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Textile Stabilization Methodology

Variables

Passive, stitched or adhesive

None, partial or full support fabric

Sheer or solid fabric

Underlay, overlay, or sandwich

Stitched Treatment

Stitched repair with needle and thread only

Stitching to sheer underlay patch

Stitching to full sheer lining

Stitching with sheer underlay and overlay

Stitching to solid underlay patch

Stitching with full solid lining

Stitching with solid underlay and overlay

Stitching in a pre-made patch/plug

Stitching to a fabric-covered board

Stitched Treatment

Stitched repair with needle and thread only

Stitched Treatment

Stitching to sheer underlay patch

Stitched Treatment

Stitching to full sheer lining

Stitched Treatment

Stitching with sheer underlay and

overlay

Stitched Treatment

Stitching to solid underlay patch

Stitched Treatment

Stitching with full solid lining

Stitched Treatment

Stitching with solid underlay and overlay

Stitched Treatment

Stitching with solid underlay and overlay

Stitched Treatment

Stitching in a pre-made patch/plug

Stitched Treatment

Stitching to a fabric covered board

Adhesive Treatment

Adhesive repair directly to the textile

Adhere a sheer underlay patch

Adhere a full sheer lining

Adhere a sheer underlay w/ sheer overlay

Adhere a solid underlay patch

Adhere to full solid lining

Adhere to solid underlay w/ sheer overlay

Adhere in a pre-made patch/plug

Adhesive Treatment

Adhesive repair directly to the textile

Adhesive Treatment

Adhere a sheer underlay patch

Adhesive Treatment

Adhere a full sheer lining

Adhesive Treatment

Adhere a sheer underlay w/ sheer

overlay

Adhesive Treatment

Adhere a solid underlay patch

Adhesive Treatment

Adhere to full solid lining

Adhesive Treatment

Adhere to solid underlay w/ sheer overlay

Adhesive Treatment

Adhere in a pre-made patch/plug