I've added acrylic paint to the medium, in a shade darker than the dyed
crepeline. This cuts down on the sheen and offers a neater appearance. I
place the crepeline on glass, brush on the tinted acrylic medium, and after
it dries use a hot tool (fine tipped pyrograph pen) to cut through the
fabric and applied medium. You have to move quickly not to scorch the edge,
but this system offers a great deal of control. (Note that future immersion
in water could swell the acrylic).


>From: Beth Szuhay <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Textile Conservators <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Stabilizing the edges of silk crepeline?
>Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 09:05:31 -0800
>
>Hi Jo,
>You might try acrylic matte media.  Place the crepeline over plastic, paint
>your line and after it dries, cut through the painted edge.  This should be
>a little less shiny than using an adhesive.
>Beth Szuhay
>Textile Conservation
>Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
>
> > ----------
> > From:         Textile Conservators on behalf of Joanne Hackett
> > Reply To:     Textile Conservators
> > Sent:         Wednesday, March 23, 2005 7:50 AM
> > To:   [log in to unmask]
> > Subject:      Stabilizing the edges of silk crepeline?
> >
> > 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.
> >
> >
> >