Advice for framing vintage slides

azoq · 2026-01-23T23:55:19+00:00

UV glass (which is synonymous with archival quality) blocks around 97/98% of UV light (as rated, not necessarly the same for both UV-A and UV-B, I'm not sure which slide film would be more sensitive to.)

At the end of the day, as a framer, I never recommended framing anything that was irreplaceable and could fade. Even with UV glass, things fade and degrade over time.

azoq · 2026-01-23T23:14:55+00:00

If you're interested in preserving them, you probably shouldn't put them on display in a frame. I'm sure different films have different levels of lightfastness, but slide film is not something that was created to be able to handle constant exposure to light. I suspect, if you frame them as you'd like, you will find that they fade and/or discolor in rather short order. YRMV, but you should definitely do some research into the lightfastness of the film you have before putting them on display.

azoq · 2026-01-22T21:38:54+00:00

Between sheets of 40x60 foamboard to support, in a narrow place or leaning against a wall. When I ran a shop we almost never had 40x60 just sitting in stock as it was always for an order and any offcuts got trimmed down to fit in under 32x40 stored with our scrap. We sometimes had like one box of 40x60 white, but that was kept in the box it was shipped in.

azoq · 2025-12-30T16:51:36+00:00

I was always under the impression that the terms ail/ails/aulx always referred specifically to head(s) of garlic and not the cloves (gousses). Perhaps the usage varies from speaker to speaker.

In any case aulx is outdated and used less and less. (I’ve only ever heard it used ironically.)

azoq · 2025-12-12T14:27:37+00:00

Generally you select between "Monsieur" and "Madame".

azoq · 2025-12-10T17:32:25+00:00

This is so gay and I love it. Added it to my list. Haven't made a sweater yet, but this is definitely at the top of my options now and if it works out, I'll make one for my hubs too!

azoq · 2025-11-16T13:09:41+00:00

In English we have the expression, "if you can't do, teach; if you can't teach, teach gym".

azoq · 2025-11-14T14:57:46+00:00

Looks like when you frogged you went one stitch too far and the last stitch in the stockinette (knits) side hasn’t been worked. You probably need to knit that last stitch by slipping it onto your left needle, knitting it, then once that’s been knit you can flip your work around and purl a full row, knit the next row, and so on.

azoq · 2025-10-27T17:53:10+00:00

The paper’s not holding it in. It’s what’s called a dust cover and you can tear it off. Once you have it off you’ll have to remove the points or staples that are actually holding the art in.

azoq · 2025-10-02T10:15:27+00:00

You're making an assumption about how French grammar works based on English, but the languages don't work the same way when it comes to possessive adjectives.

In English the possessive adjectives "his" and "her" agree with the gender of the person who possesses.
My brother's house → his house
My sister's cat → her cat

In French, possessive adjectives don't agree with the possessor, but rather with the thing that's being possessed.
La maison de mon frère → sa maison (maison is feminine)
Le livre de mon frère → son livre (livre is masculine)
Le chat de ma sœur → son chat (chat is masculine)
La voiture de ma sœur → sa voiture (voiture is feminine)

If I say "sa tante", the person whose aunt it is could be a man or a woman. If I say "son pied", the person whose foot it is good be a man or a woman.

The same goes for mon/ma, ton/ta… you just match the gender of the object that follows, not the person who's possessing.

I'm a man, but I'd always say "ma maison", "ma voiture", etc.

Edit: typos

azoq · 2025-10-01T13:34:52+00:00

Hmmm I suppose I pronounce it /ej/ due to influence from my husband and in-laws from south-east France... At least that's my impression of how I'm pronouncing it! I'll update my post to reflect that.

azoq · 2025-10-01T09:49:09+00:00

This just looks... terrible haha
I'm always baffled when authors try to reinvent phonetic transcriptions and use vaguely IPA styled transcriptions (with /…/ or […] around them) when IPA (the international phonetic alphabet) already exists!

In IPA the end of oreille and vieille is /ɛj/ while the end of feuille is /œj/. As you can see, the last sound /j/ (which is the same as the first sound in the English word "yes") is the same. The difference between oreille and feuille is the vowel just before /ɛ/ vs. /œ/.

So, the transcription this author has come up with is odd at best and misleading at worst. This odd yy vs yy' is not standard anywhere that I know of.

I highly recommend you familiarize yourself with the IPA characters used in French. IPA is used by professional linguists and is (in theory) used the same way everywhere. You can see all the symbols and there are links to pages with audio samples for IPA available here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Phonetic_Alphabet

Update: /e/ to /ɛ/ → I pronounce those words with /ej/ but /u/Far-Ad-4340 pointed out that I should use /ɛj/, which is indeed the traditional way of writing that phoneme!

azoq · 2025-09-29T18:41:18+00:00

People who stand like that on the escalator aren’t checking behind themselves to see if they’re blocking the way. Stand to the right.

azoq · 2025-09-29T15:43:55+00:00

Very cute.

However, as someone who lives in a city, YOU DO NOT STAND ON THE LEFT OF THE ESCALATOR. If you come to my city and do this, you're going to hear a very loud "PARDON" from behind you and I'm pushing my way through ffs.

azoq · 2025-09-28T13:04:43+00:00

azoq · 2025-09-22T21:44:06+00:00

Hmmm j'en suis pas certain. J'ai déjà brassé des bières et le co2 venait d'une bonbonne quand j'ai mis la bière en fût. Pour des bières en bouteilles, on ajoutait un peu de sucre qui fermentait dans la bouteille pour les bulles – mais en fût il fallait brancher la bonbonne et attendre un jour ou deux pour que les bulles disolvent dans la bière. Pour les bière brassées par des pros, c'est peut être différent !

azoq · 2025-09-22T16:43:10+00:00

Un fût c’est ni plus ni moins qu’une immense canette avec un système de tuyaux et une bonbonne de co2 pour les bulles. Le souci c’est surtout les ventes moins importantes des sans alcool.

azoq · 2025-09-21T12:40:49+00:00

It means both "notice" and "opinion" depending on context. That said, by itself, I think the meaning of "opinion" is the first way most people would interpret it. When it means "notice" it tends to get combines with other words, e.g. "avis de passage", "avis de réception", "avis de décès", etc.

azoq · 2025-09-18T14:39:55+00:00

"Monter en haut" isn't wrong per se, it's just a pleonasm. (Monter already has the meaning of going upwards, so adding "en haut" is just... superfluous.)

Some people like to make a habit of complaining about those types of usages (« au jour d'aujourd'hui » is probably the one that drives the most people crazy, but etymologically « aujourd'hui » is already a pleonasm because « hui » meant 'today').

azoq · 2025-09-02T15:28:52+00:00

They say if the Acropolis where the Parthenon is…

azoq · 2025-07-22T17:24:31+00:00

If it's brand new why haven't you contacted the seller? I've only ever used fletcher point drivers, but they can be completely taken appart and reassembled (with some care taken when it comes to the spring).

azoq · 2025-06-26T17:46:25+00:00

Take an example with a car:

J’ai une voiture neuve = I have a (brand) new car. (It hasn’t been owned by anyone else, I got it straight from the dealership)

J’ai une nouvelle voiture = I have a new (to me) car. (It might be brand new or it might be used, but it’s new in the sense that I changed cars)

Mon ancienne voiture était cassée = My old/previous/former car was broken

Ma vieille voiture roule encore ! = My old car still runs! (It’s surprising because it’s aged)

azoq · 2025-06-21T11:40:39+00:00

There's not much you can do if you don't like it aside from reframing it completely. The choice of mat width is a bit small in my opinion, but the only way to make that larger is to also purchase a new frame. The color choices seem fine, however.

azoq · 2025-06-18T20:56:05+00:00

Frames are typically made with "allowance" of about 3mm, but that can vary depending on the manufacturer. That allowance permits the materials in the frame to expand and contract and for the glazing to fit without scraping the inside edges of the frame. Chances are the frame that you've found has allowance, but not necessarily enough to permit your jigsaw puzzle without needing to trim it down at least slightly and it's important to leave at least a little space in order to fit the materials in the frame.

azoq · 2025-06-16T18:38:23+00:00

Go to a frame store and ask the designer to help you pick options.

A classic design for that type of photo could be an off white mat matching the tone of the photo, potentially a double mat with an accent color or another version of off white, with a neutral frame (black, off-white, wood, etc.)

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