Finishing Templates

Use our precise acrylic finishing templates to trace the perfect size for your matboard, every time.

Cutting matboard to the right size is one of the most important steps in getting a clean, professional finish, and it is also one of the trickiest to get right freehand. These acrylic finishing templates take the guesswork out entirely. Refined to fit the most common finishing sizes for beginners, each set comes with two templates: one for the front matboard and one for the back matboard.

The front and back matboard are cut to slightly different sizes intentionally, giving your finish that polished, professional look where the canvas wraps cleanly without any bunching or visible canvas around the edges. Simply trace, cut, and finish with confidence.

How to use them:

• Trace the front template onto your matboard for the front piece
• Trace the back template onto your matboard for the back piece
• If you are measuring matboard to fit an acrylic tray or coaster, trace the front template for both the front and the back to ensure a precise fit

Why finishers love these templates:

• Precise acrylic construction means a consistent, accurate trace every single time
• Sized for the most common beginner finishing projects
• Two templates per set, front and back matboard included
• Eliminates measuring errors that lead to canvas showing around the edges
• Reusable for every project in that size

There is a full how-to tutorial on using these templates inside the Needlepoint Finishing Club on Substack, the only 100% finishing-focused needlepoint community with 50+ tutorials, expert troubleshooting chat, and live monthly events. Join the Club here.

Pair these templates with our Beginner Finishing Kit for everything you need to complete your first round ornament from start to finish.