Induction Powerpoint - Admin View

Design files

3D Frame models

Ref image	Comments	STL
Standard 6×4“ (154.4 x101.6mm) photo template. Use this as a cutting tool to create a 6×4 sized “rabbet” or “Sight edge” the rebate to accept the “glass” and picture.	4x6template.stl
Simple tool for cutting Mitre Corners in Timkercad. Redimension these two 45deg right angled wedges to the width of your frame profile, align them with the corner where 2 profile meet and use each of the mitres to make the angled cut.	mitre_corner.stl
Shallow scotia frame (inspired by Figure C, p90, Mitchell& Roberts, 1996	frame_prototype1.stl
Frame with equispaced round notches removed from simple scooped profile.	frame_prototype1_6x4.stl
Squashed hemisphere rotated and repeated. Framed by top and bottom by a round rod	rope_motif_frame.stl
Arabesque inspired by Fig.A p90 Mitchell, P., & Roberts, L. (1996). A history of European picture frames	italiante_with_continuous_arabesque_1_.stl
Frame inspired by carved timber inset frame from the collection	collection_frame_vector.stl
Frame inspire by Voronio Diagram generator on Tinkercad	spikeframe.stl
Frame inspired by the Tiffany Studios Abalone Picture frame	tiffani_frame.stl
Frame inspired by the abutments of the Hornibrook Bridge at Redcliffe	hornibrook.stl
radiating_rods.stl

SVG design elements

Temu Art Dec silhouette vectors
Celtic inspired vectors
Arabesque inspired by Fig a p90 Mitchell, P., & Roberts, L. (1996). A history of European picture frames
Vector inspired by Tiffany Studios Abalone Picture frame
“Glass” for 4×6 frame to be cut on laser.
Backing Card for 4×6 to be cut on laser
SVG Stamp created during the 1st workshop using the autor trace and Simplify functions in Inkscape
More SVG Designs for Tracing	Source
Gillet, H. (1985). Design motifs of the decorative twenties in color / Henri Gillet (Dover ed.). Dover Publications. Copyright states you have permission can use up to 10 (max) designs in a project.
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Resources

Frames Glossary on the Conservation wiki

Mitchell, P., & Roberts, L. (1996). A history of European picture frames / Paul Mitchell and Lynn Roberts. Paul Mitchell Limited.

SLQ One Search

Curson, P. (1992). Framing & gilding : making & restoring period picture frames / by Paul Curson. Skills Book Publishing. SLQ One Search

Grimm, C., & Szabo, G. (1981). The book of picture frames / by Claus Grimm ; with a supplement on frames in America by George Szabo ; <translation by Nancy M. Gordon and Walter L. Strauss>. Abaris Books. SLQ One Search

Landon, E. A. (1962). Picture framing : modern methods of making and finishing picture frames (<2nd ed.>). Tudor Pub. Co. SLQ One Search

Gillet, H. (1985). Design motifs of the decorative twenties in color / Henri Gillet (Dover ed.). Dover Publications. SLQ One Search