Love to Frame's bespoke workshop in Timperley, Manchester

Our Services · Handmade in Timperley

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What We Offer

Fully bespoke. Made to measure.

Six in-house services — bespoke picture framing, fine art giclée printing, artwork reproduction, canvas printing, mount cutting and commercial work. Every piece is crafted by hand in our Timperley workshop.

Whether it's a single treasured piece or a full commercial install, there's no outsourcing and no shortcuts — just three decades of craft applied to every job.

Our Services

FULLY BESPOKE.
MADE TO MEASURE.

Tell us the size and style you want — we'll create it crafted by hand in our Manchester workshop.

Fine Art Printing

Fine Art Printing

Hahnemühle-certified studio for archival giclée prints with unparalleled colour fidelity.

Picture Framing

Picture Framing

Handmade, custom picture frames in premium woods, mounts and glass — gallery-standard for every piece.

Artwork Reproduction

Artwork Reproduction

High-resolution reproductions of original artwork — exhibition-ready, indistinguishable from the source.

Canvas Printing

Canvas Printing

Artist-grade canvas printed and hand-stretched in-house — a contemporary alternative for photographs and reproductions.

Custom Made Artist Canvas

Custom Made Artist Canvas

Blank stretched canvases for painters and mixed-media artists — choose your fabric, depth and exact size, hand-built in the workshop.

Canvas Stretching

Canvas Stretching

Bought a canvas online? Send it to us and we'll build a bespoke stretcher and hand-stretch it ready to hang.

Mount Cutting Service

Mount Cutting Service

Bevelled mounts in conservation-grade board — single, double, triple or custom apertures, cut to the millimetre.

Dropshipping for Artists

Dropshipping for Artists

Shared catalogue spreadsheet, print on demand, plain unbranded packaging — you sell the work, we print and post it for you.

Football Shirt Framing

Football Shirt Framing

Shadow-box shirt frames with UV glass and no pins through the fabric. Signed, retro and multi-shirt layouts, made in our Timperley studio and shipped UK-wide.

Rugby Shirt Framing

Rugby Shirt Framing

Bespoke rugby shirt framing — deep shadow-box frames, reinforced mounts, UV glass. Lions, Six Nations, World Cup and club shirts. UK-wide shipping.

Medal Framing

Medal Framing

Bespoke medal framing — military, sporting and commemorative. Conservation mounts, UV glass, multi-aperture layouts with badges and photos. UK-wide.

Memorabilia Framing

Memorabilia Framing

Bespoke memorabilia framing — shirts, gloves, bats, medals, heirlooms and 3D objects in conservation shadow-box frames with UV glass. UK-wide.

Boxing Glove Framing

Boxing Glove Framing

Bespoke boxing glove framing — shadow-box frames, acid-free cradles, UV glass. Signed gloves, championship sets and fight-night layouts. UK-wide.

Glass Cutting

Glass Cutting

Picture-frame glass and acrylic cut to any size. Standard, anti-reflective and museum glass. Trade pricing — order online from our Manchester studio.

The Art Shop Manchester

The Art Shop Manchester

Independent art shop in Manchester — giclée prints, stretched canvas, bespoke framing and conservation mounts. Made in Timperley, walk-ins welcome.

Oil Painting Reproduction

Oil Painting Reproduction

We scan your original oil painting — no glare, no hot spots — and print colour-matched giclée up to 3m × 2m. Your art reproduced, not a painted copy.

Gallery Reproduction Services

Gallery Reproduction Services

Art scanning for galleries and museums — museum-grade 3D capture up to 3m × 2m, archival masters, edition management, white-label fulfilment. NDAs welcome.

Large-Format Art Scanning

Large-Format Art Scanning

Large format art scanning for oversized paintings, posters and panels up to 3m × 2m. Single-pass 1200 DPI capture — no stitching, no distortion.

Print Test Strips

Print Test Strips

Order calibrated giclée test strips to proof colour and paper choice on your own artwork before committing to a full fine art print run.

How We Work

A simple, considered process.

From first conversation to finished piece — calm, transparent and built around your work.

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Consultation

Bring your piece to the Timperley workshop or send us details. We'll talk through materials, finish and budget.

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Specification

We size, sample and quote to the exact millimetre — mouldings, mounts, glass, paper and finishing all confirmed up front.

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Hand Craft

Every piece is built and finished onsite by Roger — no outsourcing, no shortcuts, three decades of craft applied to every job.

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Collect or Deliver

Collect from the Timperley workshop, or we'll deliver locally in our own van. Same-day turnaround available on urgent jobs. Trade and commercial install also offered.

Why Love To Frame

Crafted onsite. No exceptions.

A small studio with serious equipment and a single standard: everything is made by hand, in Timperley, by the founder — for people who care about how the work is finished.

30+ Years' Experience

Three decades of bespoke framing, printing and reproduction — trusted by artists, designers and collectors alike.

Zero Outsourcing

Every piece is built onsite in Timperley by Roger Ward. No middlemen, no third-party labs — just one pair of hands, end to end.

Fast, Honest Lead Times

Realistic timelines quoted up front — and held to. Most bespoke jobs turned around in days, not weeks.

Nationwide Coverage

Based in Manchester, working with clients across the UK — from individual collectors to commercial install jobs nationwide.

Frequently Asked

Good to know.

A few of the questions we hear most. Don't see yours? Drop us a line — we always reply.

Get Started

Ready to frame it?

Bring your piece to the Timperley workshop, or send us a few details — we'll come back with a tailored quote.