How To Measure Picture Frame Moulding. I will advise on the most suitable mouldings for your project in this respect. Then i used a level to draw the rest of the boxes from this starting reference point.
Measuring your art is the most important step in the custom framing process as it will determine every other component of your frame, such as the measurements of the opening, cover, backing, and matting. However, you want to measure the inside edge. All of our frames are measured by the inside dimensions.
Subtract 1/2 inch from 8 1/8 to get 7 5/8 inches.
Double that width and and add it to the. This is the cut width or picture frame molding width. Then i played around with the numbers. Enter in the dimensions of the artwork into the boxes.