Welcome to Milliken Bros.

Milliken Bros. are manufacturers of a wide range of painting supports. We focus on offering the finest quality products made to the exact specifications of our customers. For over 30 years Milliken Bros. have been striving for perfection and hold the unassailable reputation as
Ireland’s leading stretched canvas makers.

A small family business established in 1989 when Alyn Milliken, who at the time ran an art gallery and framing business in Bangor Co. Down,
realised the potential for the manufacture and supply of high-quality stretcher bars and canvases.

Since then the business has continued to grow and now Milliken Bros. employs several members of the family and skilled wood machinists.

For many years now, Milliken Bros. have held the unassailable reputation as Ireland’s leading stretched canvas makers. From our workshops in Co. Down we produce the finest painting supports and supply the finest linen and cotton to produce an item worthy of carrying the work of Ireland’s leading artists.

James Hanley RHA

Milliken Brothers supply me with my canvases and have done so since I discovered them some years ago. They are the best bespoke stretched canvas suppliers on the island, in my opinion. Old school gentlemen, courteous and professional, nothing is ever a problem. They are consistent, reliable and accommodating when handling orders, and are very well priced for the product and service they provide. 

The wood in the stretchers is well-seasoned, sturdy and never warps. Stretchers are precision constructions and the linen stretched cleanly and evenly. The pegs with a gentle tap will restore any tension lost through atmospheric change or handling of paint. The oil priming is excellent and the paint takes beautifully. 

  Milliken organise a delivery service and the cost is very reasonable. The canvases arrive well packed and always in perfect condition.

Painting may mean many things to many painters, but the common thread that unifies us is the craft that is central and time-honoured to the practice. It is so reassuring that both for practical ease and for posterity I am using from Milliken the best possible materials available. Once the canvas is on the easel, I can relax momentarily, confident I am making the best start. Milliken have provided me with a fine canvas - now the hard work begins

Brian Ballard

A visit to Milliken's artists' supplies in Greyabbey lifts the spirit of any jaded painter! I can choose the exact canvas weave to meet my specific requirements of paint flow, and they (you) offer a wonderful combination of excellent quality of materials and superb service Good luck with the website

Jeffrey Morgan

Without question the best canvases, stretchers that I've ever had made.  The birchwood panels are equally superb, beautifully crafted.

Neil Shawcross

I have been dealing with Milliken Brothers for over a quarter of a century.  The canvas and stretcher frames they have supplied to me are second to none.  And they are wonderful gentlemen to do business with

Liam Belton R.H.A.

I have always found Milliken Bros' canvases to be of the highest quality.  They provide a very reliable, prompt and excellent service.  They are courteous and polite and are always a pleasure to deal with

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