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Lost Areas Compensation Technique

Reweaving: Flat Woven Rugs and Tapestries, the Soumak Technique, and Native American Rugs

Appropriate materials are selected and dyed. Then the warp is inserted, and the weft is rewoven according to technique and design of the textile.

Tapestry

After the previous repair removed the new warp inserted. Appropriate yarn dyed. Lost area rewoven according to design.
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Pile Rugs Reweaving

This method is used to fill the lost section of pile rugs.

The first step is inserting the warp. Then the warp is stretched on a frame. The materials used in the process of reweaving have to match the original material in color and texture. The rows of pile knots alternated with weft(s) that connect to the rewoven section and the original.

Full View Before & After (top) In The Process & Back (bottom)

Cocaution saddle cover

Re-Embroidery

Before

Looping Technique

Full View After

Papua New Guinea warrior shield holder.

Fabric Reweaving

Before

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