Photos + mats = holiday cheer

December 18, 2009 1:57 PM

Where can I buy mats for 13 x 19" photos in Chicago?

Lastminuteholidaycraftfilter: where can I buy these mats in Chicago?

http://www.dickblick.com/products/savage-value-priced-pre-cut-single-mats/

I'm looking for white 18 x 24" mats with 13 x 19" openings. The Blick stores in Chicago don't carry them in stock, though. Where can I find them?

posted by asuprenant to Shopping (4 answers total)

I'd try Michael's.
posted by desjardins at 2:17 PM on December 18, 2009

Jo-Ann's on Elston may have them, as might the Great Frame Up over on Broadway north of Diversey.

If you cannot find them precut, you may want to call Mars Gallery on Fulton Market to have Barb cut them for you if she has the mats in stock.
posted by Tchad at 2:30 PM on December 18, 2009

I'm guessing you'll have to have them custom cut somewhere. It's a fairly unusual size.

Are you printing borderless on 13x19 paper? If you are printing with a border, the opening is going to be smaller. If you aren't printing with a border, how are you going to mount them?
posted by sully75 at 6:22 PM on December 18, 2009

No dice on Michael's - they topped out at 16 x 20"

The Great Frame Up could cut them, though, and had three different mats at the size I wanted and could cut a larger volume (35 mats) quickly. Thanks!
posted by asuprenant at 9:45 AM on December 20, 2009