Mounting tapestries

Regina Hollinger <regina.hoellinger [at] gmx__net> writes

>As a student from the University of Applied Arts - Department of
>Conservation in Vienna, I am working on my pre-diploma project about
>the presentation of tapestries from the 18th century in the original
>historic room. ...

One method of textile mounting which deserves consideration in
addition to other methods is nap bonding, i.e. using the nap surface
of a fabric for light mechanical bonding. Fabrics would include
brushed cottons, velvets and velveteens which have a cut or brushed
pile. The fibre content would still need to be compatible with the
substrate of the historical textile. The napped fabric can be
attached to a stretcher or strainer.

Julie O'Connor
Senior Textile Conservator
Australian National Maritime Museum
Wharf 7
Heritage Centre
58 Pirrama Road
Pyrmont Sydney
NSW 2009
GPO Box 5131
Sydney NSW 2001 Australia
+61 2 9298 3778
Fax: +61 2 9298 3780


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