| Various kinds of cloth can be used to
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| | products for protecting books and papers,
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| easily high-light your collectibles and
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| | -an altogether worthy thing to do.Good
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| -if you use the right stuff- provide a
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| | news:Beautiful fabric and the only way to
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| safe and acid-free environment for your
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| | go for valuable silver.Bad news:EXPENSIVE
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| most valuable collectibles. I know this
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| | -depending on how much you get -plan to
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| is a strange subject for wood-worker to
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| | spend as much as $20 / yard. But
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| write about,but it turns out that fabric
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| | remember, it has actual silver in it.
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| stores have a lot to offer, and are not
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| | Additionally, it only works when it
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| altogether scary places. Setting your
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| | covers the object completely. If you use
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| proud collectable item down on an elegant
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| | tarnish cloth to line a display of some
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| cloth background -or nestling it into a
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| | sort, it will to a wonderful job of
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| nice fabric pocket- is an easy way to
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| | keeping the backside of your silver nice
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| both protect the item from shock -think
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| | and shiny, but the part that actually
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| padding- and an even easier way to make
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| | shows will still tarnish.MEMBRABE
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| the transition from an ordinary drawer or
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| | SEAL:You won't find this stuff in a
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| shelf, into a custom display. To
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| | fabric store, but I need to talk about it
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| paraphrase -fabric is good padding, and
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| | anyway. Wood -and many other materials
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| it turns out that it is as important to
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| | "out-gas." This means they constantly
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| finishing fine woodwork as paint and
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| | emit small amounts of various gasses.
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| varnish -and- -I'm beginning to learn-
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| | Some of these gases are harmful to
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| sometimes easier to use then the stuff
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| | various materials. This turns out to be
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| that comes out of a cans and goes on with
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| | complicated issue as to what material
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| a brush.So I've been buying the fabric I
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| | out-gases what gas and what gas harms
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| use on certain of my work at Wall-Mart
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| | what fine collectibles. You put young
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| but one day recently I wondered into a
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| | wine in oak, for example, and good things
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| real fabric store. Met a very
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| | happen. Put silver in on oak -without
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| knowledgeable women there and got myself
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| | tarnish cloth- and bad things happen. Oak
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| an education. Much of what follows came
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| | chips and pork in a smoker -good thing.
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| from this kind lady. (And I do hope that
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| | Oak splinter in your finger -bad
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| stores like Home Depot and Wall-Mart do
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| | thing.Know what a new plastic shower
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| not run all the little independent stores
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| | curtain smells like? What you are
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| out of business. There is little enough
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| | smelling is plasticizer. A liquid form of
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| wisdom in this world with out having to
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| | plastic that keeps other plastic -for
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| trying to find it from some overworked
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| | want of any other word- plastic. It
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| underpaid 19 year old trying to answer
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| | evaporates -which is not big deal, but
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| questions in the plumbing aisle.)You will
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| | then it condenses on other things. Leaves
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| need a good sized fabric store to find
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| | a gummy residue. It's a complicated issue
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| these fabrics, but it will be worth the
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| | and I don't have a lot of advice as to
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| effort of finding such a place,-both in
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| | what collectable needs to be protected
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| terms of selection and the expertise of
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| | from what material. But what I can tell
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| the people who work there. Just a couple
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| | you is that if your collection is
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| of suggestions--in any fabric that you're
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| | sufficiently valuable and you are not
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| going to get at any fabric store, 100%
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| | confident about your storage, you owe it
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| cotton is the way to go. You can get
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| | to your self to look into installing a
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| different colors, and wash them with a
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| | membrane seal. Marvelseal is a
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| bio-degradable fabric soap, (most on the
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| | lamination of three different plastics
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| market will qualify) and NO fabric
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| | and is absolutely gas-proof. You buy it
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| softener. The key is the highest % cotton
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| | in rolls and you can then either staple
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| and least amount other things.HEADLINER
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| | it down and seal the staples with special
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| FABRIC:The very stuff used to cover the
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| | tape, or use a hot iron and stick it to
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| "ceilings" of cars. It has various
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| | whatever. It's not an aggressive tack,
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| finished surfaces -some with a flock-like
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| | you can simply peal it off later.
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| surface and some with a fuzzy weave. The
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| | University Products / Archival Suppliers
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| back is sort of a thin foam rubber.
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| | sells it. If you have Mylar close at hand
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| Depending on the store, it comes in a
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| | -or find it easy to get -it is about the
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| number of subtle -unobtrusive-
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| | same stuff, but not quite as
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| colors.Good news:The stuff is easy to use
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| | good.BATTING:This is the stuff that is
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| -the edges finish with nothing more then
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| | used in quilts. It is a big old sheet of
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| careful work with scissors. (This means
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| | something like a soft cotton ball. It is
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| there is no need to hem the edges -("hem"
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| | useful for a number of reasons. First, it
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| means to fold the raggedy edges over,
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| | adds a nice touch of luxury when it is
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| iron them, and sew it all together -a
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| | under the fabric and pads / cushions the
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| right pain in the butt.)Bad news:It isn't
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| | item(s) you mount. Second, and perhaps
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| cheap, but if a single layer does the
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| | more important, it is very forgiving. If
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| same job as layers of foam, padding, and
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| | your measurements or the cuts you made in
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| fabric, it might save you both bother and
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| | your backing are a little ragged, a layer
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| money in the long term. Be careful though
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| | of padding will nicely hide them. And
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| with things prone to tarnish or discolor
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| | here again, cotton is better then
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| -the foam is synthetic and liable to
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| | polyester. Turns out that they make it
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| out-gas all manner of nasty chemicals and
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| | out of cotton or polyester but the cotton
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| gases.UNBLEACHED MUSLIM:This is your
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| | stuff lasts longer.EVERYTHING ELSE:If you
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| safest choice and is what museum experts
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| | are not worried about the archival issues
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| use as a default. It has no chemicals or
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| | -and lets be honest here -just how
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| bleach added.Good news:Cheap and safe. So
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| | valuable and delicate is your
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| cheap, in fact, that you could easily buy
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| | collectable- consider your item when
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| about a mile of the stuff and just drape
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| | selecting fabric and use a little
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| the heck out'ta your collection.Bad
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| | imagination. Is it porcelain doll that
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| news:Looks like what it is -not that it
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| | Great-Gramma had as a girl? Calico or
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| looks cheap, but it is anything but
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| | satin might be appropriate. But if it's a
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| luxurious. For certain collections -say
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| | set of old wood-working tools, canvas or
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| rustic or authentic historic items, it
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| | burlap might be appropriate. Children's
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| might be just the ticket.TEA-DYED
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| | stuffed animals -perhaps simple cotton
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| MUSLIM:I don't pretend to understand why,
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| | printed in bright colors that kids would
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| but apparently the stuff is bleached and
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| | like. An authentic Chinese tea set? -raw
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| then dyed back to it's original off-white
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| | silk, or something with the look of
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| color with tea. Tea has about a million
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| | tapestry -I think it might be called
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| ingredients, but one of the most common
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| | "brocade." Take a picture of your
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| is tannin, and tannin is one of the
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| | collection and ask the people at the
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| things that tarnish silver.CRUSHED PANNE
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| | fabric store. This brings us back to the
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| VELVET (and how is this word
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| | ideal of a good fabric store with
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| pronounced???):This is my favorite
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| | employees that know their stuff and enjoy
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| material for both lining drawers and
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| | helping customers.TECHNIQUES:There are
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| French-lining specific collectible items.
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| | two basic and opposite directions to go
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| You can find it both as a weave and knit
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| | with fabric. You can either sort of drape
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| fabric. If you aren't sure what I mean by
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| | it all over and let it flow and such, or
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| this, ask someone to show you a bit of
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| | you can iron and smooth and cut and
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| each. The knit stuff is easier to use -it
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| | stitch and glue. Think of the former as a
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| seems to me to be more liquid or willing
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| | flowing Roman toga and the later as an
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| to drape- and is often cheaper then the
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| | impeccably tailored Seville Row suit.
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| woven fabric. If it strikes you as a bit
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| | Both have their place, but I have to say
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| garish, it is likely you are looking at
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| | that if you want advice on fussy cutting
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| too bright a color. Look again at the
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| | and stitching you have come to the wrong
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| fabric that is a nice dark color. Maroon
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| | place. (Everything I do have to say about
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| rather then purple, burgundy rather then
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| | sewing can be said in two words
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| red for example. Remember that your
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| | -FUSE-TAPE -a great invention! -works
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| collection will be covering up some of
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| | with an iron! -no needles or thread!) I
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| the fabric, and buy more then you think
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| | can, however, offer one technique that
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| you will need. Buy about twice as much as
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| | comes down on the carefully tailored side
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| you think you need and you will not have
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| | of things.This technique is to
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| to go back to the store to finish your
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| | make....Fabric covered cardboard panels /
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| project. This is because the draping, or
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| | inserts -the neat tailored look
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| going up and down into the various
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| | This technique looks harder then it
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| recesses and pockets uses a LOT of
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| | really is. Takes a little time and care
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| fabric.Good news:Beautiful -elegant
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| | though. You simply cut cardboard inserts,
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| -shimmering fabric.Bad news:Usually
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| | wrap fabric over them, and stick them in
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| synthetic and therefore there is no
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| | the drawer or display case. Here are some
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| assurance that it will not effect the
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| | tips:
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| surface of your collectibles. Let me
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| | Corrugated cardboard is easy,
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| quote directly from one of my technical
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| | but makes for bad edges and bent corners.
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| consultants: "And velvet, well, my
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| | Press-board (mat-board)is better.
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| opinion is still bad, bad, bad. Velvet
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| | If you have more money then
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| and silver is a 500% Don't Do It.--you
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| | skill, go to a framing store and have
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| will have hundreds of etchings over the
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| | them cut mat-board for your needs. They
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| surface that look as if tiny worms had
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| | will be able to cut it to close
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| burrowed just beneath the surface--and
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| | tolerances and precise 90 degree angles.
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| they're not fixable. Saw it firsthand
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| | Use stretchy fabrics -knits for
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| once, and it was amazing."ULTRA
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| | example- and polyester batting. The
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| SUEDE:Beautiful stuff -and EXPENSIVE. (If
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| | combination of stretch and padding allow
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| you want leather and $'s are a real
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| | you to hide a number of sins & mistakes
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| problem, -buy a chamois cloth at the
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| | and it still comes out beautifully.
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| auto-parts store. It'll be cheaper -but
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| | Good-old masking tape does an
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| you get the color you get.) Ultra-suede
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| | admirable job of sticking the edges of
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| tends to be a little stiff -like leather
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| | the fabric to the back ot your cardboard
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| after all. An alternative is cheap suede
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| | or pressboard liners. White glue takes
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| which is more limp. It doesn't feel quite
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| | too long to dry but contact cement also
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| as nice to the fingers as ultra suede,
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| | works more or less instantly, as does
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| but it looks just about the same.Good
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| | spray adhesive.
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| news:These fabrics are so perfect as to
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| | Near as I can tell, much of
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| be all but essential for certain
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| | sewing involves sewing things together
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| collectibles. I built a case for a chap
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| | and then turning them inside-out. This
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| that wanted to display his
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| | hides the hem. Try to think inside-out /
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| great-great-great-etc-grandpa's
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| | backwards to hide the bits you want
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| shooting-iron and I put it on some suede.
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| | hid.Loose flowing method -the Roman toga
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| Came out beautifully and perfectly
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| | look:
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| appropriate. While on the subject of
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| | This technique is also easier then it
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| "appropriate," certain old and rustic
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| | looks. You simply start with a lot of
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| items might benefit from a fabric
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| | fabric and sort of drape/ swirl / flow it
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| background as rustic as burlap, or even
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| | around your collectibles. Here are some
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| -grass cloth !Bad news:Once again, we
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| | guidelines:
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| have the problem of synthetic
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| | The hardest part is attaching
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| materials.TARNISH CLOTH:The last word for
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| | the fabric to the case. Get yourself some
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| silver things. This is the way to go
| |
| | spray adhesive and Velcro dots / strips.
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| -unless you enjoy polishing silver. This
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| | If you decide you need some
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| soft elegant fabric actually has tiny
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| | actual shape and substance to support
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| bits of silver imbedded in the fabric.
| |
| | your items under the flowing swirling
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| The idea being is that this will protect
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| | fabric, don't get hung-up making little
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| the silver -the little bits act as a
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| | woden blocks and shapes. Buy a small
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| sacrificial lamb. The fabric store I went
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| | piece of builders foam at the
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| to had this in stock, but if you can't
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| | home-improvement store -or have them give
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| find it in your neighborhood, you can
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| | you a broken piece- and cut it with a
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| find it at Gaylord International
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| | bread knife. A little white glue and you
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| (1800-448-6160). This is a good company
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| | are in b'ness.
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| with an excellent web site for advice and
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