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Tapestry
Restorers at work in
the Tapestry Laboratory. A typical tapestry restoration
will include:
Photographic documentation before the first washing
Thread samples taken and analyzed by the Scientific
Research Laboratory
Washing with distilled water and neutral soap
Photographs taken in detail after the first washing,
on both the recto and verso sides, including infrared
photographs
Dying of the threads and of the mixed wool supports
with the colors necessary for the restoration
Conservative
restoration process
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