In Reply to: Thanks for that, I was going to posted by gunn parker on Sunday, 4. October 2009 at 09:29 Bali Time:
I returned from Bali two days ago with Air Asia.
I bought back a bolt of temple cloth which weighed 4 kg and was one metre long.
Both Air Asia and Qantaslink included it in my checked in luggage allowance.
Because of its length, both Air Asia and Qantaslink treated it differently. Air Asia stuck fragile tape on the bolt and I had to sign a form excusing them of any legal liability.
At the LCCT and Tullarmarine, I had to take the bolt of cloth to the heavy baggage counter as it would not fit into their luggage tubs.
You may encounter the same issue with your canvas prints.