How To Frame a Thanka

Title: HOW TO FRAME A THANKA Secondary Title: A Guide to Displaying Sacred Art, and Constructing Frames for Tibetan Poster-size Sacred Art. Description: From "Preliminary Steps": Making a Model: Before beginning to work on more expensive cloth, it is best to make a model in muslin or plain cotton cloth. The model will provide valuable experience in cutting and sewing, and can serve as a guide for future efforts. As a preliminary step, you might wish to cut a pattern from newspapers, and practice folding and assembling the pieces, gluing them in the same way you will be gluing or sewing the cloth. Proportions: Although thankas and prints vary in size, following this formula for proportions will give aesthetically pleasing results. Width of side panels: 1/3 the height of the picture. Height of top panel: 1/3 of the image length. Height of. . . Editor: Prepared by the staff of Nyingma Centers Art Projects in cooperation with the editors of Dharma Publishing. Illustrator: Ellen Rockwell & Eric Meller Publisher: Dharma Publishing Style: Paperback Edition Print: 1989 ISBN: 0-89800-203-06 Pages: 18