If you've ever been woken in the middle of the night by a painting that's fallen off the wall because the piece of string hanging it has broken, then you won't need persuading to use picture wire instead. Wire is stronger than string, and the knots won't come undone.
Another advantage of using wire over string to hang a painting is that it doesn't relax or stretch, causing the picture to hang lower or skew.
D-rings, which get fastened onto the canvas stretchers or frame with a screw, are designed to lie flat. The advantage of this is that when you're propping the painting up against another canvas, the D-rings won't poke holes into it (though obviously it can still scratch a surface). Galleries like this as it helps protect paintings stacked on a rack.
You Will Need:
• D-Rings (Buy Direct)
• Picture Wire (Buy Direct)
• Pliers (Buy Direct)
• Screw driver
• Ruler or Tape Measure
• Pencil
Let's get started, first step is to attach the D-Rings...
