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Treatment; 27 May 1999; Remove nylon net and velcro. Re-back. Check fringe and holes. Check treatment with AK when in lab .; Organics

Reason: Permanent Exhibition
Description: Torn lacing at top edge has been secured with sodium alginate and arrowroot paste. Netting made less unsightly in areas of small holes by insering patches of a fine Japanese paper coloured with acrylic paints into holes from the front. A backing board was cut to size from Aerolam F board (glass fibre,epoxy laminate on aluminiun honeycombe). The corner edges were filled with Bonda filler SL (polyester, inert filler) to prevent any damage in transit. The edges were then all covered with gummed linen tape adhered with Vinamul 3252 (vinyl acetate,ethylene copolymer). A layer of domette cotton fabric was wrapped over the board for padding and secured to the reverse by heat-sealing onto a dried film ov Vinamul 3252 (vinyl acetate,ethylene copolymer). A cotton fabric supplied by the Design Office was finally stretched over the board and heat-sealed to the reverse in a similar manner. The soft side of velcro tape was stitched onto this outer fabric to correspond to the positions of the velcro strips already attached to the reverse of the textile using cotton thread. The textile was finally secured to the board by joining the velcro.
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