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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Northern Lights Lodge, post: 4332751, member: 13464&quot;]Hi [USER=16407]@Potteryplease[/USER] </p><p><br /></p><p>Love the piece! I agree with the dating and origin. </p><p>I also agree that it could be cleaned... and repaired. </p><p><br /></p><p>It seems many repairs to vintage and antique items, should be made with the thought process... that what you did to repair it, SHOULD be able to be reversed... that said:</p><p><br /></p><p>I hate to suggest sticky tape rollers as that might be too sticky and dislodge the beadwork. Maybe some gentle brushing with a child&#039;s (water damp - not wet) toothbrush (especially on the gritty beadwork)?</p><p><br /></p><p>Or perhaps a shot of air (from the backside!!!!) like from a compressed computer air canister, which could blow out the crud, dust and hair between the beadwork? </p><p><br /></p><p>As for the mend. It looks like the hole is almost a &quot;burn hole&quot;? If it isn&#039;t going to fray more - and it was just for myself; I think actually I&#039;d leave it as is. Perhaps only tack a patch to the <b>lining</b> fabric. Tacking it to the <b>lining</b> instead of the black fabric...as I think it may be less obvious than trying to sew a patch behind the hole or darning it. If it is just going to be displayed flat... I think it might just look more like a spot or a shadow than an mend. The trick will be finding some appropriate color fabric. I wouldn&#039;t suggest bonding it; as that can&#039;t be reversed.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is good that the lining seems to have pulled away - giving you some access. </p><p><br /></p><p>If the wool fabric is quite sound - not suffering of dry rot... if you really want to &quot;fill&quot; the hole - and you are <b>really</b> patient - darning might be possible with the appropriate color fine yarn. Or, it may be possible to actually apply a patch to the back side of the black fabric. However, chances are good that there will be a certain amount of puckering which may make the hole more obvious rather than less obvious or worse yet, causing more fraying.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ok, nuff said: that&#039;s my 2 cents.</p><p>Perhaps some one else has some better ideas...</p><p><br /></p><p>Cheerio,</p><p>Leslie[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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