Uploaded September 2020 | Updated September 2026, 13 hours ago
Paper mending and repair techniques and secrets. Episode three, Mending clean-cut technique.
Paper mending and repair tutorials playlist: youtube.com/watch?v=XBtj57tlyuo&list=PLGoAGzD8fNqYUbHzbRJtvuEXCEXMfwYUU
What is Reemay?
- Reemay is a non-woven polyester fabric.
- It used as a support media for documents to be repaired, interleaving, or drying material.
more info about Reemay: talasonline.com/Reemay
What is Japanese tissue?
A strong thin paper made from vegetable fibers. May be made from one of three plants: Kozo plant, Mitsumata, and Gampi tree.
in this video tutorial, I am using here (CMC 6%) Sodium Carboxymethylcellulose as an adhesive.
Don't use:
- Tape (sellotape), scotch tape, Etc.
- Filmoplast P Tape, it is archival but not recommended for rare objects due to its reversibility.
- Heatset tissue (shiny and uses heat)
However, it is reversible with isopropyl alcohol, acid-free, and buffered with magnesium carbonate. As well it has long fibers, and it is transparent.
In conclusion, all types of commercial self-adhesive tapes should be avoided in historic document conservation and restoration.
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Other links:
Download Bookbinding Art & Conservation Vid Android application for free from Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/de... id=com.bokbinding.conservation
Find more apps that I developed for conservators here :
https://play.google.com/store/apps/de...
My Facebook page:
facebook.com/sherif3afifi
My website:
sherifafifi.info
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Sherif Afifi
Creating a Knowledge Sharing Culture
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Paper mending and repair techniques and secrets. Episode three, Mending clean-cut technique.
Paper mending and repair tutorials playlist: youtube.com/watch?v=XBtj57tlyuo&list=PLGoAGzD8fNqYUbHzbRJtvuEXCEXMfwYUU
What is Reemay?
- Reemay is a non-woven polyester fabric.
- It used as a support media for documents to be repaired, interleaving, or drying material.
more info about Reemay: talasonline.com/Reemay
What is Japanese tissue?
A strong thin paper made from vegetable fibers. May be made from one of three plants: Kozo plant, Mitsumata, and Gampi tree.
in this video tutorial, I am using here (CMC 6%) Sodium Carboxymethylcellulose as an adhesive.
Don't use:
- Tape (sellotape), scotch tape, Etc.
- Filmoplast P Tape, it is archival but not recommended for rare objects due to its reversibility.
- Heatset tissue (shiny and uses heat)
However, it is reversible with isopropyl alcohol, acid-free, and buffered with magnesium carbonate. As well it has long fibers, and it is transparent.
In conclusion, all types of commercial self-adhesive tapes should be avoided in historic document conservation and restoration.
-------------------------------------------------------
Other links:
Download Bookbinding Art & Conservation Vid Android application for free from Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/de... id=com.bokbinding.conservation
Find more apps that I developed for conservators here :
https://play.google.com/store/apps/de...
My Facebook page:
facebook.com/sherif3afifi
My website:
sherifafifi.info
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
Sherif Afifi
Creating a Knowledge Sharing Culture
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
