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Stabilizing the edges of silk crepeline?
- To: TEXCONS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Subject: Stabilizing the edges of silk crepeline?
- From: Joanne Hackett <JHackett@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 10:50:03 -0500
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- Sender: Textile Conservators <TEXCONS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
I am interested to learn favored methods of stabilizing the edges of cut
silk crepeline. Does anyone have a neat way to do this? I am
particularly interested in methods that don't involve forming a rolled
hem.
Has anyone ever used Aquazol to stop the edge of the silk from
raveling?
Joanne Hackett
Textile Conservation
Indianapolis Museum of Art.