We are Hanna's, a one-person appointment-only framing studio across the Usk from Abergavenny. Every consult is in the room with Hanna, against the moulding chevron rack on the studio wall and the mount-board sample drawer. Conservation framing is our default where the artwork allows: acid-free 100% cotton mount-board, conservation-grade hinging, sealed backs and Artglass AR70 anti-reflective glazing as standard.
Watercolour, acrylic, oil, pencil and pastel originals framed to Fine Art Trade Guild Level 2 conservation standard where the artwork allows. Acid-free 100% cotton mount-board, conservation-grade hinging, sealed back. The moulding selection is made in the room, against the artwork, from the chevron rack on the studio wall, not from a thumbnail in a Wix gallery.
Limited and open-edition art prints, signed editions, certificates, awards and photographs. Same conservation materials, same two-appointment workflow (a 30-minute consult for one item, a one-hour consult for several). The mount window is cut on the bench to the millimetre once the bevel, fillet and frame are agreed.
Shirts, medals, ticket stubs, baby outfits, hand-stitched textiles and three-dimensional keepsakes built as objects in their own right. Each piece is mounted with stainless pins or polyester-thread stitches, never adhesive. Mirrors cut to size and framed alongside. The job is built around the piece rather than a stock-frame shape.
Tuesday to Friday by appointment, free of charge. You bring the work, Hanna walks you through the moulding rack and mount-board options against it, and the order is built from there. Collection is its own 15-minute slot, so the studio is quiet for the next consult and pieces are checked at handover, in good light.
Hanna opened the studio at Gypsy Lane in 2022 as a one-person, appointment-only bespoke framing practice. There is no shop floor and no second bench. Every consult, every cut, every seal is by the same pair of hands. The model is the opposite of a high-street counter: you book a 30-minute slot, you bring the piece in, and we work out the moulding, the mount, the bevel and the glass together in the room.
We do not lean on heritage years. The depth is in the standard. Framing to Fine Art Trade Guild Level 2 means acid-free 100% cotton mount-board, conservation-grade hinging that releases without damage, and a sealed back that buffers humidity. Artglass AR70, made by Latvian glassmaker Groglass, is the 70% anti-reflective glazing we use as standard. The studio sits on the official Artglass framers' map alongside the other UK practices that stock it.
“I found Hanna extremely professional, friendly and helpful with my recent order. She came up with good ideas during the planning and completed it to a very high standard. I love the final result.” Jenny B., framed in 2024
The FATG framing-quality scale runs from Level 1 (Budget) to Level 5 (Museum). Level 2 (High, Conservation) is the level at which a frame stops being a finish and starts being long-term care for the artwork. Practically, on the bench, that means 100% cotton acid-free mount-board (not the cheaper wood-pulp boards which yellow within five years), conservation-grade Japanese-tissue hinging that releases without skinning the paper, a sealed back that buffers humidity changes inside the package, and 99% UV-blocking glazing on request for anything that will hang in direct light. Most high-street framers default to Level 1. We frame to Level 2 wherever the artwork allows.
AR70 is a 70% anti-reflective coated glass made by the Latvian glassmaker Groglass. The coating bonds at the molecular level, so it does not delaminate or scratch off; visually, it removes the glare that most framing glass throws back at a side light. We carry it as standard. Hanna's appears on the official Artglass framers' map at artglass.groglass.com alongside the other UK studios that stock it. UV-blocking AR70 variants are available for high-light positions.
The studio runs on a two-appointment model: a consult to choose the moulding, the mount and the glass against the piece, then a separate 15-minute collection slot at handover. Consultations are free of charge. Pick the slot length that matches the work, and the calendar will offer the next Tuesday-to-Friday openings.
The booking flow lives on the existing studio site, with the live calendar Hanna uses day to day. Any question that does not fit a calendar slot is best by email at hello@hannaspictureframing.co.uk.
Tuesday to Friday, by appointment. Free consult.
Book a consult ↗ Email a questionThe Studio, Gypsy Lane
Llanfoist, Abergavenny NP7 9LS
Phone · 07927 971040
Email · hello@hannaspictureframing.co.uk
Four minutes by car from Llanfoist Bridge across the Usk. Llanfoist Fawr Primary School is further along the same road; the calmer arrival windows are outside the school run (08:40 to 09:00 and 15:00 to 15:30). The Blorenge rises south of the village if you are walking the long way home.
No walk-ins. The appointment-only rhythm is how the bench stays focused on one job at a time and the studio stays quiet enough for proper consults.
Typical turnaround is two to three weeks for bespoke framing and three to four weeks for object box-framing and textile work. The studio takes a deposit at the consult, books the collection appointment at that point, and confirms by email when the piece is sealed and ready. Pieces with conservation hinging or fabric stitching take longer because the materials need to settle.
Acid-free 100% cotton mount-board on every Level 2 job (the same boards a museum framing room would use). Standard Artglass AR70 anti-reflective glass on most pieces, with 99% UV-blocking variants available for anything hanging in direct light. Backing boards are barrier-grade Bainbridge or equivalent, sealed with Lineco gummed tape. The studio carries the moulding samples on a physical chevron rack, so you compare timbers in the room against your artwork.
Yes. Shirts, jerseys, medals, ticket stubs, baby outfits, hand-stitched textiles and other three-dimensional keepsakes are framed as object boxes with a recessed mount and a deeper rebate. Textiles are mounted with polyester thread, not adhesive, so the piece can be removed later without damage. Mirrors are cut to size and framed alongside.
The studio is on Gypsy Lane in Llanfoist, four minutes by car from Llanfoist Bridge across the Usk, with on-street parking outside. Llanfoist Fawr Primary School sits further along the same road, so during the school run (08:40 to 09:00 and 15:00 to 15:30) it is calmer to arrive ten minutes either side. Appointments are private, so you will not share the studio with another booking.
Bespoke framing for an A4 watercolour with AR70 glass and a conservation mount typically lands between £140 and £210, depending on moulding choice. A signed limited-edition print at 16 by 20 inches with the same materials sits in the £180 to £260 range. Object box-framing and textile work start higher because of the deeper rebate and the conservation mounting. Final quote is at the bench, against the piece.