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Stretcher bars are also called as stretcher strips. These are mainly used by art students or artists and sometimes even by small scale embroiders on which they can mount the canvas or cloth tightly. It is actually a wood frame with corners neatly finished. Anyone with little carpentry skills can make their own frame and stretch a canvas over it. While stretching the canvas, care should be taken and in the end the canvas should be very taut. Pre cut, ready to assemble, stretcher bars, can be bought from art supplies stores. There are large sizes, custom made stretched canvases also available. You can buy 100% cotton canvas or hemp, or linen stretched canvas which has been given a double coat of acrylic primer. The pre stretched canvas is available in number of sizes. There are also shaped canvases with rectangular being the most popular. Other shapes commonly available are triangle, circular, and square.
For carrying your artwork around, every art student needs to have a portfolio case. These cases are usually zippered ones. Mostly portfolio cases are available in large sizes. A portfolio case should be carefully selected as this will carry the first impression of your work when you show it to clients or employers.