Stretching a Canvas: Pull & Put Staple in Opposite Side

Video Transcript

"So the next thing we want to do is put in another staple and this one is going to be on the opposite side. So take your canvas, flip it around. You always want to be stapling closer to you so you can really get leverage when you're pulling. On bigger canvas's it makes a big difference so staple is right here. We're going to go to this side and pull so that your directly opposite of the staple so pulling really tight here and pushing the wood this way. Pulling the canvas this way, getting a good grip. Ok. bring it over pulling as tight as you can the whole time and we want to put the staple pretty much directly opposite so it's going to be right there. Give it another yank o.k. all right second staple in."