Subject: Collage
In response to Linda Williamson's query about making a collage with old fabrics: Soaking the fabrics in any medium will change their appearance. Unless you want them to look like part of the paintings, this will not produce the desired results. The best way to attach without changing their appearance is to use a heat-seal adhesive. Probably the easiest one for a non-conservator to use is Beva in a thin film. The film is placed between the fabric and the painting and ironed on with a tacking iron. This should attach it very flat. If you want a more draped appearance, you will have to fiddle with the technique. B. Appelbaum *** Conservation DistList Instance 10:86 Distributed: Thursday, April 3, 1997 Message Id: cdl-10-86-007 ***Received on Thursday, 3 April, 1997