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 --- On Mon, 7/23/12, "André Brutillot" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: From: "André Brutillot" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: woven wool To: [log in to unmask] 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 -------- Original-Nachricht -------- Datum: Tue, 10 Jul 2012 01:47:58 -0700 Von: mum herm <[log in to unmask]> An: [log in to unmask] Betreff: woven wool 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 -- André Brutillot M.A. Textilrestaurierung, Bayerisches Nationalmuseum Prinzregenten Str. 3 D- 80538 München tel. +498921124257 mobile:+491733901735 e-mail: [log in to unmask]