Canvas Stretching - you will need

Happy New Year!

I am going to start the year with a canvas stretching masterclass! You will need;

1. A wooden stretcher or strainer (the stretcher pictured is actually not a stretcher because it has no canvas keys which are the little bits of wood or plastic that can be used to stretch out the frame and make the canvas tighter) Although I will refer to it as a stretcher (confused yet?)
2. A Staple Gun
3. Canvas Pliers if needed, these can help if your fingers are not very strong or if you are stretching very large canvas's
4. Canvas, this should be 3 inches larger than the stretcher on all sides