I don't stretch canvas, but I do stretch linen for the embroidery.Sometimes I use tacks and sometimes I sew it onto stretcher bars...

All the work I do, except drawing, is verrrrry slow, but I have come to really love that. i surprise myself by how much patience I have...!!

Plus all that time takes on a rhythm and ideas simmer and develop, I agree.

My husband is a painter and he HATES it...