Had a brief freakout this morning after I phoned my regular bespoke frames provider to purchase long length moulding only to be told they don't do that... This is contrary to - an admittedly old - catalogue I have of theirs. I've experienced some particularly awful depression lately and so this news hit me hard. I cried. I have a major exhibition next month and to help with the huge expense of framing, I had decided to do it myself.

Now moulding was suddenly a big problem.

I got my cool back and hit the internet searching. The frame company has to buy their stock somewhere, so I started looking through wholesalers. The moulding I use is a very specific type; it is a "tray" style which can be cut two ways to accommodate either deep or standard depth canvases. A match for this somewhat unique product isn't easy to find, but I have. For all I know, the framer I used orders from this company.

I called the wholesaler, spoke to a very nice guy, confirmed they'd sell to me and the 20 metres I require. They're sending me their catalogues too. Oh, and I'm getting my order overnighted for free (which is standard practice for them). I'm so pleased.

Putting together a solo exhibition can be stressful, but I've been taking care of tasks for it since November of last year to avoid as many curveballs and late nights as I can. The frame moulding issue wasn't a thing I thought would be a problem, so I didn't concern myself till now to order. Just goes to show that you can't take anything for granted and that a phone call can change everything. Fortunately, a phone call to a new supplier undid the mess I found myself in, and I am smiling.

Time to set up my mitre saw! I'm going have a lot of frames to make!