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Three new uploads bring canvas stretching, lumen prints and artist discoveries to the Melbourne artist's channel.
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goodbye store bought canvases
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Silk Cartwright has a corner full of used canvases and a practical reason to bring them out again. In "goodbye store bought canvases", she removes old staples, reaches for stretching pliers and an electric staple gun, and puts the fabric back to work.
Her method starts with a staple in the centre of each side, then works gradually out towards the edges. The corners come last, although a candid on-screen note admits she forgot to film that bit. Her description fills the gap with instructions for folding the excess fabric flat before stapling it behind the frame. By the finish, the canvas is ready for another layer of paint.
That compact tutorial was the most watched of her three uploads this week, with about 1,600 views. "Introducing : Lumen Prints" was close behind, followed by "Artists you need to know about". All arrived on the same day, and those same three uploads currently carry the strongest daily momentum in the channel's selection.
It's a modest return to posting for a channel whose most-watched Shorts feature ambitious pottery throws and clay that doesn't always cooperate. Subscribers held steady over the week, while daily views are running a little below their usual pace. Here, the satisfying transformation is less about making a towering pot than giving an already-painted surface another chance.
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The videos drawing views on Silk Cartwright right now
- Channel
- Silk Cartwright
- Subscribers
- 272,000
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 7,587
- Videos published this week
- 3
- Video published
- November 10, 2026
- Video views so far
- 1,613
- Views on its first day
- 1,434
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💡 Test your knowledge
Which tool does Silk Cartwright use to fasten the canvas to its frame?
Silk uses an electric staple gun to secure the canvas around the wooden frame.