frame the edges of which are not seen in fig1 but which are behind the flat edges 12 of the mounted artist 39 s fabric the fabric or canvas 14 has loosened over time and has wrinkles or ripples or loosened areas 16 fig2 shows the back side of the mounted artist 39 s fabric 10 revealing the fabric 14 overlapping the back of the stretcher bars or frame 18 as is typical with many artist 39 s fabrics the lapped over portion of the fabric 14 is stapled at 19 to the wooden frame or stretcher bars 18 the fabric is shown cut or folded generally in mitered configuration 20 at corners although other configurations can be used in this regard fig2 shows an embodiment of the method of the invention in which the water based binder material 22 is applied with a brush 24 to the back surface 26 of the canvas or fabric in most cases the water based binder material is applied evenly to the back of the fabric although it can be applied to selected rippled or locally loosened fabric zones if desired as noted above the liquid binder material may also be applied by other means such as rolling spraying or troweling fig3 shows the artist 39 s fabric 10 from the front side as in fig1 but with the fabric 14 retensioned by application of the water based liquid binder material as explained above the wetting of the back.