Klosterstich Wallhanging Repair Work

DSC08099I am quite sure some of you remember my “Weiberlisten” Wallhanging and my last posting about the moth damage which I found *sigh*…

…yesterday I finally screwed up my courage and repaired any small damage I found. Looks like I have gourmet moths which prever some colors more than others… I think I can understand them a little bit – who can resist the beautiful wool threads of Renaissance Dyeing?

I started with removing all the thread with which I secured the hem to the back of the embroidery, always looking out for more moth damage and even for more moths…

It seems that keeping it in the freezer at about -20°C was helpful – btw. my next step will be to wash the wallhanging very carefully… :)

Here I repaired a rather easy damage:

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I started with removing the damaged part and pulled the ends to the back:

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I sewed the end to the back of the embroidery by using a new black thread which I also used to redo the now missing Stem Stitch embroidery…

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…and here another small damage:

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…repaired:

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…and here a rather bad damage because it involves some sections *sigh*:

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…and how the damage looks like at the front:

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I removed all embroidery parts which where damaged:

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It seems that the moth didn’t like the taste of the green color ;)
…and the repaired embroidery – btw. I embroidered the damaged sections like I would embroider them for a new project.

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…and another small damage:

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…unfortunately the damage was bigger than it appeared at the first view *sigh*:

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…and repaired:

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…btw. to give you a better idea of the size of the embroidery:

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wallhanging – moth problem again :(

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More info & photos about my wallhanging: ‘Wallhanging Project’

…sometimes there are days when it would have been better not to wake up – like yesterday – it was not Friday the 13th and I have to admit that I like Friday the 13th… but this day was very special – accompanied by an awful start, stalked by a bad middle part and got even worse when I realized that an outline of my wallhanging looks strange and that it is damaged…

…here the part that catched my eye:

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…and two other small damages, which I found while taking the wallhanging down from the canvas – here the first one:

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…and the other one – better visible from the back side:

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…ok, I took the complete wallhanging down from the backing – it’s now in the fridge at – 22° Celsius, in some days I will wash it carefully in the bath tube and as soon as it is dry again, it will get another very cold vacation in the fridge…
I hate moths!!!! …small little wool-loving b%&$§/&)§§!!! :( damn…

…the only good thing is that I realized the damage while it is still rather small and repairable and before more of this small moth eggs… I don’t even want to finish this idea *sigh*

wallhanging project – last steps… I

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Yesterday I cut and sewed the canvas for the background and hanging…

…and today I pinned the wallhanging to the canvas and started to sew it on – while sewing I am also couching some extra black thread because otherwise the outer black outline would vanish … :)