We cleaned and repaired an 18th century tapestry and installed backing for it and hung it on the wall in one of our clients walls few weeks ago. The tapestry did not stay flat and well on this curved wall…
We just finished restoration of big ca 8′ x 10′ 18th century French tapestry. We are going to deliver and install it on the wall tomorrow. We’re all excited that we finished this very difficult job. This beautiful antique tapestry…
We received 25 cushions for cleaning and repair. Out of these pieces, there were few which were damaged and needed repair. One of them was a tapestry cushion cover with a very fine and tight weave. It was torn and…
It is a mis-conception that silk is more durable and stronger than wool. Once in a while we receive old and antique tapestries for cleaning and repair. In many cases, the wool parts are in better conditions than the silk…
We repaired a very old, delicate and damaged tapestry. It took us two months to restore it. When we got this antique tapestry it was full of dust, dirt, and mildew. We hand cleaned it and then started the restoration…
After two months of hard work, we finished the restoration of a huge 10′ x 14′ antique tapestry. We hand cleaned this tapestry and then started its restoration. I assigned two of our master weavers with decades of experience to…
I received this anonymous comment on one of my recent posts on tapestry cleaning, tapestry repair/restoration. I don’t intend to reply to this comment. It may be from a competitor or someone that I do not care about. “Sorry,…
We have been working on the restoration of a big 10′ x 14′ antique French tapestry. Probably 2/3 of the repair is done. I have assigned two of our master weavers to work on this beautiful 18th century masterpiece. The…
I love my job! Why?! Because it is full of art, culture, history, and of course, surprises. Sometimes we receive old and antique rugs, kilims or tapestries and the owners have no idea whatsoever if these items are worth anything….
Since we buy, sell, clean, repair and restore tapestries, this news caught my eyes. An amazing and rare textile, woven from golden-colored silk thread produced by more than one million spiders in Madagascar, went on display on September 23, 2009…