Dear André,Thank you for the information. That is what I was looking for. Tried to send pictures of the quilt and damage but email would not go through with attachments. I appreciate you taking the time to answer. Kristine Herman

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Subject: Re: woven wool
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Date: Monday, July 23, 2012, 11:51 PM


    
        
    
    
        The stiches (running  and coutching stiches) are bether in the hang direction. Good methods against the stress are: short exhibition time, not vertically hanging.

André Brutillot 

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Datum: Tue, 10 Jul 2012 01:47:58 -0700
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                    Would like information on restoring a home woven wool quilt that is going to hang for a few months. 
                    What would be your preference?  
                    to apply repair stitches in a horizontal - weft direction or vertical - warp direction? or both. 
                    It seems that a hanging quilt is going to have a lot of stress in the vertical direction, possibly uneven stress. 
                    Thanks for your input,
                    Kristine Herman
                    



                    
                
            
        
        
    


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