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Basic Replacement along Seamline

Embroidery will be restitched on
Green piece.

Basic Silk Crepeline Overlay.

Focus: Purple triangle.

Fragile fabric, brittle, with early signs of shattering.

Custom-dyed silk crepeline placed over piece
for color match.

Custom-dyed silk crepeline in place.

Original fabric and embroidery are intact. 
Crepeline contains and protects original
fabric and stitching.

(Acid-free tissue surrounds work area to
protect adjoining areas.)

Typical Remove & Replace:  Shattered Silk

Ivory colored silk is shattered and hanging in shreds.

Deterioration extends into embroidery.

Embroidery has been removed and ivory colored silk has been removed and replaced.

Re-embroidery replicates original embroidery stitches.

Restoration of this piece is complete.